FDA import alert

Import Alert 99-36

DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS AND ACIDIFIED FOODS FROM COMMERCIAL PROCESSORS FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE PROCESS INFORMATION

164

Red-list entries

0

Green-list entries

32

Countries

2017-01-11

Last change seen

Official FDA source ↗Data refreshed 2026-07-11 UTC

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 164 entries — search a specific firm on the free checker.

  • Englert Kg

    06/03/2014

    Austria · Corn, (Vegetable), Metal, Acidified

  • Gowa

    06/03/2014

    Belgium · Mushroom, Common (Agaricus Bisporus), Whole (Button) (Fungi), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • S.A. Agniez Freres

    06/03/2014

    Belgium · Cheese (Standardized),N.E.C., Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Agape S/A Ind Da Alimentacao

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Asparagus (Leaf & Stem Vegetable), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Cia. Hemmer- Ind. E Com.

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Heart of Palm (Leaf & Stem Vegetable), Metal, Acidified

  • Compania Industrial De Conservas Alimenticias (Cica)

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Whole Grains/Milled Grain Products/Starches; Bakery Products/Dough/Mixes/Icings; Macaroni/Noodle Products

  • Expalm - Exportadora Agrindustrial De Palmitos Ltda

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Heart of Palm (Leaf & Stem Vegetable), Glass, Commercially Sterile

  • Inacamar S/A Industrial E Pesqueira

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Shrimp & Prawns, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Industrias Reunidas Leal Santos S/A

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Shrimp & Prawns, Metal, Commercially Sterile; Pimiento Pepper (Fruit Used as Vegetable), Metal, Acidified

  • Metal Forty S/A-Conservas Alim

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Mipesca Ind E Com De Pescado Sa

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Oarde Correa & Lopes Ltda.

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Heart of Palm (Leaf & Stem Vegetable), Metal, Acidified

  • Palmeiras Da Amazonia Industrial S/A Palmazon

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Heart of Palm (Leaf & Stem Vegetable), Glass, Commercially Sterile; Natural Extract or Flavor, N.E.C., Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Pescanova S.A. Comercio E Industria

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Propira S/A-Agro Pecuaria Industrial

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Natural Extract or Flavor, N.E.C., Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Rizzo SA

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Fig (Subtropical and Tropical Fruit), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Pigeon Peas, Metal, Commercially Sterile; Corn, (Vegetable), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Wildner S/A Pesca, Cons. Cong.

    06/03/2014

    Brazil · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Heart of Palm (Leaf & Stem Vegetable), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Conserverie Polyvalente Riviere-Portneue. Inc.

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Clams, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • E. Gagnon et Fils Ltd.

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Crab, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Edmond Gagnon Ltd

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Crab, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Gaza Food Products

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Fava Bean, Metal, Commercially Sterile; Egg Plant (Fruit Used as Vegetable), Metal, Acidified; Hommus, hummus (Multiple Food Specialties, Side Dishes and Desserts), Metal, Acidified

  • King Canning Inc

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Corn, (Vegetable), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Lancia Bravo Foods Div

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Beans, Corn, and Pea, N.E.C. (Vegetable), Glass, Commercially Sterile; Chili Bean, Metal, Commercially Sterile; Fava Bean, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Tonquin Enterprise Limited

    06/03/2014

    Canada · Salmon (Humpback, Silver, King, Sockeye, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Conservera Mehuin

    06/03/2014

    Chile · Abalone, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Corpora Aconcagua Sa

    06/03/2014

    Chile · Fish chowder/soup/stew/bisque, Mixed Fishery/Seafood Products, Metal, Commercially Sterile; Stew, n.e.c., Commercially Sterile; Stew, n.e.c., Acidified

  • Empresa Pesquera Tarapaca

    06/03/2014

    Chile · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Abalone, Metal, Commercially Sterile; Papaya (Papaw) (Subtropical and Tropical Fruit), Metal, Acidified

  • Industria Pesquera Con Sur

    06/03/2014

    Chile · Abalone, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Pesquera Guanaye S.A.

    06/03/2014

    Chile · Sardines (Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Etc.), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Mackerel (all except Scomberomorus sp, eg Spanish or King see '22'), Metal, Commercially Sterile; Mussels, Metal, Commercially Sterile

  • Sociedad Pesquera San Antonio S.A.

    06/03/2014

    Chile · Langostino, lingostino, Metal, Commercially Sterile

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