On Sept. 19 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Sept. 18 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 will not at this time recommend changes by consumers about their consumption of rice and rice products due to arsenic concerns, it said after reviewing preliminary data on the subject. The preliminary results of the study found average levels of inorganic arsenic for the various rice and rice products of 3.5 to 6.7 micrograms of inorganic arsenic per serving. The study includes various brands of rice (non-Basmati), Basmati rice, brown rice, rice cereals (puffed, non-puffed, hot cereal, and infant cereals), rice cakes, and rice milk.
On Sept. 17 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Sept. 14 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The FDA is in the beginning stages of looking at a centralized review model for import entry, said a FDA spokeswoman. "FDA is currently exploring the idea of using a 'centralized' review model for import entry review," she said. "This exploration is in the very early stages and will be looking at whether the model is feasible, whether any efficiencies could be expected from such a model, if there would be any benefits to FDA and/or the regulated industry from such a model." An FDA official recently discussed the issue at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America conference. (See ITT's Online Archives 12091423 for summary of the FDA official's remarks.)
The Food and Drug Administration extended to Oct. 25 the deadline for comments on the proposed information collection related to the proposed Unique Device Identification System. Comments on the information collection were originally due Sept. 10. General comments on the Unique Device Identification System proposed rule are still due by Nov. 7.
The Food and Drug Administration said it is refusing admission of Daniella brand mangoes from Mexico after FDA testing found salmonella in mangoes produced by Agricola Daniella, a mango supplier with multiple plantations and a single packing house located in Sinaloa, Mexico. A salmonella outbreak associated with the mangoes has infected 105 people in 16 states, it said.
On Sept. 13 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Sept. 12 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: