FDA posts alerts against imports of cheese, seafood, juice, etc.
The Food and Drug Administration uses 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 the links to view the full alert modifications. Import Alert Description URL […]
Requirement of Non GM cum GM free certificate to accompany imported food consignments
Sub-regulation 12(2) of Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations,2017 specifies that “the Food Authority may issue order or advisory or guideline as it deems fit, from time to time for ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of articles of food imported into India and such prohibitions and restrictions shall be informed to the customs immediately”. Read […]
Canada requires E. coli test for some California romaine lettuce imports
According to an announcement today, starting on Oct. 7, 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is requiring importers to either provide proof that romaine lettuce destined for import into Canada does not originate from counties in the Salinas Valley of California, or provide an official certificate of analysis from an accredited laboratory confirming that the […]
No need to ban imports from companies whose frozen food products have been contaminated by Covid-19: Experts
SINGAPORE – There is no need to ban imports from companies whose frozen food products have been contaminated with the coronavirus, say infectious diseases experts. This is because the risk of transmission from a food source is very low, compared with the usual routes of infection. People involved in food preparation should observe strict personal […]
‘No-GM’ certificate mandatory for imported food crops from January
2021, importers of 24 major food crops will have to mandatorily declare that the products are not genetically-modified and that they also have a non-GM origin. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has come out with this order to ensure that only non-GM food crops come into the country. The 24 food crops […]