FDA refuses more imported shrimp for antibiotics in July

Published on
August 5, 2022
Two FDA inspectors examine food in a warehouse.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published new data regarding seafood entry refusals in July 2022, and according to the Southern Shrimp Alliance – which tracks the FDA’s data for shrimp – 72 total seafood shipments were refused.

The data indicates that three of the entry line refusals in July were related to antibiotics in shrimp from a single Indian company …

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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