As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until companies have been given months or years to correct problems. Portions of the letters are often redacted from public view.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to three food importers in Texas and New Jersey after inspections found that they had failed to develop, maintain or follow required Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVPs) for imported foods.
The companies imported products including cookies, soft drinks, potato chips, sunflower seeds, cheese and mushrooms. In each case, FDA said the firms had not provided adequate documentation demonstrating compliance or corrective actions.