FDA import alert

Import Alert 99-45

Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products That Are or Contain an Unsafe Food Additive

431

Red-list entries

0

Green-list entries

61

Countries

2026-08-14

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
Mexico124
China101
Italy24
Russia13
Hong Kong SAR12
France11
United Kingdom11
Japan10
Spain8
Canada7
India7
Ukraine7
Morocco6
Thailand6
Taiwan5
Turkey5
Dominican Republic (The)4
Fiji3
Ghana3
Haiti3
Indonesia3
Israel3
Korea (The Republic Of)3
Portugal3
Singapore3

+ 36 more countries

Firms on this red list

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