Warning letters sent to food firms in Nicaragua, Pakistan and Iceland for seafood violations

Published Oct 3, 2022

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to three food exporting companies; Vlazar Costa Caribe S.A. in Nicaragua, Mahi Frozen Foods in Pakistan, and Myllan-ORA ehf in Iceland, for violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation. The inspections revealed that these companies failed to have and implement a HACCP plan that complies with FDA requirements. The issues include failure to conduct hazard analysis, failure to list critical control points, and inadequate monitoring procedures. The companies have 15 days to respond to the warning letters.

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As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems. Vlazar Costa Caribe S.A.Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua An exporting food firm in Nicaragua is on notice from the U.S. FDA for serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation. In an Aug. 15, 2022, warning letter the FDA described an April 26-29, 2022, Foreign Remote Regulatory Assessment (FRRA) of Vlazar Costa Caribe S.A.’s seafood processing facility in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. The FDA’s inspection revealed serious violations, including failure as a processor of fish or fishery products to have and implement a HACCP plan that complies with FDA requirements. ...

Source: Foodsafetynews