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FDA Threatens Refusal of Imports from Canadian Fish Processor

The Food and Drug Administration may place products from Canadian seafood processor Sambro Fisheries on detention without physical examination, effectively refusing imports from the company for violations of seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point regulations, it said in a…

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warning letter. The company’s HACCP plan doesn’t list hazardous allergens for its tuna, marlin, and mahi-mahi, nor does it define a critical control point of refrigerated storage to control scombrotoxin formation. If the company doesn’t respond in 15 days from receipt of the letter, or FDA deems its response inadequate, FDA may refuse admission.