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FDA Threatens Polish Canneries With Import Refusal

The Food and Drug Administration threatened to refuse imports from two food canneries based in Poland for violations of food safety regulations, it said in two separate warning letters sent July 17. FDA said its inspectors found violations of the…

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low-acid canned foods, acidified foods, and emergency permit control regulations at an Agro-Serwis facility in Sucha Beskidzka (here). In another warning letter, the agency said it found violations of the low-acid canned foods and emergency permit control regulations at an Provitus Dabrowscy, Malesa S.J. facility in Zambrow (here). FDA said it may place products from the two facilities on import alert and detain without physical examination. The agency also said it would have to conduct a reinspection to verify compliance. Because the violations are related to food safety the agency will assess fees on the two companies’ U.S. agents, said FDA.