Hai Chau Food Company
FDA import alert and refusal historyHo Chi Minh City, VietnamFEI 3009923678
As of October 26, 2026, Hai Chau Food Company (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 16-124 (Aquaculture seafood: unapproved drugs) for eel, published by FDA on July 1, 2016, is also listed on Import Alert 16-74 (red list) and Import Alert 16-81 (red list), and has 5 FDA import refusals recorded since October 2016.
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Current status
- Last import refusal
- Goby · SALMONELLA
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for Hai Chau Food Company
8 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2024
- Import refusalRefused, GobySALMONELLAEntry GL5-5404840-2Source
2019
- Import refusalRefused, EelVETDRUGRESEntry 9EX-1902520-7Source
2018
- Import refusalRefused, MulletSALMONELLAEntry DZ1-5068618-3Source
2017
- Import refusalSource
Refused, 2 lines in one entry: MulletSALMONELLAEntry DZ1-5040479-3Show 2 linesHide lines
- Refused, MulletSALMONELLAEntry DZ1-5040479-3Source
- Refused, MulletSALMONELLAEntry DZ1-5040479-3Source
2016
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 16-124red listEelSource
2014
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 16-74red listDried Anchovy; Dried Herring FishSource
2013
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 16-81red listMullet Fish; Sole; Spiny Goby; Ca Keo Nguyen Con; Pseudapocryptes elongatusSource
Refusal charges, in plain English
- SALMONELLA4 refused lines
Salmonella
The product appeared to contain Salmonella, which the law treats as a poisonous and deleterious substance that may make food injurious to health.
- VETDRUGRES1 refused line
Animal drug residue
The product appeared to contain a new animal drug, or a conversion product of one, that is unsafe within the meaning of section 512 of the FD&C Act.
Questions about Hai Chau Food Company
- Is Hai Chau Food Company on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Hai Chau Food Company is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 16-124, “Aquaculture seafood: unapproved drugs”, for eel; FDA published the listing on July 1, 2016.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Hai Chau Food Company?
- Yes. FDA refused 5 shipment lines from Hai Chau Food Company between March 14, 2017 and April 28, 2024. The most recent, on April 28, 2024, was goby, charged as SALMONELLA (salmonella).
- Why did FDA refuse Hai Chau Food Company's shipments?
- The most frequent charges are SALMONELLA (salmonella, 4 lines) and VETDRUGRES (animal drug residue, 1 line).
- What is Hai Chau Food Company's FEI number?
- Hai Chau Food Company's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3009923678.
- Can shipments from Hai Chau Food Company still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of eel from Hai Chau Food Company can be detained without physical examination under Import Alert 16-124; 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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