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FDA StoriesNov 4, 2026

FDA Stories #033 — The Food Exporter Whose Renewal Sat in Someone Else's Account

An educational composite: a food manufacturer assumed its old consultant had renewed its FDA registration. The registration expired on December 31, and a January container was held at the border.

FDA StoriesNov 4, 2026

FDA Stories #034 — The Cosmetic Brand Whose Reformulated Serum Outran Its Records

An educational composite: a skincare brand changed a best-selling serum's formula but not its product listing, label review or safety file. One consumer complaint exposed all three gaps at once.

FDA StoriesNov 4, 2026

FDA Stories #035 — Backdated Process Records Put a Chinese Pickled Mustard Stem Maker on FDA's Detention List

An FDA investigator watched staff at a Chinese acidified mustard stem factory create and backdate pH and process records. The pouches went on Import Alert 99-38, followed by a warning letter.

FDA StoriesNov 4, 2026

FDA Stories #036 — An Unanswered FDA Records Request Put a Chinese Sunscreen Maker on a Drug Import Alert

A Chinese sunscreen manufacturer never answered FDA's section 704(a)(4) records requests, so all its drugs went on Import Alert 66-79. Its drug listing also showed a color additive FDA cancelled in 1966.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #025 — EU Safety Gate Shows Why CPNP Notification Is Not Product Approval

Europe's 2025 Safety Gate data put cosmetics first among dangerous-product alerts, showing why a CPNP notification number never replaces full EU compliance.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #026 — A Greek Seafood Processor's Marinated Anchovies Reached FDA's HACCP Detention List

FDA listed a Greek processor's marinated anchovies and cold-smoked herring for detention after finding serious seafood HACCP deviations.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #027 — An Israeli Tahini Recall Exposed a Repeat Salmonella Risk in Sesame Paste

An eight-illness Salmonella outbreak tied to tahini led to an Israeli producer's recall and became part of a wider FDA review of recurring cases.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #028 — A Turkish Pistachio Filling Was Detained for Wheat Hidden Inside Kunefe

FDA listed Turkish pistachio fillings for detention because the label named kunefe but did not declare wheat contained within the compound ingredient.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #029 — An Azerbaijani Pomegranate Product Stayed on FDA's Illegal-Color Detention List

FDA's current import alert still lists pomegranate puree and juice from an Azerbaijani firm after an unidentified non-permitted red color finding.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #030 — A Chilean Swordfish Processor Reached FDA's Seafood HACCP Detention List

FDA listed frozen, vacuum-packed swordfish from a Chilean processor after finding gaps in hazard identification, critical limits, and monitoring.

FDA StoriesAug 19, 2026

FDA Stories #031 — Repeated Salmonella Findings Put Mexican Papayas Under a Countrywide FDA Import Alert

FDA found Salmonella in 15.6% of sampled Mexican papayas in 2011 and used outbreak and sampling evidence to establish a countrywide import alert.

FDA StoriesAug 15, 2026

FDA Stories #024 — A Chinese Aloe Vera Gel Became an Unapproved Drug Because of Its Claims

FDA placed a China-made aloe vera gel on an unapproved-drug import alert after its label and website promoted sunburn, antiseptic, acne, and insect-bite uses.

FDA StoriesAug 11, 2026

FDA Stories #023 — Pakistani Mercury Beauty Creams Landed on FDA's Detention List

FDA's current cosmetics import alert names multiple Pakistani skin-lightening creams for mercury, allowing detention without physical examination.

FDA StoriesAug 8, 2026

FDA Stories 032: The Skincare Brand That Didn't Report a Reaction

An illustrative composite scenario shows how one serious skincare reaction, lost in a reseller inbox, can expose an entire missing MoCRA adverse-event program.

FDA StoriesAug 7, 2026

FDA Stories #022 — One Indonesian Shrimp Detection Triggered Recalls and Import Certification

A cesium-137 detection linked to Indonesian shrimp led to recalls, an import alert, and FDA's first use of import certification authority for certain foods.

FDA StoriesAug 3, 2026

FDA Stories #021 — Ecuador's Cinnamon Applesauce Recall Reached Nearly 3 Million Pouches

FDA traced extreme lead contamination in cinnamon applesauce made in Ecuador to a supplier-control failure, prompting a major recall and warning letter.

FDA StoriesJul 14, 2026

FDA Stories #016 — Egyptian Date Fruit: Accurate Prior Notice and Confirmed-Notice Changes

An illustrative date-fruit shipment separates manufacturer-number accuracy, receipt confirmation, replacement notices and a scoped broker handover.

FDA StoriesJul 10, 2026

FDA Stories #015 — Dubai Repacking: Origin, Marking and Food Registration

An illustrative spice-repacking scenario separates origin analysis, classification-dependent marking exceptions and facility-specific FDA registration.