# FILARETOS BROS CO. · 16-120 · GREECE — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For FILARETOS BROS CO. · 16-120 · GREECE, 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 GREECE; product is Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil - not thermally processed | RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging; product code is 16 A - - 01 Anchovy | 16 S V - 21 Herring, Cold Smoked, Fish, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; date published is 06/22/2026; address is Asminio , Istiaia, Sterea Ellada GREECE, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** FILARETOS BROS CO. _(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:** GREECE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Asminio , Istiaia, Sterea Ellada GREECE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 06/22/2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A - - 01 Anchovy | 16 S V - 21 Herring, Cold Smoked, Fish, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil - not thermally processed | RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** FDA inspection of 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 the firm’s response, the FDA determined that the firm’s Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil (not thermally processed) and RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging processed in the facility appear to be adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Identified violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(c)(3), inadequate critical limit and 21 CFR 123.6(c)(2), failure to identify CCP(s). | FDA inspection of 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 the firm’s response, the FDA determined that the firm’s Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil (not thermally processed) and RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging processed in the facility appear to be adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Identified violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(c)(3), inadequate critical limit and 21 CFR 123.6(c)(2), failure to identify CCP(s). _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> FILARETOS BROS CO. Date Published : 06/22/2026 Asminio , Istiaia, Sterea Ellada GREECE 16 A - - 01 Anchovy Date Published: 06/22/2026 Desc: Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil - not thermally processed Notes: FDA inspection of 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 the firm’s response, the FDA determined that the firm’s Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil (not thermally processed) and RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging processed in the facility appear to be adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Identified violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(c)(3), inadequate critical limit and 21 CFR 123.6(c)(2), failure to identify CCP(s). 16 S V - 21 Herring, Cold Smoked, Fish, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 06/22/2026 Desc: RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging Notes: FDA inspection of 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 the firm’s response, the FDA determined that the firm’s Refrigerated RTE marinated anchovies in oil (not thermally processed) and RTE cold-smoked herring in vacuum packaging processed in the facility appear to be adulterated within the meaning of section 402(a)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Identified violations include: 21 CFR 123.6(c)(3), inadequate critical limit and 21 CFR 123.6(c)(2), failure to identify CCP(s).

## 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/).