FDA Warns Four Seafood Processors of Possible Import Alert
The Food and Drug Administration recently threatened four foreign seafood processors with import alerts for failure to follow food safety and labeling regulations, in warning letters sent in November. In two warning letters sent on Nov. 24, FDA told Cau…
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Tre Export Goods Processing of Vietnam (here) and Crimasa Criaderos De Mariscos (here) that violations of the hazard analysis and critical control point regulations at each company’s facility may result in detention without physical examination for their crab and shrimp products. FDA also sent a letter Nov. 14 warning of a possible import alert for similar violations at a facility in Spain owned by Balfego and Balfego (here). The agency told all three companies that their U.S. agents may be assessed fees for any necessary reinspections. FDA also warned Salazones Garre of Spain on Nov. 6 that its dried tuna product may be subject to detention without physical examination for violations of labeling rules (here)