# OceanBest (M) SDN. BHD. · 16-04 · MALAYSIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For OceanBest (M) SDN. BHD. · 16-04 · MALAYSIA, import alert is 16-04; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products That Appear To Be Misbranded; country is MALAYSIA; product is Dried Salted Red Snapper, Lutjanus sanguineus; product code is 16 A - - 37 Snapper (Red, Gray, Malabar, etc.); date published is 09/14/2026; address is No7, Road Cj16/1a , Industry Area Cheras Jaya , Cheras, Selangor MALAYSIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** OceanBest (M) SDN. BHD. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 16-04
- **Import alert name:** Detention Without Physical Examination of Seafood Products That Appear To Be Misbranded
- **Country:** MALAYSIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** No7, Road Cj16/1a , Industry Area Cheras Jaya , Cheras, Selangor MALAYSIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/14/2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A - - 37 Snapper (Red, Gray, Malabar, etc.) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Dried Salted Red Snapper, Lutjanus sanguineus _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** FDA collected a sample of Dried Salted Red Snapper, analyzed for species identification. FDA determined the Dried Salted Red Snapper product is misbranded under section 403(b) of the Act. Specifically, the product is labeled as Dried Salted Red Snapper. FDA analysis determined the product to be Lutjanus malabaricus, which according to the FDA Seafood List can be marketed as Snapper or Malabar Snapper. Red Snapper can only be used for Lutjanus campechanus.)] _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> OceanBest (M) SDN. BHD. Date Published : 09/14/2026 No7, Road Cj16/1a , Industry Area Cheras Jaya , Cheras, Selangor MALAYSIA 16 A - - 37 Snapper (Red, Gray, Malabar, etc.) Date Published: 09/14/2026 Desc: Dried Salted Red Snapper, Lutjanus sanguineus Notes: FDA collected a sample of Dried Salted Red Snapper, analyzed for species identification. FDA determined the Dried Salted Red Snapper product is misbranded under section 403(b) of the Act. Specifically, the product is labeled as Dried Salted Red Snapper. FDA analysis determined the product to be Lutjanus malabaricus, which according to the FDA Seafood List can be marketed as Snapper or Malabar Snapper. Red Snapper can only be used for Lutjanus campechanus.)]

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_13.html

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