In February, the FDA Began Rejecting Imported Shrimp for Gentian Violet and Chloramphenicol
Earlier today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published detailed data regarding 49 total seafood entry line refusals in February, of which 16 (32.7%) were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. Over the first two months, the FDA has refused a total of 20 entry lines of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics, down from 27 […]
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FDA Reports Crackdown on Thai Shrimp in May
This morning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published data reporting that there were 99 total seafood entry line refusals in May, of which 2 (2.0%) were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. Of the remaining 97 seafood entry lines refused in March, 30 were of shrimp from Thailand found by the FDA to be either filthy or […]
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FDA Refusals for Banned Antibiotics in Shrimp Lowest Since October 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released information reporting that, in October, there were 142 seafood entry lines refused entry into the United States, of which only 1 (0.7%) was of shrimp refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics. This was the lowest number of refusals of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics since October 2013. For […]
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FDA Continues to Report Banned Antibiotics in Indian Shrimp
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released information for entry line refusals for the month of March. The agency reported refusing a total of 208 seafood entry lines last month. Of these, 17 (8.2%) were of shrimp entry lines refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics. The number of shrimp entry lines refused for banned antibiotics last month […]