On Dec. 17 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 on Dec. 18 issued guidance on standards for children’s toy laser products while the agency’s own rules are in development. In 2013, FDA proposed a rule to define children's toy laser products and require them to be within the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Class 1 emission limit. While it works on the final rule, FDA is recommending that manufacturers keep children’s toy laser products within the FDA Class I or IEC Class 1 emission limits, it said in the guidance (here). However, because IEC Classes 1M and 2M “do not have comparable analogs in FDA’s classification system,” manufacturers should not conform to these standards unless they also comply with FDA performance standards, said FDA.
On Dec. 16 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 Dec. 8-14, 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 and/or surveillance of:
On Dec. 15 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 the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL) for December (here). The ICSSL is published monthly for the information and use by food control officers, the seafood industry and other interested persons. The shippers listed have been certified by regulatory authorities in the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Mexico and New Zealand under the uniform sanitation requirements of the National Shellfish Program.
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Dec. 10 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices (here). The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
On Dec. 12 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Dec. 11 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 recently announced a determination that bisphenol A (BPA) is safe at current levels occurring in foods, in an update to its website posted Dec. 5 (here). The move comes after a four-year study prompted by concerns that BPA, which is used in the manufacture of plastic packaging and food and beverage cans, can leach into and be consumed with food. FDA in 2012 rejected a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council to ban BPA in food packaging (see 12040216). The agency says it will continue to review the safety of BPA as new information becomes available.