Safety Alerts & Advisories
This page provides links to safety alerts, consumer advisories, and other safety information about the following FDA-regulated products:
- Food and beverages
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Dietary supplements
- Infant formula
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Food and Beverage Alerts, Advisories, and Safety Information
Public Alert – Dream® Plant-Based, Chocolate-Coated Frozen Desserts for Milk Allergen
April 2, 2017FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration of Dixie Dew Products, Inc.
March 30, 2017FDA Advises Consumers Not to Eat Apple Tree Goat Dairy Goat Cheese Products Because of Possible Listeria Contamination
February 2017FDA Advises Consumers of Recall of Certain Sabra Hummus Products
November 2016FDA Investigates Sammy’s Milk Baby Food (Infant Formula) for Improper Manufacturing, Safety Concerns
September 2016FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration of SM Fish Corp.
September 2016FDA Investigates Soup Products from Island Soups Company, Inc. of New York
September 2016FDA Investigates Low Levels of Peanut Residue Found in Limited Flour and Flour Products
May 27, 2016- FDA Investigates Complaints Associated with Cheerios Labeled Gluten-Free
October 6, 2015 FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements
September 17, 2015FDA Consumer Advice on Products Containing Ground Cumin with Undeclared Peanuts
February 18, 2015FDA Consumer Advice on Pure Powdered Caffeine
July 18, 2014Consumer Advisory: Only Eat Puffer Fish from Known Safe Sources
January 17, 2014Questions & Answers: Apple Juice and Arsenic
July 15, 2013FDA is Monitoring Certain Foods and Beverages Imported from Taiwan that May Contain Plasticizers [ARCHIVED]
June 22, 2011"Pine Mouth" and Consumption of Pine Nuts [ARCHIVED]
March 14, 2011Consumer Advisory: Black Licorice Can Be A Dangerous Treat For Some [ARCHIVED]
October 26, 2010For Consumers: The HVP Recall [ARCHIVED]
March 24, 2010Consumer Advisory: FDA Continues to Warn Against Eating Raw Dough for Cookies or Other Raw Dough Products Before Cooking
January 19, 2010Consumer Advisory: Dietary Supplements Containing Silver May Cause Permanent Discoloration of Skin and Mucous Membranes (Argyria) [ARCHIVED]
October 6, 2009Questions and Answers: Polonium [ARCHIVED]
August 2007
Dietary Supplement Alerts and Safety Information
Picamilon in Dietary Supplements DMAA in Dietary Supplements DMBA in Dietary Supplements BMPEA in Dietary Supplements Pure Powdered Caffeine Energy "Drinks" and Supplements: Investigations of Adverse Event Reports [ARCHIVED]How FDA investigates adverse event reports allegedly related to energy drinks and supplements. Concerns About Botanicals and Other Novel Ingredients in Conventional Foods [ARCHIVED]FDA Advises Dietary Supplement Manufacturers to Remove Comfrey Products From the Market [ARCHIVED]
July 6, 2001- FDA Concerned About Botanical Products, Including Dietary Supplements, Containing Aristolochic Acid [ARCHIVED]
April 11, 2001 Consumer Advisory: Dietary Supplements Containing Silver May Cause Permanent Discoloration of Skin and Mucous Membranes (Argyria) [ARCHIVED]
September 1994Letter to Health Professionals regarding safety concerns related to the use of botanical products containing aristolochic acid [ARCHIVED]
April 4, 2001FDA Advises Dietary Supplement Manufacturers to Remove Comfrey Products From the Market [ARCHIVED]
July 6, 2001Letter to Health Care Professionals: FDA Consumer Advisory Regarding Dietary Supplements that Contain Silver [ARCHIVED]
October 6, 2009- Hepatic Toxicity Possibly Associated with Kava-Containing Products9 (CDC MMWR Report)
November 29, 2002 Consumer Advisory: Kava-Containing Dietary Supplements May be Associated With Severe Liver Injury [ARCHIVED]
March 25, 2002Risk of Drug Interactions with St. John's Wort and Indinavir and other Drugs [ARCHIVED]
February 10, 2000Adverse Events with Ephedra and Other Botanical Dietary Supplements [ARCHIVED]
September 1994