# GRUPO DEGFER CIA LTDA · 16-105 · ECUADOR — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination For GRUPO DEGFER CIA LTDA · 16-105 · ECUADOR, import alert is 16-105; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Fish and Fishery Products from Specific Manufacturers/Shippers Due to Decomposition and/or Histamine, and/or Indole"; country is ECUADOR; product is Swordfish; product code is 16 A - - 42 Swordfish; date published is 02/14/2018; address is Km 5 1/2 Via Manta Rocafuerte , Manta, Manabi ECUADOR, verified against its source on 2026-09-16. - **Firm:** GRUPO DEGFER CIA LTDA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Import alert:** 16-105 - **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination of Fish and Fishery Products from Specific Manufacturers/Shippers Due to Decomposition and/or Histamine, and/or Indole" - **Country:** ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Address:** Km 5 1/2 Via Manta Rocafuerte , Manta, Manabi ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Date published:** 02/14/2018 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product code:** 16 A - - 42 Swordfish _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product:** Swordfish _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **FDA notes:** Problem(s): Decomposition _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > GRUPO DEGFER CIA LTDA Date Published : 02/14/2018 Km 5 1/2 Via Manta Rocafuerte , Manta, Manabi ECUADOR 16 A - - 42 Swordfish Date Published: 02/14/2018 Desc: Swordfish Notes: Problem(s): Decomposition ## Source - https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_19.html Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15. Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).