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2007 was a busy year for FDA import alerts
By , USA TODAY
The Food and Drug Administration blocked imports of 11 types of questionable foods and drugs in 2007, a significant increase from recent years.
Last year’s 11 import alerts effectively ban the affected products from the USA until they’re tested and proved safe. In the previous two years combined, the FDA added just six alerts that remain in effect, according to FDA data.
Eleven in one year makes for a "busy year," says Ted Poplawski, FDA import alert official.
About 270 FDA import alerts are in effect. Some are 30 years old.
On rare occasions, the agency adds an import alert and then lifts it shortly thereafter. Those aren’t included in the FDA’s data.
