Updated: 2005-11-29
REGULATORY ACTION GUIDANCE:
The following represents the criteria for direct reference seizure to the Division
of Compliance Management and Operations (HFC-210) and for direct citation by the
District Offices:
The peas contain an average of five or more cowpea curculio larvae or
the equivalent per #2 can.
REMARKS:
Seizures involving these products must be discussed with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Submit the following information *by e-mail* or FAX to CFSAN/Office of
*Compliance*/Division of Enforcement (HFS-605) and await reply before
proceeding:
Sample Number | Date of Shipment |
Article Involved | Dealer |
Amount of Lot | Shipper |
Codes | Analytical Conclusions |
SPECIMEN CHARGE:
The article was adulterated when introduced into and while in interstate commerce,
and is adulterated while held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce within
the meaning of said Act 21 U.S.C. 342(a)(3) in that it consists in part of a filthy
substance by reason of the presence therein of insect larvae.
*Material between asterisks is new or revised.*
Issued: 11/21/79
Reissued: 10/1/80
Revised: 12/8/88, 3/95, 5/2005