Import Alert 16-131: Detention without physical examination of aquacultured, shrimp, dace, and eel from China and Hong Kong SAR - presence of new animal drugs and/or unsafe food additives
As of October 25, 2026, FDA Import Alert 16-131 (Aquacultured, shrimp, dace, and eel from China and Hong Kong) lists 20 firms on its green list in 1 country, covering aquacultured seafood products; 0 firms were added and 0 removed in the last 90 days.
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- 20
- firms on the green list
- 1
- country
- 0
- added in the last 90 days
- 0
- removed in the last 90 days
What changed in the last 90 days
Removed from Import Alert 16-131
SupplierRadar has recorded no removals from Import Alert 16-131 in the last 90 days, as of October 25, 2026. A removal is shown at the top of this page, and on the firm's own page, the day it is found.
Added to Import Alert 16-131
No firm was added to Import Alert 16-131 in the last 90 days, as of October 25, 2026.
Firms on Import Alert 16-131, by country
Listings by country
| Country | Green list | Total |
|---|---|---|
| China | 20 | 20 |
China (20)
FDA refusals from China| Firm | List | Products | Date published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Pacific Aquatic Products (Zhanjiang) Co., Ltd.Zhanjiang | Green | Breaded Shrimp & Prawns; Aquacultured Shrimp & Prawns | |
| Allied Pacific Food (Dalian ) Co. Ltd.Dalian | Green | Shrimp | |
| Asian Seafoods (Zhanjiang) Co.,Zhanjiang | Green | Shrimp & Prawns; Shrimp & Prawns, Breaded; Shrimp & Prawns, Cakes, Balls, Etc.; Shrimp and prawns, Aquaculture Harvested | |
| Changle Juquan Foods Co., Ltd.Fuzhou | Green | Eel | |
| Changle Pacific Food Co., LtdFuzhou | Green | Eel | |
| Fujian Dongwei Food Co. , Ltd.FUQING | Green | Frozen Breaded Shrimp | |
| Fuqing Chaohui Aquatic Food Co.,LtdFuzhou | Green | Shrimp | |
| Fuqing Longhua Aquatic Food Co.,LtdFuqing | Green | Breaded Shrimp | |
| Guangdong Gourmet Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.Zhan Jiang | Green | Shrimp; frozen shrimp; frozen cooked shrimp and frozen raw breaded shrimp | |
| Guangdong Universal Aquatic Food Co., Ltd.Huazhou City | Green | Breaded Shrimp | |
| Maoming Xinzhou Seafood Co., LtdMaoming | Green | Shrimp | |
| Savvy Seafood Inc.Zhanjiang | Green | Breaded Shrimp | |
| Shantou Ruiyuan Industry Co., Ltd.Shantou | Green | Sea Food Mix | |
| Yangjiang Guolian Seafood Co.,Ltd.Yangjiang | Green | Breaded Shrimp | |
| Zhanjiang Evergreen Aquatic ProductZhanjiang | Green | Breaded Shrimp | |
| Zhanjiang Fuchang Aquatic Products Freezing PlantZhanjiang | Green | Frozen Breaded Shrimp | |
| Zhanjiang Go-Harvest Aquatic Products Co.,LtdZhanjiang | Green | Shrimp & Prawns; Shrimp & Prawns, Breaded; Shrimp & Prawns, Cakes, Balls, Etc.; Shrimp and prawns, Aquaculture Harvested | |
| Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.Zhanjiang | Green | Shrimp and prawns | |
| Zhanjiang Longwei Aquatic Products Industry Co., Ltd.Zhanjiang | Green | Shrimp | |
| Zhanjiang Regal Integrated Marine Resources Co. Ltd.Zhanjiang | Green | Shrimp |
Refusal charges named on this alert
| Charge code | Meaning | Refusal lines since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| UNSAFE ADD | Food additive unsafe under section 409 | 2,275 |
| VETDRUGRES | Animal drug residue | 1,117 |
What the alert covers and why FDA issued it
- Official title
- Detention Without Physical Examination of Aquacultured, Shrimp, Dace, and Eel from China and Hong Kong SAR - Presence of New Animal Drugs and/or Unsafe Food Additives
- Product scope
- Aquacultured seafood products
- Last published
There has been extensive commercialization and increased consumption of aquaculture seafood products worldwide. Aquacultured seafood has become the fastest growing sector of the world food economy, accounting for approximately half of all seafood production worldwide. Approximately 80% of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported from approximately 62 countries. Over 40% of that seafood comes from aquaculture operations. As the aquaculture industry continues to grow and compete with wild-caught seafood products, concerns regarding the use of unapproved animal drugs and unsafe chemicals and the misuse of animal drugs in aquaculture operations have increased substantially. China is the largest producer of aquacultured seafood in the world, its share in world aquaculture production was 56.7 percent for aquatic animals and 59.5 percent for algal farming in 2020. In 2020, China's top…
Furthermore, malachite green, nitrofurans, fluoroquinolones, and gentian violet are not generally recognized as safe under any conditions of intended use that may reasonably be expected to result in their becoming a component of food. Therefore, if intended for any such use, they are unsafe food additives within the meaning of section 409 of the FDCA and would render the food adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(i). FDA has several existing import alerts related to unapproved drugs in seafood dating back to November of 2001 (IA #16-124 DWPE of Seafood Products Due to Unapproved Drugs, IA #16-129 DWPE of Seafood Products Due to Nitrofurans. Based on an increased monitoring of imported aquacultured seafood from October 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, FDA continued to find residues of unapproved new animal drugs and/or unsafe food additives in seafood imported from China. During that…
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Questions about Import Alert 16-131
- What is Import Alert 16-131?
- Import Alert 16-131, “Detention without physical examination of aquacultured, shrimp, dace, and eel from China and Hong Kong SAR - presence of new animal drugs and/or unsafe food additives”, is an FDA import alert. Its listed firms are on the green list, which exempts their listed products from detention without physical examination under that alert; FDA last published the alert on February 28, 2025.
- Which firms are on Import Alert 16-131?
- As of October 25, 2026, 20 firms are listed on Import Alert 16-131 in 1 country; the most listings are in China (20). The full table, grouped by country, is below on this page and every firm links to its record.
- How do firms get off Import Alert 16-131?
- A firm asks FDA to remove it by submitting evidence that the cause of the listing has been corrected. The Guidance section of the alert on FDA's website gives the procedure and the contact for 16-131; our guide explains the steps and the evidence FDA usually asks for.
- What charge does FDA use under Import Alert 16-131?
- The charge section of Import Alert 16-131 names UNSAFE ADD (food additive unsafe under section 409) and VETDRUGRES (animal drug residue). Each code is a refusal charge in FDA's reference table; the linked pages give FDA's official statement and refusal counts.
- Which firms were added to Import Alert 16-131 recently?
- No firm was added to Import Alert 16-131 in the last 90 days, as of October 25, 2026.
- Which firms were removed from Import Alert 16-131 recently?
- SupplierRadar has recorded no removals from Import Alert 16-131 in the last 90 days, as of October 25, 2026. A removal is shown at the top of this page and on the firm's page the day it is found.
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