On Oct. 31 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Oct. 30 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 Oct. 29 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 Oct. 29 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Oct. 28 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Oct. 27 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Oct. 24 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
Importers and wholesale distributors of cod- and catfish-related fish are generally labeling it as the correct species, but labeling issues persist for grouper and snapper, according to the results of recent DNA testing by the Food and Drug Administration (here). Of the cod and haddock sampled by FDA, 100% passed inspection. The same went for catfish and swai in the U.S. distribution chain, said FDA. But 11% of grouper samples and 37% of snapper samples collected by FDA between April 2012 and September 2013 were mislabeled, said the agency.
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new online learning module to help industry properly label seafood products, in a constituent update to the food industry sent Oct. 24 (here). The series of videos (here) on FDA’s website include an overview of federal identity labeling requirements; a list of laws, regulations and guidance documents on seafood labeling, a description; a description of FDA’s role in ensuring the proper labeling of seafood; and tips for identifying mislabeled seafood. “The FDA encourages anyone involved in the processing, distribution, sale, or regulation of seafood sold in the U.S to use the module to help ensure the proper labeling of the seafood products for which they are responsible,” it said.
On Oct. 23 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: