The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Feb. 21 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.

On Feb. 20 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

A recent Food and Drug Administration study found certain imported spices have a significantly higher prevalence of salmonella than those same spices when sold at retail, FDA said in a Feb. 15 constituent update. As part of an update to a 2013 risk profile on pathogens and filth in spices, FDA “collected data on the presence of Salmonella in 11 types of packaged, dried spices offered for retail sale to consumers. Except for dehydrated garlic and basil, Salmonella prevalence was significantly lower in retail samples than estimated prevalence for shipments of imported spice offered for entry to the U.S.,” FDA said. “The findings are consistent with public comments from the domestic food industry that responsible manufacturers apply a pathogen reduction treatment to many spices after entering the U.S., prior to retail sale.”

On Feb. 16 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On Feb. 15 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

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

The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Feb. 14 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.

On Feb. 13 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On Feb. 12 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

On Feb. 9 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: