# Hwangto Co., Ltd. · 16-120 · KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Hwangto Co., Ltd. · 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 Dried Filefish; product code is 16 A - - 56 Filefish; date published is 08/13/2026; address is Busan , 29 Dadae-Ro 300 Byun-Gil , Saha, Busan Gwangyeogsi KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF), verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Hwangto Co., Ltd. _(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:** Busan , 29 Dadae-Ro 300 Byun-Gil , Saha, Busan Gwangyeogsi KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 08/13/2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A - - 56 Filefish _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** RTE Seasoned Dried Filefish _(verified: 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 Seasoned Dried Filefish products 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)(1), failure to include all food safety hazards. The firm’s revised HACCP plan includes pathogenic bacteria growth – temperature abuse, allergens, and metal inclusion; but fails to include C. botulinum toxin, S. aureus toxin in the HACCP plan for dried seasoned RTE grilled seafood. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Hwangto Co., Ltd. Date Published : 08/13/2026 Busan , 29 Dadae-Ro 300 Byun-Gil , Saha, Busan Gwangyeogsi KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) 16 A - - 56 Filefish Date Published: 08/13/2026 Desc: RTE Seasoned Dried Filefish 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 Seasoned Dried Filefish products 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)(1), failure to include all food safety hazards. The firm’s revised HACCP plan includes pathogenic bacteria growth – temperature abuse, allergens, and metal inclusion; but fails to include C. botulinum toxin, S. aureus toxin in the HACCP plan for dried seasoned RTE grilled seafood.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
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