IA#38-01, ------02/03/93
TYPE OF ALERT: Automatic Detention
PRODUCT : Dried Soup Mixes
PRODUCT CODE : 38C----
HARMONIZED
CODE : 2104
PROBLEM : Filth (insect-FLNF)
PAC : 03819A
COUNTRY : Hong Kong (HK, 435)
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER : ALL
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER I.D.#: N/A
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 is otherwise unfit for
food in that it contains insect filth
[Adulteration, Section 402(a)(3)]."
RECOMMENDING
OFFICE : Division of Import OperationS and Policy, HFC-170
REASON FOR
ALERT : This alert originally issued on August 8, 1993.
Review of FY92 detention data indicates that filth
in soup mixes from Hong Kong continues to be a
problem. Of 12 detentions in FY92, 8, or 66%, of
the entries were refused due to filth. These
shipments represented 7 different
manufacturers/shippers.
INSTRUCTIONS : Automatically detain all shipments of dried soup
mixes from Hong Kong for insect filth.
PRIORITIZATION
GUIDANCE : III
FOI : No purging is required
KEYWORDS : Dried Soup, Mix, Filth, Insect
PREPARED BY : Linda A. Wisniowski, DIOP, (301) 443-6553.
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