On May 11, 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 10, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

Food and Drug Administration denied requests for a hearing on its October 2000 final rule that amended the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for the control of microbial pathogens in seeds for sprouting. FDA said that, after reviewing objections to the final rule and requests for a hearing, it has concluded that the objections do not justify a hearing or otherwise provide a basis for revoking the regulation.

Compliance dates for the FDA’s final rule for over-the-counter sunscreen drug products is now delayed by six months, i.e. until December 17, 2013 (from June 17, 2013), for products with annual sales of less than $25,000 and December 17, 2012 (from June 18, 2012), for all other products subject to the rule, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

Moon Fishery (India) Pvt. Ltd. is recalling its 22-pound cases of "Tuna Strips" Product of India AA or AAA GRADE because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said. FDA said Moon India became aware of the problem after the FDA sampled tuna strips from a lot not yet in distribution. However, as a cautionary measure, Moon India agreed to recall tuna strips that were already distributed, none of which is from the suspect lot sampled by FDA. Distribution of these AA or AAA Grade Tuna Strips Product of India is limited to 4 wholesalers: one in Georgia, one in Massachusetts, one in New Jersey and one in New York.

The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for May 9, 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 9, 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 8, 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 7, the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: