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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
For additional information, see public health advisories related to outbreaks of foodborne illness.
Infant Formula & Other Infant/Baby Products
- FDA Advises Parents and Caregivers to Not Make or Feed Homemade Infant Formula to Infants - February 2021
- FDA Advises Consumers to Stop Using Infant Formula from Bobbie Baby Inc. - June 2019
- Honey Pacifiers Suspected in Texas Infant Botulism Cases - November 2018
- FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Certain Comforts FOR BABY Water with Fluoride - December 2017
- FDA Investigates Sammy's Milk Baby Food (Infant Formula) for Improper Manufacturing, Safety Concerns - September 2016
Dietary Supplements
See Dietary Supplement Products & Ingredients for public health alerts and information on selected dietary supplement products, ingredients, and other substances.
1994 - 2015 Alerts, Advisories, and Safety Information
- FDA Investigates Complaints Associated with Cheerios Labeled Gluten-Free - October 2015
- FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements - September 2015
- FDA Consumer Advice on Products Containing Ground Cumin with Undeclared Peanuts - February 2015
- FDA Consumer Advice on Pure Powdered Caffeine - July 2014
- Consumer Advisory: Only Eat Puffer Fish from Known Safe Sources - January 2014
- 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
- Questions and Answers: Polonium - August 2007
- Letter to Health Care Professionals: FDA Consumer Advisory Regarding Dietary Supplements that Contain Silve - October 2009
- 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