IA #99-12 - 4/3/97, REVISION OF IMPORT ALERT #99-12, "DETENTION WITHOUT
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF CANNED FOODS DUE TO CONTAMINATION
FROM LEAD SOLDERED CANS", ATTACHMENT - 4/19/06
NOTE: This alert has been revised to reflect the issuance of a
final rule prohibiting the use of lead solder for canned foods.
The entire text has been revised.
TYPE OF ALERT: Guidance
Detention without physical examination
(Note: This import alert contains guidance to FDA
field personnel only. It does not establish any
requirements or create any rights or obligations
on FDA or on regulated entities.)
PRODUCT: All foods in lead soldered cans
PRODUCT
CODE: 02[][]E[][] through 52[][]E[][] -
All food codes, as applicable
PROBLEM: HMPB (Lead)
PAC: 04019A
PAF: MET (Metals in Products)
COUNTRY: All countries
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER: See attachment
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER ID: See attachment
CHARGE: "The article is subject to refusal of admission
pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears
to contain lead solder, an unsafe food additive
within the meaning of Section 409 [Adulteration,
Section 402(a)(2)(C)]."
RECOMMENDING
OFFICE: CFSAN, DE, Imports Branch (HFS-606)
REASON FOR
ALERT: On June 27, 1995, FDA published a final rule in
the Federal Register which prohibited the use of
lead solder to manufacture cans for packaging
foods. The effective date of this regulation for
products initially introduced or delivered for
introduction into interstate commerce was December
27, 1995.
GUIDANCE: Prior to December 27, 1995, districts were
required to analyze the food product to determine
whether or not the levels of lead in the food
exceeded action levels before recommending a
detention action. LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE FOOD
IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.
Districts may now evaluate the solder of the can
to determine if lead is present. The testing
procedure is listed in FDA Laboratory Information
Bulletin 4041, "Identification of Lead Solder on a
Metal Can Seam."
If the result of the test is positive, the lot
should be detained and a recommendation for
detention without physical examination should be
forwarded to DIOP. A single positive can is
sufficient for a district to detain a shipment and
recommend detention without physical examination.
If the lot is mixed, the importer may submit a
reconditioning proposal to request release of the
portion of the lot which does not contain lead
soldered cans.
If the result of the test is inconclusive,
districts may contact David Egelhofer, CFSAN (HFS-
606) at (202) 205-4606 for further guidance.
Districts may detain, without physical sampling
and analysis, shipments of canned products
specified in the attachment to this alert.
For questions or issues concerning science,
science policy, sample collection, analysis,
preparation, or analytical methodology, contact
the Division of Field Science at (301) 443-3320 or
3007.
FOI: No purging is required.
PRIORITIZATION
GUIDANCE: I
KEYWORDS: Lead, lead soldered cans, foods, can seams
PREPARED
BY: Ted Poplawski, DIOP (301) 443-6553
DATE LOADED
INTO FIARS: April 3, 1997
Attachment to Import Alert #99-12 4/19/06
Products found to be packaged in cans with lead-soldered seams
(CL, 275)
PRODUCT/ DWPE
FIRM PRODUCT CODE DATE
Cia Pesquera San Pedro SACI Canned Mackerel 11/30/98
Pedro Aguirre Cerda (All Brands)
Coronel, Chile 16AE[][][]
FEI #8228
FIJI (FJ, 338)
PRODUCT/ DWPE
FIRM PRODUCT CODE DATE
**Vo-Ko Industries (MFR.) Canned Mackerel) 6/8/98
P.O. Box 13212 16AEE22
Suva, Fiji
FEI# 3001724298
**Ram Karan Dealers
(SHPR FOR VO-KO Industries) Canned Mackerel 6/8/98
102 Bureta Street 16AEE22
Suva, Fiji
FEI# 1000263732
**Morris Hedstrom Canned Mackerel 6/8/98
(Distributor/Possible Shipper 16AEE22
For Vo-Ko Industries)
Fiji
FEI# 3001732368
INDIA (IN, 455)
PRODUCT/ DWPE
FIRM PRODUCT CODE DATE
Pachranga Foods (International) Tenti Dela 5/6/98
G.P. Rd., I.B. Leiah School (green peas in oil)
C3 Industrial Area 24E[]E51/99
Panipat, India 132 108 24E[]I51/99
FEI# 1000282194
LATVIA (LV)
PRODUCT/ DWPE
FIRM PRODUCT CODE DATE
Stock Co. AKA Rezekne Condensed milk, canned 11/22/99
Dairies& Canneries 09CE[]03
(FCE# 11386)
Atbrivosanas Aleja 155/1
Razekne, Latvia
FEI# 3002702390
MOROCCO (MA, 610)
PRODUCT/ DWPE
FIRM PRODUCT CODE DATE
Unimer Siege Social Et Bureaux* Sardines 12/1/98
11 Rue L. Route Des Zenatas 16A-E33
Casablanca, Morocco
FEI# 1000215010
*Please note that the above product IS NOT SUBJECT to detention without
physical examination when shipped directly from the above listed firm. Product
shipped by any firm other than the above listed firm REMAINS SUBJECT to
detention without physical examination.
