Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo
FDA import alert and refusal historyTopo, PortugalFEI 3004278727
As of October 26, 2026, Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo (Topo, Portugal) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-43 (Ready-to-eat foods: insanitary conditions) for cheese/cheese products, published by FDA on August 27, 2025, and has 1 FDA import refusal recorded since October 2016.
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Current status
- Import alerts
- IA 99-43 · red list
- Last import refusal
- Cheese, semisoft · INSANITARY
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- Classified VAI (Voluntary Action Indicated)
Every FDA record for Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo
3 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2025
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 99-43red listCheese/Cheese ProductsSource
2023
- Import refusalRefused, Cheese, semisoftINSANITARYEntry DP4-8613286-4Source
2017
- InspectionInspection classified VAI (Voluntary Action Indicated)Food Composition, Standards, Labeling and Econ; Foodborne Biological HazardsSource
Refusal charges, in plain English
- INSANITARY1 refused line
Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions
The product appeared to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to health.
Questions about Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo
- Is Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-43, “Ready-to-eat foods: insanitary conditions”, for cheese/cheese products; FDA published the listing on August 27, 2025.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo?
- Yes. FDA refused 1 shipment line from Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo on August 21, 2023. The most recent, on August 21, 2023, was cheese, semisoft, charged as INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions).
- Why did FDA refuse Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo's shipments?
- The most frequent charge is INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 1 line).
- When was Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo last inspected by FDA?
- FDA's most recent inspection of Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo with a final classification is dated February 20, 2017 and was classified VAI (Voluntary Action Indicated).
- What is Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo's FEI number?
- Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3004278727.
- Can shipments from Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of cheese/cheese products from Finisterra Cooperativa de Lacticinios do Topo can be detained without physical examination under Import Alert 99-43; FDA releases them only if evidence shows they do not have the listed violation. Importers must consider this listing in their FSVP evaluation (21 CFR 1.505).
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