FDA steps up import enforcement because of pesticides, heavy metals and more

The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.

Use chart below to view import alerts. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. See chart below for list of alert modifications.

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