FDA Refusals of Antibiotic-Contaminated Imported Shrimp Continued in February
Over the weekend, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published detailed data regarding 48 seafood entry line refusals in February, of which two (4.2%) were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. In addition, the FDA has also published information regarding another 31 seafood entry line refusals in January, of which one (3.2%) was of shrimp for veterinary […]
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FDA Cracks Down on Indian Shrimp to Begin 2019
In 2017 and 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused a total of twenty-seven (27) entry lines of Indian shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. For these two years, Indian shrimp accounted for one out of every five entry lines of shrimp refused for banned antibiotics (27 out of 108). Yet, shrimp sourced from India accounts for more […]
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FDA Rejects More Indian Shrimp for Antibiotic Contamination and Salmonella in August
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that, in August, 6 out of the 107 (5.6%) total seafood entry line refusals were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. This was the second highest number of entry lines refused for antibiotic contamination this year. Through August, there have been a total of 33 shrimp entry lines refused for […]