# Empacadora Coral del Pacifico EMCOPAC S.A. · 16-125 · ECUADOR — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Empacadora Coral del Pacifico EMCOPAC S.A. · 16-125 · ECUADOR, import alert is 16-125; import alert name is "DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF REFRIGERATED (NOT FROZEN WITH PROPER LABELING) RAW FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TOXIN PRODUCTION"; country is ECUADOR; product is Grouper | Hake | Mackerel | Snapper | Swordfish | Tuna; Yellowfin; Thunnus albacares | Tuna; Big Eye; Thunnus obesus | Golden; Mahi-Mahi; Coryphaena hippurus | Marlin | Corvina | School; Escolar; Lepidocybium flavobrunneum | Wahoo | Amberjack | Triple Tail; Atlantic Tripletail; Lobotes surinamensis; product code is 16 A V - 17 Groupers, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 19 Hake, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 22 Mackerel (only Scomberomorus spp eg. Spanish or King), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 37 Snapper (Red, Gray, Malabar, etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 42 Swordfish, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 51 Mahi Mahi, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 54 Marlin, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 55 Corvina, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 69 Escolar, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 78 Wahoo, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 79 Yellowtail, Amberjack, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 99 Fish, N.E.C., Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; date published is 04/23/2021; address is Calle Principal S/N , Parroquia Luis Tello , Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas ECUADOR, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Empacadora Coral del Pacifico EMCOPAC S.A. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 16-125
- **Import alert name:** "DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF REFRIGERATED (NOT FROZEN WITH PROPER LABELING) RAW FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TOXIN PRODUCTION"
- **Country:** ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Calle Principal S/N , Parroquia Luis Tello , Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 04/23/2021 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A V - 17 Groupers, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 19 Hake, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 22 Mackerel (only Scomberomorus spp eg. Spanish or King), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 37 Snapper (Red, Gray, Malabar, etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 42 Swordfish, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 51 Mahi Mahi, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 54 Marlin, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 55 Corvina, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 69 Escolar, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 78 Wahoo, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 79 Yellowtail, Amberjack, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 A V - 99 Fish, N.E.C., Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Grouper | Hake | Mackerel | Snapper | Swordfish | Tuna; Yellowfin; Thunnus albacares | Tuna; Big Eye; Thunnus obesus | Golden; Mahi-Mahi; Coryphaena hippurus | Marlin | Corvina | School; Escolar; Lepidocybium flavobrunneum | Wahoo | Amberjack | Triple Tail; Atlantic Tripletail; Lobotes surinamensis _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR | Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Empacadora Coral del Pacifico EMCOPAC S.A. Date Published : 04/23/2021 Calle Principal S/N , Parroquia Luis Tello , Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas ECUADOR 16 A V - 17 Groupers, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Grouper Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 19 Hake, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Hake Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 22 Mackerel (only Scomberomorus spp eg. Spanish or King), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Mackerel Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 37 Snapper (Red, Gray, Malabar, etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Snapper Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 42 Swordfish, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Swordfish Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Tuna; Yellowfin; Thunnus albacares Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Tuna; Big Eye; Thunnus obesus Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 51 Mahi Mahi, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Golden; Mahi-Mahi; Coryphaena hippurus Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 54 Marlin, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Marlin Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 55 Corvina, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Corvina Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 69 Escolar, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: School; Escolar; Lepidocybium flavobrunneum Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 78 Wahoo, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Wahoo Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 79 Yellowtail, Amberjack, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Amberjack Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR 16 A V - 99 Fish, N.E.C., Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 04/23/2021 Desc: Triple Tail; Atlantic Tripletail; Lobotes surinamensis Notes: Method of Control; Cryovac HP2700 10K OTR

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_28.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/).