FDA Publishes Import Alert #45-02

Detention Without Physical Examination and Guidance of Foods Containing Illegal and/or Undeclared Colors.


This revision to Import Alert #45-02 incorporates import alerts previously issued for illegal or undeclared food color additives.

There continues to be a large number of detentions for illegal and undeclared food color additives. In FY-93, there were more than 450 detentions of products for illegal or undeclared color additives, from approximately 35 countries.