FDA import alert

Import Alert 77-01

Detention Without Physical Examination Of Ear Candles

23

Red-list entries

0

Green-list entries

8

Countries

2018-08-21

Last change seen

Official FDA source ↗Data refreshed 2026-08-27 UTC

What being on this list means

Firms on an import alert's Red List are subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE): FDA can detain their shipments at the border automatically, without sampling or inspecting them. The burden shifts to the importer to prove — typically with private laboratory analysis, shipment by shipment — that the goods are not violative. Removal from the list requires evidence that the underlying problem is resolved, usually including a track record of consecutive clean shipments and a petition to FDA. How removal works →

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Red-list entries by country

CountryEntries
Canada10
Australia4
China3
United Kingdom2
Germany1
Hungary1
Italy1
New Zealand1

Firms on this red list

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