# L'Esturgeonniere · 16-120 · FRANCE — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For L'Esturgeonniere · 16-120 · FRANCE, import alert is 16-120; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of ***Fish and Fishery*** Products from Foreign Processors (Mfrs.) Not in Compliance with Seafood HACCP ***Regulation***"; country is FRANCE; product is Vacuum-Packed; Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Aquaculture Sturgeon Caviar | Vacuum-Packed; Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Aquaculture Sturgeon Caviar; product code is 16 X - - 04 Sturgeon, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products | 16 Y - - 01 Caviar, Fishery Products, n.e.c; date published is 01/20/2026; address is 10 Rue De Balanos , Le Teich, Gironde FRANCE, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** L'Esturgeonniere _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 16-120
- **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination of ***Fish and Fishery*** Products from Foreign Processors (Mfrs.) Not in Compliance with Seafood HACCP ***Regulation***"
- **Country:** FRANCE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 10 Rue De Balanos , Le Teich, Gironde FRANCE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 01/20/2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 X - - 04 Sturgeon, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products | 16 Y - - 01 Caviar, Fishery Products, n.e.c. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Vacuum-Packed; Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Aquaculture Sturgeon Caviar | Vacuum-Packed; Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Aquaculture Sturgeon Caviar _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** FDA inspection conducted at this food manufacturing facility found serious deviations of the Seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings and review of firm’s response, the firm’s Sturgeon Caviar products appear adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), in that they were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have been contaminated with filth, or whereby they may have been rendered injurious to health. Specific violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(a) and (c)(2), failure to conduct a hazard analysis to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur and have a HACCP plan that, at a minimum, lists the critical control points. | FDA inspection conducted at this food manufacturing facility found serious deviations of the Seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings and review of firm’s response, the firm’s Sturgeon Caviar products appear adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), in that they were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have been contaminated with filth, or whereby they may have been rendered injurious to health. Specific violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(a) and (c)(2), failure to conduct a hazard analysis to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur and have a HACCP plan that, at a minimum, lists the critical control points. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> L'Esturgeonniere Date Published : 01/20/2026 10 Rue De Balanos , Le Teich, Gironde FRANCE 16 X - - 04 Sturgeon, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products Date Published: 01/20/2026 Desc: Vacuum-Packed; Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Aquaculture Sturgeon Caviar Notes: FDA inspection conducted at this food manufacturing facility found serious deviations of the Seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings and review of firm’s response, the firm’s Sturgeon Caviar products appear adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), in that they were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have been contaminated with filth, or whereby they may have been rendered injurious to health. Specific violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(a) and (c)(2), failure to conduct a hazard analysis to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur and have a HACCP plan that, at a minimum, lists the critical control points. 16 Y - - 01 Caviar, Fishery Products, n.e.c. Date Published: 01/20/2026 Desc: Vacuum-Packed; Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Aquaculture Sturgeon Caviar Notes: FDA inspection conducted at this food manufacturing facility found serious deviations of the Seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings and review of firm’s response, the firm’s Sturgeon Caviar products appear adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), in that they were prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have been contaminated with filth, or whereby they may have been rendered injurious to health. Specific violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(a) and (c)(2), failure to conduct a hazard analysis to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur and have a HACCP plan that, at a minimum, lists the critical control points.

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_25.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/).