{"topic_id":"fda_import_alerts_pet_food_dwpe_2025_2026","category":"us-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: fda_import_alerts_pet_food_dwpe_2025_2026\ncategory: us-2026\ntitle: [Slice] FDA Import Alerts — 4 DWPE Alerts Directly Related to Pet Food (IA-71-02 / 71-04 / 72-06 / 72-07) + Related Animal-Origin Alerts\nlang: en\nsource: fda-import-alerts-pet-food-20260720.txt (Tavily extract 2026-07-20)\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-20\ntokens_estimated: 1250\nverification:\n  method: substring_match_with_whitespace_relax\n  claims: 14\n  passed: 14\n  date: 2026-07-20\n---\n\n**FDA Import Alerts** = the US FDA's public list of alerts authorizing the detention of imported products before physical examination (DWPE, Detention Without Physical Examination). This slice focuses on the **4 IA-7x-series alerts directly related to pet food** (including the latest 2025-2026 releases) — a **practical interception-risk map** for cross-border pet food exports to the United States.\n\n- **Source entry URLs**: \n  - `https://www.fda.gov/industry/actions-enforcement/import-alerts`\n  - `https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/ialist.html` (full IA list)\n- **Legal basis**: FD&C Act Section 801 (21 USC Section 381) — \"appearance standard\"\n- **Pull date**: 2026-07-20 (Tavily extract)\n- **Content current as of**: 03/03/2025\n- **Real-time database updates**: Import alert databases are updated in real time\n\n## 4 DWPE Alerts Directly Related to Pet Food (IA-7x Series)\n\n| IA No. | Type | Issued/Updated | Name |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| **71-02** | DWPE | 2025-05-22 (05/22/2025) | DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF **ANIMAL FOODS AND FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT MAY CONTAIN INGREDIENTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN** (detention of animal foods and food ingredients that may contain animal-origin ingredients) |\n| **71-04** | DWPE | 2026-04-06 (04/06/2026) | DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF **FOOD FOR ANIMALS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SALMONELLA** (detention of animal food containing Salmonella) |\n| **72-06** | DWPE | 2026-03-05 (03/05/2026) | DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF **CAT FOOD PRODUCTS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF PROPYLENE GLYCOL** (detention of cat food containing propylene glycol) |\n| **72-07** | DWPE | 2026-03-05 (03/05/2026) | DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF **POULTRY JERKY-TYPE PET TREATS DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC AND/OR ANTIVIRAL RESIDUE(S)** (detention of poultry jerky-type pet treats containing antibiotic/antiviral drug residues) |\n\n## Related Animal-Origin Alerts (Not Pet Food per se, but Affecting the Pet Food Supply Chain)\n\n| IA No. | Type | Date | Name | Pet-Food Relevance |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 69-01 | DWPE | 2026-01-30 (01/30/2026) | Medicated Feeds Containing Monensin For Failing To Meet Assay Specifications | Medicated feeds (monensin) |\n| 99-29 | DWPE | 2025-07-09 (07/09/2025) | **All Vegetable Protein Products From China** for Animal or Human Food Use Due to **Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs** | Vegetable protein ingredients from China (follow-up to the 2008 melamine incident) |\n| 99-31 | DWPE | 2025-05-31 (05/31/2025) | Food Products Due to the Presence of **Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs** | Melamine |\n| 99-32 | DWPE | 2026-06-25 (06/25/2026) | Human and Animal Food Products from **Foreign Establishments Refusing FDA Inspection** | Foreign establishments refusing FDA inspection (incl. pet food) |\n\n## What DWPE Means\n\n**DWPE = Detention Without Physical Examination**: after goods arrive at port, the FDA **detains them directly without physical examination** and decides whether to release them only after the importer provides evidence.\n\n> \"If the import alert has a **YELLOW OR RED LIST**: DWPE\"\n> \"If the import alert has a **GREEN LIST**: removal pathway (goods may clear customs normally)\"\n\n## IA 72-06 Propylene Glycol (Cat Food) — Historical Background\n\n- **FDA has prohibited Propylene Glycol (PG) in cat food since 1996** (not \"early 2010s\" — the FDA CVM notice CVM Pub. No. 04-25 / Federal Register 1996-04-19 originally established the cat-food prohibition). PG was used as a humectant in semi-moist cat food.\n- PG is relatively safe for dogs, but **can cause Heinz body hemolytic anemia in felines** — therefore the prohibition applies to **cat food only**, not to all pet food (狗粮 PG 仍允许)\n- US pet food labeling has prohibited added PG in cat food since 1996; **IA 72-06** is the enforcement mechanism for imported cat food\n- Some early cat foods from China / Taiwan were named in the original enforcement actions\n\n## IA 72-07 Antibiotic Residues in Poultry Jerky-Type Treats\n\n- Targets **poultry jerky-type pet treats** (typical products: chicken jerky, duck strips, turkey strips)\n- Key residues: **antibiotic / antiviral residues**\n- Historical major case: in 2011-2014, China-made chicken jerky was linked to **1,000+ reports of canine renal failure + Fanconi-like syndrome**\n- FDA continues monitoring; re-issued 2026-03-05 (03/05/2026)\n\n## IA 71-04 Salmonella\n\n- Covers **all food for animals** (including pet food)\n- Salmonella is a zoonotic pathogen; typical contamination sources in animal food: poultry meat, eggs, rendered meat meals\n- **Salmonella contamination is a top-3 cause** in the US pet food recall database\n\n## Related Pet Food Recall Database\n\nSee `us-2026/fda-pet-recall-index/FDA_pet_food_recall_index_2018_2025.md` (existing topic) — IA 71-04 / 72-06 / 72-07 dominate the recall events recorded in that topic.\n\n## Slice Navigation\n\n- FDA Green Book pet drugs, 55 entries (US-1): see `us-2026/fda-green-book-recent-approvals/01_pet_drug_approvals_2024_2026.md`\n- FDA Pet Food Recall Index: see `us-2026/fda-pet-recall-index/FDA_pet_food_recall_index_2018_2025.md`\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/us-approvals/fda-import-alerts-pet-food-20260720.txt` · FDA Import Alerts full list (Tavily extract 2026-07-20) · Legal basis: FD&C Act Section 801 (21 USC Section 381)\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":1250,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}