FDAImports.com recently assisted a Chinese company with removal from FDA Import Alert 53-17, “Detention Without Physical Examination of Cosmetics Due to Microbiological Contamination.”  This case is of particular interest, because it is a reminder that FDA makes mistakes too. In this case, FDA wrongly added the company to Import Alert even though the cosmetic presented no actual safety risk or violation.

FDA Import Alert 53-17 is a very common Import Alert for cosmetic products with China, Mexico, and Canada having the most companies listed.  Typically, an Import Alert listing comes … READ MORE

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FDA consulting firm, FDAImports.com, has won another substantial victory for a client on FDA Import Alert, this time for Import Alert 53-17, Detention Without Physical Examination of Cosmetics Due to Microbiological Contamination.  A Chinese company bringing in eye shadow to the United States found themselves on this import alert when their shipment was stopped at a U.S. port.  The charge stated that the product appeared to “contain a poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.”  The company … READ MORE

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FDAImports.com recently achieved another success, this time helping a client obtain removal from FDA Import Alert 53-17.  This particular Import Alert, “Detention Without Physical Examination of Cosmetics Due To Microbiological Contamination,” affects over 50 International manufacturers and distributors of cosmetic products, especially products that come packaged in a kit or contain a variety of cosmetic products in one sellable unit.  In this case, a Chinese manufacturer was placed on the Import Alert Red List due to a labeling error that failed … READ MORE

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