# Hajung Salted Seafood · 16-120 · KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Hajung Salted Seafood · 16-120 · KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF), 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 KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF); product is RTE seasoned squid | RTE seasoned octopus; product code is 16 M - - 03 Squid, Other Aquatic Species | 16 M - - 09 Octopus, Other Aquatic Species; date published is 05/31/2025; address is 38 Gukdongnam7-Gil , Yeosu, Jeollanam KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF), verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Hajung Salted Seafood _(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:** KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 38 Gukdongnam7-Gil , Yeosu, Jeollanam KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 05/31/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 M - - 03 Squid, Other Aquatic Species | 16 M - - 09 Octopus, Other Aquatic Species _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** RTE seasoned squid | RTE seasoned octopus _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** Problem(s): HACCP violations, 11/2024 Foreign inspection was conducted of this seafood manufacturing facility and found serious deviations of the seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings, we have determined the listed seafood products processed in the facility are 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) - the firm did not list critical control point for their refrigerated storage step, to control the food safety hazard of pathogens and 21 CFR 123.11(b) - firm did not monitor the condition and cleanliness of food contact surfaces, utensils and gloves, the protection of food, food packaging material, and food contact surfaces from adulteration with condensate; and the exclusion of pests from the food plant. | Problem(s): HACCP violations, 11/2024 Foreign inspection was conducted of this seafood manufacturing facility and found serious deviations of the seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings, we have determined the listed seafood products processed in the facility are 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) - the firm did not list critical control point for their refrigerated storage step, to control the food safety hazard of pathogens and 21 CFR 123.11(b) - firm did not monitor the condition and cleanliness of food contact surfaces, utensils and gloves, the protection of food, food packaging material, and food contact surfaces from adulteration with condensate; and the exclusion of pests from the food plant. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Hajung Salted Seafood Date Published : 05/31/2025 38 Gukdongnam7-Gil , Yeosu, Jeollanam KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) 16 M - - 03 Squid, Other Aquatic Species Date Published: 05/31/2025 Desc: RTE seasoned squid Notes: Problem(s): HACCP violations, 11/2024 Foreign inspection was conducted of this seafood manufacturing facility and found serious deviations of the seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings, we have determined the listed seafood products processed in the facility are 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) - the firm did not list critical control point for their refrigerated storage step, to control the food safety hazard of pathogens and 21 CFR 123.11(b) - firm did not monitor the condition and cleanliness of food contact surfaces, utensils and gloves, the protection of food, food packaging material, and food contact surfaces from adulteration with condensate; and the exclusion of pests from the food plant. 16 M - - 09 Octopus, Other Aquatic Species Date Published: 05/31/2025 Desc: RTE seasoned octopus Notes: Problem(s): HACCP violations, 11/2024 Foreign inspection was conducted of this seafood manufacturing facility and found serious deviations of the seafood HACCP regulations (21 CFR Part 123). Based on FDA’s inspectional findings, we have determined the listed seafood products processed in the facility are 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) - the firm did not list critical control point for their refrigerated storage step, to control the food safety hazard of pathogens and 21 CFR 123.11(b) - firm did not monitor the condition and cleanliness of food contact surfaces, utensils and gloves, the protection of food, food packaging material, and food contact surfaces from adulteration with condensate; and the exclusion of pests from the food plant.

## 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/).