FDA import alert
Import Alert 12-10
Detention Without Physical Examination of Cheese Due to Microbiological Contamination
105
Red-list entries
0
Green-list entries
18
Countries
2026-05-19
Last change seen
What being on this list means
Firms on an import alert's Red List are subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE): FDA can detain their shipments at the border automatically, without sampling or inspecting them. The burden shifts to the importer to prove — typically with private laboratory analysis, shipment by shipment — that the goods are not violative. Removal from the list requires evidence that the underlying problem is resolved, usually including a track record of consecutive clean shipments and a petition to FDA. How removal works →
A Green List on a countrywide alert works the other way: it names the firms FDA has excluded from detention because they demonstrated compliance.
Red-list entries by country
Firms on this red list
Showing 30 of 105 entries — search a specific firm on the free checker.
Barbosa & Marques S.A.
09/18/2009
Brazil · Cheese And Cheese Products, Not Elsewhere Mentioned, N.E.C.
Agrilex Company Limited
09/18/2009
Bulgaria · Cheese/Cheese Products
Andreas Trikomitis & Sons Ltd
09/18/2009
Cyprus · Cheese, Semisoft
Martin Garcia
09/18/2009
Dominican Republic (The) · Cheese/Cheese Products
VICTOR CHECO
09/18/2009
Dominican Republic (The) · Cheese/Cheese Products
Sagacomex
06/06/2024
Ecuador · Cheese, Hard (Chesire,Esrum,Fortina,Fortine,Kasseni,Mozzarella,Montasio,Pecarino,Port Salut, Etc); Cheese, Hispanic/Latino/Mexican Style, all varieties, including queso; Cheese Products, Non-Standardized, N.E.C.
VASQUEZ LOPEZ EDGAR VINICIO
12/23/2025
Ecuador · Cheese, Hard (Chesire,Esrum,Fortina,Fortine,Kasseni,Mozzarella,Montasio,Pecarino,Port Salut, Etc); Cheese, Hispanic/Latino/Mexican Style, all varieties, including queso
QUESOS PETACONES
11/03/2023
El Salvador · Cheese, Semisoft; Cheese, Spiced (Standardized); Cheese (Standardized),N.E.C.
Alands Centralandelslag
09/18/2009
Finland · Cheese, Semisoft
Milka Enigheten Co-Operative Manufacturing
09/18/2009
Finland · Cheese, Semisoft
Fromageries Arnaud
09/20/2013
France · Cheese, Semisoft
JEAN D'ALOS FROMAGER-AFFINEUR
07/18/2014
France · Cheese, Goat, N.E.C.
LES FERMIERS BASCO BEARNAIS SCA
02/19/2015
France · Cheese, Sheep, N.E.C.
MONS FROMAGER AFFINEUR
10/15/2014
France · Cheese, Hard (Chesire,Esrum,Fortina,Fortine,Kasseni,Mozzarella,Montasio,Pecarino,Port Salut, Etc)
Safr Entrammes
09/18/2009
France · Cheese, Hard (Chesire,Esrum,Fortina,Fortine,Kasseni,Mozzarella,Montasio,Pecarino,Port Salut, Etc); Cheese, Semisoft
Yves Combes
10/27/2014
France · Cheese, Roquefort
DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANI TSEZARI LTD
07/11/2025
Georgia · Cheese, Natural, Smoked (Non-Standardized); Soft, semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk (includes feta type cheese)
Dodoni S A
09/18/2009
Greece · Cheese, Semisoft
Galaktokomiki Lesvou A.B.E.E.
12/21/2011
Greece · Cheese/Cheese Products
ROUSSAS DAIRY S.A.
09/18/2009
Greece · Cheese, Semisoft
A & O, EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
El Sembrador
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Exportadora Francisco Morazan
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Heladera Hondurena S.A.
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Leches De Olanchito
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Lewis Alfredo Corrles
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Maria Isabel Gonzalez
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Planta De Productor Lactose Lacor
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
Productos Lacteos de Danli (PROLADAN)
09/18/2009
Honduras · Standard Cheese Product; Soft Cheese Made From Cow Milk
Productos Naver
09/18/2009
Honduras · Cheese/Cheese Products
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