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Revised FDA Import Alerts on Oct 12

On October 12, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

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  • 02-02: Processed Rice-Based Products Due to Filth (here)
  • 12-10: Cheese Due to Microbiological Contamination (here)
  • 16-74: Uneviscerated Fish or Partially Eviscerated Fish that are Either Salt-Cured, Dried, Smoked, Acidified, Pickled, Fermented, or Brined (here)
  • 16-81: Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella (here)
  • 16-105: Seafood and Seafood Products from Specific Manufacturers/Shippers Due to Decomposition and/or Histamines (here)
  • 16-119: Fish and Fishery Products for Importer and Foreign Processor (Manuf) Combinations (here)
  • 41-03: Adulterated and Misbranded Medical Foods (here)
  • 45-02: Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors (here)
  • 45-07: Food Products Containing Illegal Undeclared Sweeteners (here)
  • 52-01: Brassware from India (here)
  • 52-08: Ceramicware Due to Excessive Lead and/or Cadmium (here)
  • 52-10: Leaded Crystal Baby Bottles (here)
  • 52-11: Enamelware from Shanghai Light Industrial Products and Intensified Coverage of Enamelware from all Other Sources in the People's Republic of China (here)
  • 53-03: Oral Tanning Tablets (here)
  • 53-06: Cosmetics Containing Illegal Colors (here)
  • 53-10: Cosmetic Products Containing Methylene Chloride as an Ingredient (here)
  • 53-12: Black Hair Cream from the Dominican Republic (here)
  • 53-15: Eye Area Cosmetics Containing Kohl, Kajal, or Surma (here)
  • 53-16: Rio Hair Naturalizer (here)
  • 53-17: Cosmetics Due to Microbiological Contamination (here)
  • 53-18: Skin Whitening Creams Containing Mercury (here)
  • 53-19: Henna Based Skin Color (here)
  • 54-08: Dried Bulk Plantain Due to the Presence of Digitalis (here)
  • 54-10: Bulk/Finished Dietary Supplements Products Containing Aristolochic Acid (here)
  • 60-03: Bulk Fenfluramine and Bulk Dexfenfluramine Not Consigned to an Approved NDA Holder or IND Holder (here)
  • 61-06: Skin Cap Spray, Shampoo and Cream (here)
  • 66-37: Oxygen Units (here)
  • 66-65: Reimportation of Insulin (here)
  • 66-66: APIs That Appear to be Misbranded Under 502(f)(1) Because They do Not Meet the Requirements for the Labeling Exemptions in 21 CFR 201.122 (here)
  • 66-73: Sterile Eyewash Solution (here)
  • 66-74: Dentifrice Products Containing Diethylene Glycol (DEG) (here)
  • 69-01: Medicated Feeds Containing Monensin for Failing to Meet Assay Specifications (here)
  • 71-02: Animal Feeds and Feed Ingredients That May Contain Ingredients of Animal Origin (here)
  • 71-04: Animal Feeds, Other Than Pet Treats, Due to the Presence of Salmonella (here)
  • 72-03: Pig Ears and Other Pet Treats Due to the Presence of Salmonella (here)
  • 72-05: Pet and Laboratory Animal Food Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs (Trazines) (here)
  • 75-01: Urine Test Strips Not Labeled for Marketing in the U.S. (here)
  • 75-02: Blood Glucose Test Strips (here)
  • 76-01: Medical Instruments from Pakistan (here)
  • 79-01: Plastic Bandages and Cotton Pads Due to Microbiological Contamination (here)
  • 80-02: Clinical Mercury-in-Glass Thermometers for Failure to Meet Accuracy Requirements (here)
  • 85-02: Condoms (here)
  • 86-07: Impact-Resistant Lenses in Eyeglasses and Sunglasses (here)
  • 89-08: Class III Devices Without Approved PMA's or IDE's and Other Devices Not Equivalent or No 510k (here)
  • 89-09: Liquid Injectable Silicon (LIS) Labeled Medical Grade or Intended for Medical Use (here)
  • 89-12: Hearing Aid Devices Labeled as Personal Listening/Amplification Products (here)
  • 94-01: Noncertified Television Receivers (here)
  • 95-01: Sunlamp and Sunlamp Products (here)
  • 95-02: Infrared Vision Laser Illuminators and Scopes from Russia That Incorporate a Laser Illuminator (here)
  • 95-04: Laser Pointers, Laser Gunsights, Laser Levels, Laser Light Shows, Laser Pointer Key Chains, & Similar Products That Fail to Comply with Applicable Performance Standards and Reporting Requirements (here)
  • 99-04: Manufacturers of Low Acid Canned Foods and Acidified Foods (here)
  • 99-08: Processed Foods for Pesticides (here)
  • 99-12: Canned Foods Due to Contamination from Lead Soldered Cans (here)
  • 99-14: Raw Agricultural Products for Pesticides (here)
  • 99-15: Processed Foods for Pesticides (here)
  • 99-22: Foods Containing Undeclared Major Food Allergens or Foods That Fail to Properly Label Major Food Allergens (here)
  • 99-29: All Vegetable Protein Products from China for Animal or Human Food Use Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs (here)
  • 99-30: All Milk Products, Milk Derived Ingredients and Finished Food Products Containing Milk from China Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs (here)
  • 99-31: Food Products Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs (here)
  • 99-32: Products from Firms Refusing FDA Foreign Establishment Inspection (here)
  • 99-33: Products from Japan Due to Radionuclide Contamination (here)