IA #25-19 - 7/6/94, "Automatic Detention and Surveillance of Fresh Garlic and
Garlic Products Due to Mold, Decomposition, and/or Insect
Filth/Damage", Attachment - 10/16/96
TYPE OF ALERT: Automatic Detention and Surveillance
PRODUCT : Fresh garlic and garlic products (See Attachment)
PRODUCT CODE : Fresh garlic; 25J[][]21,
28A[][]11,
Other garlic products as appropriate
HARMONIZED
CODE : Fresh garlic: 0703.20.000
Other garlic products as appropriate
PROBLEM : Mold (FLML)
Decomposition (MSDC)
Insect Filth (FLNF)
PAC FOR
COLLECTION : 03819A - Filth, Mold, Insects
03819B - Decomposition
COUNTRY : See Attachment
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER : See Attachment
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER I.D.#: See Attachment
IMPORTER'S
I.D. # : N/A
CHARGE : "The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to
Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to consist in whole or
in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or to
be otherwise unfit for food as it appears to contain mold,
and/or insect filth, and/or appears to be decomposed
[Adulteration, Section 402(a)(3)]."
RECOMMENDING
OFFICE : LOS-DO (HFR-PA256)
REASON FOR
ALERT : In the last six months, LOS-DO has reported an increase in
the number of detentions and refusals of fresh garlic from
the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) due to
mold/decomposition and/or insect filth/damage. Of 13
shipments of fresh garlic entered from 09/01/93 to 03/07/94
that have been sampled and analyzed, 10 shipments (77%
detention rate) have been detained with the percentage of
rejects due to mold/decomposition/insect filth ranging from
24% to 61.1%. This detention rate represented 10 different
PRC manufacturers/shippers.
During this same time period, New York district had detained
8 of 11 shipments (73% detention rate) of fresh garlic from
3 different PRC manufacturers/shippers. Percentages of
rejects for mold/decomposition/insect damage ranged from 12%
to 48%.
Seattle district reported detaining and refusing garlic
products due to decomposition. These had been repacked and
processed by Canadian firms using garlic products from PRC.
Orlando district (HFR-SE240) reported that shipments of
fresh garlic from Argentina, represented by sample numbers
1898962 and 1898975, were found to contain decomposition,
mold and insect filth and sample number 1898987, was found
to contain mold and insect filth, which may have adverse
consequences if consumed.
INSTRUCTIONS : Automatically detain fresh garlic and garlic products from
manufacturers/shippers listed in the Attachment.
Continued surveillance of other firms shipping or processing
garlic and garlic products is also warranted.
When districts encounter multiple violative shipments of
fresh garlic from the same manufacturers/shippers,
recommendation for automatic detention and accompanying
information, including laboratory worksheets, should be
forwarded to Division of Import Operations and Policy, HFC-
170.
METHODOLOGY : Examine the fresh garlic and garlic products for mold,
decomposition and insect filth in accordance to the
instructions in the FDA Technical Bulletin Number 5 -
Macroanalytical Procedures Manual, Chapter V, page V117-
V118.
PRIORITIZATION
GUIDANCE : III
FOI : No purging is required.
KEYWORDS : Garlic, garlic products, garlic bulbs, decomposition, mold,
insects, filth, insect damage
PREPARED BY : Linda A. Wisniowski, DIOP, 443-6553.
ATTACHMENT - IMPORT ALERT #25-19 10/16/96
FIRMS ON AUTOMATIC DETENTION
FIRM NAME AND ADDRESS PRODUCT REASON
ARGENTINA (AR,150)
Digta, S.A. Fresh Garlic Decomposition,
Buenos Aires, Mendoza mold, insect filth
and Santa Fe, Argentina
(3 sites)
MID #ARDIGSABUE
#ARDIGSASAN
#ARDIGSAMEN
CANADA (CA, 260)
Repacker: (garlic from PRC) Peeled garlic in Decomposition
Sun Pacific Food 5 lb. jars
Processor
1200 Raymur Ave.
Vancover, B.C.,
Canada V6A 3L8
MID #XCSUNPAC1200VAN
Shipper: (for above repacker)
Pan Pacific Specialties Ltd.
1200 Raymur Ave.
Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada V6A 3L8
MID #XCPANPAC1200VAN
CHINA, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF (CN, 280)
Central China International White Garlic Decomposition,
Economic and Trading Corp. bulbs mold, insect
22 Huanghe Road damage
Zhengzhon, China
MID #CNCENCHI22ZHE
China National Medicine & White Garlic Decomposition,
Health Products Import & bulbs mold, insect
Export Corp. damage
Shadong Branch
Qingdao, China
MID #CNCHINATQIN
Henan Cereals, Oils & White Garlic Decomposition,
Foodstuffs bulbs mold, insect
14 Jingqi Road damage
Zhengzhou, China
MID #CNHENCER14ZHE
Shangdong Medicines & Health White garlic Decomposition,
Products Import & Export Corp. bulbs mold, insect
Qingdao, China damage
MID #CNSHAMEDQIN
Weifang Import & Export Corp. White garlic Decomposition,
20 Qingnan Rd. bulbs mold
Weifang, X, China
MID #CNWEIIMP20WEI
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