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FDA Detention Testing Support by Product & Industry
Different products face different FDA import alerts, charges, and testing requirements. Find your category below for a plain-language look at why shipments get detained, which alerts apply, and what sampling and testing typically involve.
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Testing Is Never One-Size-Fits-All
The right sampling plan, laboratory, and analytical method depend on what your product is. A seafood Salmonella detention calls for very different testing than a spice facing an illegal-dye charge or a supplement flagged for GMP. These category guides explain the detention reasons and testing considerations specific to each product type — and link to the exact import alerts that most often apply. Whatever your product, we coordinate the sampling, chain of custody, and independent testing that fit it.
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Product & Industry Guides
Twelve category guides covering the imported products most often detained by FDA. Select yours to see the alerts, charges, and testing that apply.
Seafood
Salmonella, aquaculture drug residues, filth, histamine, and decomposition — the alerts that hit seafood hardest.
View testing support Pepper, chili, blendsSpices & Seasonings
Salmonella, illegal dyes like Sudan colors, filth, and mycotoxins across imported spices and blends.
View testing support Fruits, vegetablesFresh Produce
Pesticide residues, Salmonella, and commodity-specific alerts on imported fruits and vegetables.
View testing support Almonds, pistachios, raisinsNuts & Dried Fruit
Aflatoxins and other mycotoxins, pesticides, and Salmonella across tree nuts and dried fruit.
View testing support Rice, wheat, flourGrains & Cereals
Mycotoxins, pesticide residues, and filth in imported grains, flour, rice, and cereal products.
View testing support Capsules, powders, herbalsDietary Supplements
GMP alerts, undeclared drug ingredients, and labeling violations on imported supplements.
View testing support Makeup, creams, colorCosmetics
Color additive violations, prohibited ingredients, and labeling issues on imported cosmetics.
View testing support Canned, packaged, preparedProcessed & Packaged Foods
Pesticides, Salmonella, undeclared colors, and labeling across processed and packaged foods.
View testing support Juices, drinks, basesBeverages
Additives, contaminants, and labeling violations across imported drinks and beverage bases.
View testing support Cheese, milk productsDairy Products
Pathogens like Listeria, additives, and country-specific alerts on imported dairy.
View testing support Sweets, chocolate, gumCandy & Confectionery
Illegal colors, undeclared allergens, lead in certain candies, and labeling violations.
View testing support Teas, botanicals, extractsHerbal & Botanical Products
Contaminants, undeclared drugs, heavy metals, and GMP issues in botanicals and herbal goods.
View testing supportDon't see your exact product? These are broad categories — many products fall under more than one. Send us your notice and we'll identify the right testing regardless of category, or browse the full import alert directory.
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FDA Detention Sampling is an independent private company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. These guides are general information about FDA import detention and testing for different product categories; the charge and instructions on your specific Notice of FDA Action, and the applicable import alert, control. Sampling, laboratory testing, documentation, and coordination services do not guarantee FDA release, admissibility, acceptance of laboratory results, removal from any import alert, or any specific regulatory outcome. FDA makes the final admissibility decision.