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Food, Beverages, Dietary Supplements, and Infant Formula
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This page provides links to public health alerts, consumer advisories, and other safety information related to food and dietary supplement products.
Note: See Dietary Supplements for additional information on dietary supplement products, ingredients, and other substances.
- FDA Issues Warning Letter to Manufacturer of Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Products Containing Elevated Levels of Lead and Chromium August 2024
- More Ground Cinnamon Products Added to FDA Public Health Alert Due to Presence of Elevated Levels of Lead July 2024
- FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Optimized Plant Mediated Solutions (OPMS) Black Liquid Kratom July 2024
- FDA Public Health Alert for Additional Ground Cinnamon Product Due to Presence of Elevated Levels of Lead July 2024
- FDA Issues Warning Letter to Bimbo Bakeries Over Food Allergen Labeling Concerns June 2024
- FDA Issues Warning About Toxic Amygdalin Found in Apricot Seeds May 2024
- FDA Alert Concerning Certain Cinnamon Products Due to Presence of Elevated Levels of Lead March 2024
- FDA Issues Warning About Certain Tejocote Root Supplements Substituted with Toxic Yellow Oleander January 2024
- FDA Advises Parents and Caregivers Not to Buy or Feed WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree Pouches to Toddlers and Young Children Because of Elevated Lead Levels October 2023
- FDA Warns Consumers About Toxic Yellow Oleander Purported to be Nuez de la India in Certain Botanical Weight Loss Products August 2023
- Public Health Alert Concerning Recalled Everest and Maggi Brand Spices Because Of Possible Health Risk June 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Product Labeled as Sun Hong Foods, Inc. Enoki Mushrooms Sourced from China Due to Possible Listeria Contamination December 2022
- Tainted Honey-based Products with Hidden Active Drug Ingredients July 2022
- FDA Warns Consumers About the Accidental Ingestion by Children of Food Products Containing THC May 2022
- FDA Alerts the Public to Potentially Contaminated Products from Family Dollar Stores in Six States February 2022
- FDA Alert on “Healthy Beauty” Angel Formula Intended for Infants and Children by Moor Herbs December 2021
- FDA Advises Consumers Not to Use Fulvic Care Powder and Tablets from Black Oxygen Organics Due to Elevated Levels of Lead and Arsenic December 2021
- Public Health Alert Concerning Possible Listeria Contamination of Felix Custom Smoking Seafood Products August 2021
- Public Health Alert Concerning A Possible Listeria Contamination of Little Hatch’s Ready To Eat Foods June 2021
- FDA Advises Consumers Not to Purchase or Use Nitrite “Poppers” June 2021
- FDA Alerts Parents and Caregivers to Cronobacter Safety Concerns with Crecelac Goat Milk Infant Formula Imported and Distributed by Dairy Manufacturers Inc. May 2024
- Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Certain Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Powdered Infant Formula Products December 2023
- FDA Alerts Parents and Caregivers to Concerns Regarding LittleOak Infant Formula September 2023
- FDA Advises Parents and Caregivers Not to Buy or Give Mother’s Touch Formula to Infants September 2022
- FDA Alert on Homemade Infant Formula from Plug Heist Trap House EST. 2017 July 2022
- FDA Investigation of Cronobacter and Salmonella Complaints about Powdered Infant Formula February 2022
- FDA Alert on “Healthy Beauty” Angel Formula Intended for Infants and Children by Moor Herbs December 2021
- Maple Island Inc. Issues a Voluntary Recall of Three Lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal October 2021
- FDA Advises Parents and Caregivers to Not Make or Feed Homemade Infant Formula to Infants February 2021
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from a Portion of Hammersley Inlet Growing Area, Washington State, Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus January 2025
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from British Columbia, Canada Growing Areas in BC 14-8 Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus December 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from British Columbia, Canada Growing Areas BC 14-8 and BC 14-15, Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus December 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters and Manila Clams from Pickering Passage, Washington Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus December 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Lewis Bay, Massachusetts Potentially Contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni August 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Recompense Cove, Freeport, Maine Potentially Contaminated with Campylobacter July 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain IQF Oysters from Republic of Korea Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus June 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from British Columbia, Canada Potentially Contaminated with Paralytic Shellfish Toxins June 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Shellfish from Oregon and Washington Potentially Contaminated with Paralytic Shellfish Toxins June 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Frozen, Raw, Half-shell Oysters from Republic of Korea Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus April 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers of a Recall of Certain Oysters from Westport, Connecticut Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus March 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Mussels from Newfoundland, Canada Due to Potential Contamination March 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Baja California, Mexico Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus January 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Bahia Salina in Sonora, Mexico Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus January 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Whole, Live Scallops Believed to Be Harvested from a Prohibited Area in Massachusetts and Distributed by Intershell International Corp (MA 7802 SP) January 2024
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from British Columbia, Canada Potentially Contaminated with Campylobacter jejuni December 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Chopped Clams Likely Harvested from a Prohibited Area in Massachusetts and Distributed by Red’s Best December 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Oysters Illegally Harvested in Connecticut by Seaview Fisheries LLC (CT-084-SS, AQ) November 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from Fanny Bay Oysters Potentially Containing High Levels of Vibrio parahaemolyticus October 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Oysters from Future Seafoods, Inc., Potentially Contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli October 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Potentially Contaminated Oysters from an Approved Area in Groton, Connecticut September 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Cultured Mussels from East River Shellfish, Inc. Potentially Contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli August 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants, Retailers and Consumers to Avoid Certain Fortune Brand Raw Oysters from Nova Scotia Contaminated with Norovirus July 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Raw Oysters from Dai One Food Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus June 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants, Retailers and Consumers to Avoid Recalled Wild Harvest Oysters from Harvest Area FL-3012, Cedar Key, Florida Potentially Contaminated with Salmonella March 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants, Retailers and Consumers to Avoid Raw Oysters from Deep Bay, British Columbia, Canada Potentially Contaminated with Norovirus February 2023
- FDA Advises Restaurants, Retailers and Consumers to Avoid Potentially Contaminated Oysters from Harvest Area TX 1, Texas December 2022
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters from Dai One Foods Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea November 2022
- FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters from Oyster Kings in New Brunswick, Canada October 2022
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters from Canada April 2022
- FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Green Gorilla Root Juice Due to A Potentially Harmful Undeclared Ingredient December 2020
- FDA Advises Restaurants in California to Stop Selling Koi Koi Trading Doing Business as Min Jiang Food Store dba Salmon Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination March 2020
- FDA Advises Consumers Not to Eat Yellowfin Tuna Steaks from Kroger Retail Stores in Multiple States - September 2019
- FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers in Texas and Louisiana to Stop Selling or Serving Topway Enterprises Inc. Doing Business as Kazy’s Gourmet Seafood Products due to Possible Listeria Contamination - July 2019
- FDA Alert on Infant Formula from Bobbie Baby Inc. - June 2019
- Public Health Alert Concerning Hepatitis A Virus Contamination of Kroger Brand Frozen Blackberries and Costco Kirkland Signature Brand Three Berry Blend - June 2019
- FDA Investigation of Shigella Illnesses Linked to Imported Raw Oysters - May 2019
- Public Health Alert Concerning a Possible Listeria Contamination of French Soft Ripened Cheese - May 2019
- FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration of Working Cow Homemade, Inc. - February 2019
- Public Health Alert Concerning Potential Salmonella Tennessee Contamination of Soom Foods 1 oz. Chocolate Sweet Tahini Halva Spread - February 2019
- Public Health Alert Concerning a Possible Hepatitis A Contamination of Bauer’s Candies’ Modjeskas - February 2019
- Honey Pacifiers Suspected in Texas Infant Botulism Cases November 2018
- FDA Alerts the Public Regarding Recalled Vegetable Products October 2018
- FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Eating, Drinking, or Handling Food Products Prepared with Liquid Nitrogen at the Point of Sale August 2018
- Public Health Alert Concerning a Possible Salmonella Contamination of Whey Powder August 2018
- FDA Information about E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Likely Linked to Leafy Greens January 2018
- FDA Alerts Consumers About Potentially Life-Threatening Health Problems Linked to Limbrel December 2017
- FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Certain Comforts FOR BABY Water with Fluoride December 2017
- Public Alert Dream® Plant-Based, Chocolate-Coated Frozen Desserts for Milk Allergen April 2017
- FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration of Dixie Dew Products, Inc. March 2017
- FDA Advises Consumers Not to Eat Apple Tree Goat Dairy Goat Cheese Products Because of Possible Listeria Contamination February 2017
- FDA Advises Consumers of Recall of Certain Sabra Hummus Products November 2016
- FDA Investigates Sammy's Milk Baby Food (Infant Formula) for Improper Manufacturing, Safety Concerns September 2016
- FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration of SM Fish Corp. September 2016
- FDA Investigates Soup Products from Island Soups Company, Inc. of New York September 2016
- FDA Investigates Low Levels of Peanut Residue Found in Limited Flour and Flour Products May 2016
- FDA Investigates Complaints Associated with Cheerios Labeled Gluten-Free - October 2015
- FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements September 2015
- FDA Consumer Advice on Products Containing Ground Cumin with Undeclared Peanuts February 2015
- Advisory on Puffer Fish January 2014
- FDA Consumer Advice on Pure Powdered Caffeine July 2014
- Consumer Advisory: Only Eat Puffer Fish from Known Safe Sources January 2014
- Questions & Answers: Apple Juice and Arsenic July 2013
- Energy "Drinks" and Supplements: Investigations of Adverse Event Reports November 2012
- FDA is Monitoring Certain Foods and Beverages Imported from Taiwan that May Contain Plasticizers June 2011
- "Pine Mouth" and Consumption of Pine Nuts March 2011
- Consumer Advisory: Black Licorice Can Be a Dangerous Treat for Some October 2010
- For Consumers: The HVP Recall March 2010
- Consumer Advisory: FDA Continues to Warn Against Eating Raw Dough for Cookies or Other Raw Dough Products Before Cooking January 2010
- Consumer Advisory: Dietary Supplements Containing Silver May Cause Permanent Discoloration of Skin and Mucous Membranes (Argyria) October 2009
- Letter to Health Care Professionals: FDA Consumer Advisory Regarding Dietary Supplements that Contain Silve October 2009
- Health Information Advisory on Infant Formula (October 2008)
- Questions and Answers: Polonium August 2007
- Hepatic Toxicity Possibly Associated with Kava-Containing Products9 (CDC MMWR Report) November 2002
- Consumer Advisory: Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May be Associated with Severe Liver Injury March 2002
- FDA Advises Dietary Supplement Manufacturers to Remove Comfrey Products from the Market July 2001
- FDA Concerned About Botanical Products, Including Dietary Supplements, Containing Aristolochic Acid - April 2001
- Letter to Health Professionals regarding safety concerns related to the use of botanical products containing aristolochic acid April 2001
- Concerns About Botanicals and Other Novel Ingredients in Conventional Foods January 2001
- Adverse Events with Ephedra and Other Botanical Dietary Supplements September 1994
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