FDA Releases Policy Guide on Import Refusal for Ackee Containing Toxins
The Food and Drug Administration posted a new Compliance Policy Guide for its staff on enforcement criteria for canned ackee, frozen ackee, and other ackee products. Ackee naturally contains a toxin called hypoglycin A, and the fruit has to be…
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processed in certain ways to minimize health risks. The guide (here) tells FDA staff that ackee is considered to be adulterated if it contains hypoglycin A at levels above 100 ppm. In such cases, FDA staff are to refuse entries of imported ackee.