# EGBASA · 16-81 · ECUADOR — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For EGBASA · 16-81 · ECUADOR, import alert is 16-81; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is ECUADOR; product is Shrimp | Shrimp; product code is 16 J - - 05 Shrimp & Prawns | 16 X - - 21 Shrimp and prawns, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products; date published is 09/18/2009; address is Empacadora Grupo Bahia S.A. , Bahia De Caraquez, Manabi ECUADOR, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** EGBASA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 16-81
- **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"
- **Country:** ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Empacadora Grupo Bahia S.A. , Bahia De Caraquez, Manabi ECUADOR _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/18/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 J - - 05 Shrimp & Prawns | 16 X - - 21 Shrimp and prawns, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Shrimp | Shrimp _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 5/7/98 | SALMONELLA; | 5/7/98 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> EGBASA Date Published : 09/18/2009 Empacadora Grupo Bahia S.A. , Bahia De Caraquez, Manabi ECUADOR 16 J - - 05 Shrimp & Prawns Date Published: 01/27/2011 Desc: Shrimp Notes: 5/7/98 Problems: SALMONELLA; 16 X - - 21 Shrimp and prawns, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products Date Published: 01/27/2011 Desc: Shrimp Notes: 5/7/98 Problems: SALMONELLA;

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_49.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/).