Import Alert 16-74: Detention without physical examination of uneviscerated fish or partially eviscerated fish that are either salt-cured, dried, smoked, pickled, fermented or brined (i.e., excluding LACF and acidified products produced in accordance with 21 CFR part 113 or 114)

Official title

Detention Without Physical Examination of Uneviscerated Fish or Partially Eviscerated Fish that are either Salt-Cured, Dried, Smoked, Pickled, Fermented or Brined (i.e., excluding LACF and Acidified Products Produced in Accordance with 21 CFR part 113 or 114)

Product scope

Salt-cured, dried, smoked, pickled, fermented, or brined fish (i.e., excluding LACF and Acidified products processed in accordance with 21 CFR part113 or 114) that are whole (uneviscerated or partially eviscerated); headless (uneviscerated or partially eviscerated); or fish with internal organs remaining such as gills or gonads. The products of concern may be frozen, refrigerated, or in shelf-stable market forms in either oxygen permeable packaging or reduced oxygen packaging.

Last published

October 13, 2026

Listing on an import alert is FDA's notice to the firm and a fact an importer must consider in its supplier evaluation under 21 CFR 1.505. What the red, green and yellow lists mean.

What is Import Alert 16-74?

Import Alert 16-74, “Detention without physical examination of uneviscerated fish or partially eviscerated fish that are either salt-cured, dried, smoked, pickled, fermented or brined (i.e., excluding LACF and acidified products produced in accordance with 21 CFR part 113 or 114)”, is an FDA import alert. FDA may detain salt-cured, dried, smoked, pickled, fermented, or brined fish from the firms on its red list without physical examination; FDA last published the alert on October 13, 2026.

Which firms are on Import Alert 16-74?

As of October 26, 2026, 235 firms are listed on Import Alert 16-74 in 35 countries; the most listings are in South Korea (48), Vietnam (26) and Japan (22). 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 16-74?

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 16-74; our guide explains the steps and the evidence FDA usually asks for.

What charge does FDA use under Import Alert 16-74?

The charge section of Import Alert 16-74 names MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing) and MFR INJ (insanitary conditions, may be injurious). 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 16-74 recently?

As of October 26, 2026, 4 firms were added to Import Alert 16-74 in the last 90 days, including Infrasource Resources, Ushas Nigerian Services, Mbeelink Global Logistics Ltd and Btl Services. The list with dates is below.

Which firms were removed from Import Alert 16-74 recently?

SupplierRadar has recorded no removals from Import Alert 16-74 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026. A removal is shown at the top of this page and on the firm's page the day it is found.