RUSSIA (RU)
OOO Ecopacific Canned Fish Roe
3A Str. Krasintsev 16YE[]04 10/29/03
Petropavlovak-Kamchatsky
Russia
FEI #3001385753
Manufacturer:
Kamchatneft Product Salmon Roe 10/4/04
3a Krasintsev St. 16YE[]04
Kamchatsky, Russia
683095
FEI# 3003931275
Distributor/Importer:
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Manufacturer:
Rudnyakonservomoloko Condensed Milk (various flavors: 10/4/04
Village Molkombeenat with cocoa, coffee, or sugar)
Smolenskaya District 09CE[]03
Rudnya City, Russia 216791 09DE[]03
FEI# 3003720795 09EE[]03
Distributor/Importer:
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Manufacturer:
Kerch Fish Cannery/ Kilka Sprats in Tomato Sauce 10/4/04
Kerchfactory Proliv 16AE[]33
41 Kirov St. 16AE[]99
Kerch, Russia
FEI# 3002541370
Distributor/Importer:
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Manufacturer:
Dalmore Products Multiple Products (Saury blanched 10/4/04
53 Pologaya St. in oil, crabmeat, salmon)
Vladivostok, Russia 690600 16AE[] - fish, vertebrates
FEI# 3004344617 16JE[] - crustaceans
Manufacturer:
Dalriba Fish Kombinat Saury in Oil 10/4/04
Oshrovnoy 16AE[]
51-a Svetlanskaya St.
Vladivostok, Russia 690950
FEI# 3003917593
Importer:
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Manufacturer:
Murmansk Trawling Fleet Multiple Products (Saury in 10/4/04
Shidta St. 43 own juice, Atlantic herring, cod liver)
Murnansk, Russia 16AE[]
FEI# 3004689864 16YE[]03 - cod liver
Importer:
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Manufacturer:
Astrahan Konservprom Egglant Paste 10/4/04
1 Slavinskaya Square 24HE[]01
Astrahan, Russia 41404
FEI# 3002541369
Importer:
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Manufacturer:
Rilolovetzky Kolhoz Multiple Products 10/4/04
Imeni V.I. Chapajeva (Sea Kale, cod liver)
Krasnodar Region 2 16YE[]03 - cod liver
Primosko, Russia 24TE[]08 - cabbage
FEI# 3004075034 24TE[]18 - sea kale
Importer:
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Zao Borodino Condensed milk, canned 3/22/2001
143240 Moskow OBL., 09CE[]03
Mozhaisk Rayon
Moscow, Russia
FEI# 3003200504
JSC RUDNYAKONSERV MOLOKO Canned milk-based drinks 1/30/06
MOLKOMBINAT VILLAGE including:
SMOLENSK, Russia "Caramel Spread"
FEI# 3004796817 "Caramel Spread with coffee"
FEI# 3005373801 "Caramel Spread with cocoa"
"Condense Half/Half"
09CE-05
09CE-07
Distributor/Importer:
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UKRAINE (UA)
FIRMS PRODUCT/ DWPE
PRODUCT CODE DATE
Gamma Ltd. Condensed Milk, Canned 11/2/05
23 Chekhova St. 09CE[]03
Vinnitsa, Ukraine 09DE[]03
FEI# 3003538597 09EE[]03
Gamma Ltd.
Lebedinskiy Str. 15
Vinnitsa, Ukraine
FEI# 3004263724
Izmail Fish Factory Canned Fish 3/20/06
Kapikraiana 4 St. (Canned Herring &
Izmail Canned Salmon Fillet)
Odeska Oblast 16A[][]21
Ukraine 68600 16A[][]32
FEI# 3005396245
Manufacturer:
Ukragroinvest Sweetened Condensed Milk 10/4/04
4 A Academician Krymsky St. 09CE[]03
Kiev, Ukraine 03142 09DE[]03
FEI# 3004331576 09EE[]03
Distributors:
Ukrexpo
6 Bylika St.
Zhitomir, Ukraine
FEI# 3003906846
JSC Kupyansk Milk Canning Combinat
Kharkov, Ukraine
FEI# 3003709751
Prodium Inc.
12260 Willow Grove Roadbuilding 2
County of Kent, United Kingdom
FEI# 3003821326
Importer:
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