On May 21, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On May 18, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Caribe Produce LTD Co. of McAllen, TX, is recalling 286 cases of Papaya Maradol, Caribeña Brand papayas packed in 35 lb. cartons marked with the brand “Caribeña“ and “Product of Mexico" stamped on the side, said the Food and Drug Administration. The papayas are sold individually, and each one bears a label which states “3112 CARIBEÑA Papaya MARADOL PRODUCT OF MEXICO www.grandeproduce.com.” These papayas have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Gills Onions, LLC of Oxnard, CA is initiating a voluntary recall of 2,360 pounds of diced red onions with lot code 51RDA1A2119 and use-by-dates May 14, 15 and 17, 2012, because it may be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes, said the Food and Drug Administration. The product is beyond its use-by-date, but FDA said no other Gills Onions product is affected by this recall.

The Food and Drug Administration requested comments by July 20, 2012, and announced a public meeting on June 19, 2012 in Washington, DC, on its capacity-building plan, pursuant to the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), to improve international food safety capacity. FDA said the meeting, entitled “International Capacity Building with Respect to Food Safety,” will open with a discussion of the context for international food safety capacity building and then proceed with more specific discussions about the capacity-building plan.

River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC of Salinas, CA recalled retail and food service bagged salads, because they have the potential of being contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes following routine random retail salad finished product tests conducted in the marketplace by the Food and Drug Administration, said the FDA. Retail salad products under this recall were distributed in the U.S. and Canada under various sizes and packaged under the brand names of River Ranch, Farm Stand, Hy-Vee, Marketside, Shurfresh, and The Farmer’s Market. Food service salad products under this recall were distributed in the U.S. and Canada under various sizes and packaged under the brand names of River Ranch, Cross Valley, Fresh n Easy, Promark, and Sysco.

The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for May 16, 2012, that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.

On May 17, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

During the week of May 1 through May 7, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination of:

On May 14, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: