Import Alert 17-03
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(Note: This import alert represents the Agency's current guidance to FDA field personnel regarding the manufacturer(s) and/or products(s) at issue. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person, and does not operate to bind FDA or the public).
Import Alert # 17-03
Published Date: 03/18/2011
Type: DWPE with Surveillance
Import Alert Name:
"Amniotic Fluid"
Reason for Alert:
We have been informed by personnel of Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), that shipments of bovine amniotic fluid from countries affected by foot-and-mouth disease are being offered for entry into the United States.
Bovine amniotic fluid and similar imported animal products are intended for use as ingredients in cosmetic products. Such shipments, unless accompanied by a USDA issued permit and a sanitary certificate issued by the veterinary service of the originating country, are prohibited by the USDA.
In some cases, these shipments are manifested under the French name, "liquid amniotique." The accompanying certification must certify that the product was processed according to the requirements of the USDA permit.
Bovine amniotic fluid and similar imported animal products are intended for use as ingredients in cosmetic products. Such shipments, unless accompanied by a USDA issued permit and a sanitary certificate issued by the veterinary service of the originating country, are prohibited by the USDA.
In some cases, these shipments are manifested under the French name, "liquid amniotique." The accompanying certification must certify that the product was processed according to the requirements of the USDA permit.
Guidance:
If your encounter any shipment of this material, whether accompanied by the required documents prescribed for entry or not, please contact the USDA/APHIS/PPQ representative nearest to your district office listed below and alert them to the shipment.
USDA/APHIS/PPQ
FDA Office Representative Telephone No.
Atlanta Mr. Robert Johnson 246-7716
Baltimore Mr. David Reeves 922-3585
Boston Mr. Edward Stockbridge 223-7751
Buffalo Mr. Stanley Sayer 437-4021
Chicago Mr. Anthony Drobnik 353-6244
Cincinnati Mr. H. Bruce Smith 942-4869
Dallas Mr. David McKay 741-2116
Denver Mr. Larry Mohr 327-5375
Detroit Mr. Norm Mullaly 226-6967
Houston Mr. Carl Hatchett 526-7541
Kansas City Mr. Bill Brennecke 754-5998
Los Angeles Mr. David Thompson 795-6174
Minneapolis Mr. G. Keeler 725-3670
Nashville Mr. D. L. Wilson 852-7259
Newark Ms. Sonya Dabulis 341-3326
New Orleans Mr. Bill Spitzer 682-6731
New York Mr. Arnold Finamore 667-1657
Orlando Mr. B. J. Lewis 946-2687
Philadelphia Mr. David McCullough 597-4515
San Francisco Mr. Glenn Hinsdale 556-4332
San Juan Mr. Gonzalo Aran 753-4666
Seattle Mr. John Burnett 399-4510
St. Louis Mr. Bill Brennecke 279-7187
USDA/APHIS/PPQ
FDA Office Representative Telephone No.
Atlanta Mr. Robert Johnson 246-7716
Baltimore Mr. David Reeves 922-3585
Boston Mr. Edward Stockbridge 223-7751
Buffalo Mr. Stanley Sayer 437-4021
Chicago Mr. Anthony Drobnik 353-6244
Cincinnati Mr. H. Bruce Smith 942-4869
Dallas Mr. David McKay 741-2116
Denver Mr. Larry Mohr 327-5375
Detroit Mr. Norm Mullaly 226-6967
Houston Mr. Carl Hatchett 526-7541
Kansas City Mr. Bill Brennecke 754-5998
Los Angeles Mr. David Thompson 795-6174
Minneapolis Mr. G. Keeler 725-3670
Nashville Mr. D. L. Wilson 852-7259
Newark Ms. Sonya Dabulis 341-3326
New Orleans Mr. Bill Spitzer 682-6731
New York Mr. Arnold Finamore 667-1657
Orlando Mr. B. J. Lewis 946-2687
Philadelphia Mr. David McCullough 597-4515
San Francisco Mr. Glenn Hinsdale 556-4332
San Juan Mr. Gonzalo Aran 753-4666
Seattle Mr. John Burnett 399-4510
St. Louis Mr. Bill Brennecke 279-7187
Product Description:
Amniotic fluid
Charge:
N/A
Countries
MULTIPLE COUNTRIES (PODS ONLY)
(53 P - - 01) Bovine (Bovine Amniotic Fluid) (Cosmetic Raw Material)
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