Alerts, Advisories & Safety Information
Food, Beverages, Dietary Supplements, and Infant Formula
This page provides links to public health alerts, consumer advisories, and other safety information related to food and dietary supplement products:
Related Links
- Public Health Advisories from Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
- Food Recalls
- Import Alerts
- Report a Problem with Food
- Report an Adverse Event with Dietary Supplements
Food & Beverage
- FDA Advises Consumers to Avoid Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters from Oyster Kings in New Brunswick, Canada October 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 Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell Potentially Contaminated Raw Oysters from Canada April 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 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
Infant Formula & Other Infant/Baby Products
- 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
Dietary Supplements
See Dietary Supplement Products & Ingredients for public health alerts and information on selected dietary supplement products, ingredients, and other substances.
Previous Safety Alerts
- 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
- 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