FDA inspection glossary

FDA import alert

An import alert lets FDA detain future shipments of a product with a history of violations without physically examining them ("detention without physical examination", DWPE).

Sources: FDA, "Import Alerts" program page (cited as text only, no link; that page lists import alerts, which the 02:25 rule forbids us from linking).

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