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FDA Creates New Import Alert for Filtering Facepiece Respirators
July 1, 2020 |FDA

FDA created a new import alert on June 30 for filtering facepiece respirators that are not authorized by the agency or otherwise don’t meet National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) standards. Import Alert 89-18 authorizes FDA import divisions to “detain, without physical examination, shipments of FFRs identified on the Red List of this Alert,” it said. No FFRs are yet listed as of press time. “If an FFR is detained, the importer may submit a reconditioning application to FDA under 21 CFR 1.95. The importer will need to submit the Form FDA-766 directly to the Import Division compliance officer handling the entry. Additional requirements for release may be requested depending on the situation,” the import alert said. “To be reconditioned as a face mask, among other things, the article would need to be labeled accurately to describe the product as a face mask, and to not claim to be intended for use as a surgical mask or as a FFR,” it said.

FDA Again Calls on Importers to Help Stop Outbreaks From Contaminated Papayas
June 29, 2020 |FDA

FDA is again calling on importers and others in the supply chain to “take action to break the cycle of recurring outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with imported papayas.” In a letter dated June 25, the agency requested that “all segments of the papaya industry” identify and implement best practices to prevent contamination, including some recently published by the Mexican government and U.S. industry groups. The letter follows up on an FDA August 2019 letter to industry on outbreaks related to imported papayas (see 1908280014). “Our hope is that 2020 will be the year when our collective efforts to prevent outbreaks are successful, and American consumers can enjoy papayas, confident in their safety,” FDA said.

No Danger of COVID-19 Transmission From Imported and Exported Food, FDA and USDA Say
June 25, 2020 |FDA

Concerns over imported and exported food during the COVID-19 pandemic are unfounded, and efforts to restrict food trade have no scientific basis, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said in a joint statement June 24. “The United States understands the concerns of consumers here domestically and around the world who want to know that producers, processors and regulators are taking every necessary precaution to prioritize food safety especially during these challenging times. However, efforts by some countries to restrict global food exports related to COVID-19 transmission are not consistent with the known science of transmission,” they said. “There is no evidence that people can contract COVID-19 from food or from food packaging. The U.S. food safety system, overseen by our agencies, is the global leader in ensuring the safety of our food products, including product for export.”