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FDA Threatens South Korea, India and Thailand Fish Exporters With Import Refusal

The Food and Drug Administration recently warned three exporters in South Korea, India, and Thailand that it may begin refusing entry to their fish products because of hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) violations. In three separate warning letters,…

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the agency told Seorak Clean Food of South Korea (here), Britto Seafoods of India (here), and Royal Foods of Thailand (here) that their fish products may be placed on import alert if the violations are not corrected. The agency also said that, because the violations are related to food safety, it may assess reinspection fees on each company’s U.S. agent to cover the costs of having to go back to each company’s facility and make sure they are in compliance.