2016 Was a Record Year for FDA Refusals of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics
News Alert: 2016 Was a Record Year for FDA Refusals of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) today released information regarding entry line refusals for the last week of November and the month of December. In total, 7 of the 270 (2.6%) entry line refusals in the months of November and December were of […]
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FDA Refusals in August Show Enhanced Coordination Among Ports to Stop Unsafe Shrimp from Entering U.S. Market
Over the holiday weekend, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released information regarding imports refused entry into the United States for the month of August. In total, the agency reported refusing 148 seafood entry lines last month. Of these, 31 (20.9%) were of shrimp entry lines refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics. The 31 refusals in the month […]
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2015 Record Year for FDA Refusals of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now released information for entry line refusals for the month of December. The agency reported refusing a total of 213 seafood entry lines last month. Of these, only 3 (1.4%) were of shrimp entry lines refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics. For the year, the FDA refused a record total of […]