Category Archives: Adulteration

26 Apr

FDA Increases Enforcement Efforts Against Cosmetic Companies

Since 2015, an increasing number of cosmetic companies have come under the harsh scrutiny of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for reasons ranging from “misbranding” due to drug like claims to “adulteration” by contamination.  The FDA’s increased focus on cosmetic companies and cosmetic products is seen in the recent uptick in warning letters,

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31 Jan

FDA seeks permanent injunction against cheese manufacturer for failure to correct violations despite federal & state warnings

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked a federal court to prevent Mexicali Cheese, a New York cheese manufacturer, from continuing to operate because of a history of unsanitary conditions and producing cheese in a facility contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. According to a complaint for permanent injunction filed by the U.S. Department

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11 Jan

FDA to sample imports of orange juice and deny entry to shipments adulterated with carbendazim

The FDA announced today that it will begin sampling import shipments of orange juice and will deny entry to shipments that test positive for carbendazim. In a letter to industry, the FDA informed that it received information on December 28,2011, that low levels of carbendazim (in the low parts per billion range) was detected in currently marketed finished orange juice products, and orange juice concentrate. The FDA traced the issue back to the 2011 crop of oranges from Brazil, where the carbendazim is a legally used fungicide to combat black spot, a type of mold that grows on orange trees.

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