# Northwest Foods Ind. Co. Ltd · 16-39 · TAIWAN — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Northwest Foods Ind. Co. Ltd · 16-39 · TAIWAN, import alert is 16-39; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Ready-to-Eat Seafood for Listeria monocytogenes"; country is TAIWAN; product code is 16 J - - 01 Crab | 16 R - - 01 Surimi (Used for Further Processing into Imitation Seafood) | 16 R - - 99 Other Engineered Seafood Products, N.E.C; date published is 03/13/2009; address is Feen Liau Rd. , NO. 15 Industrial 2nd , Taipei, TAIWAN, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Northwest Foods Ind. Co. Ltd _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 16-39
- **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination of Ready-to-Eat Seafood for Listeria monocytogenes"
- **Country:** TAIWAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Feen Liau Rd. , NO. 15 Industrial 2nd , Taipei, TAIWAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 03/13/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 J - - 01 Crab | 16 R - - 01 Surimi (Used for Further Processing into Imitation Seafood) | 16 R - - 99 Other Engineered Seafood Products, N.E.C. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** Simulated crab ball DWPE date - 6/18/2004 | LISTERIA; | Simulated crab ball DWPE date - 6/18/2004 | LISTERIA; | Simulated crab ball DWPE date - 6/18/2004 | LISTERIA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Northwest Foods Ind. Co. Ltd Date Published : 03/13/2009 Feen Liau Rd. , NO. 15 Industrial 2nd , Taipei, TAIWAN 16 J - - 01 Crab Date Published: 03/13/2009 Notes: Simulated crab ball DWPE date - 6/18/2004 Problems: LISTERIA; 16 R - - 01 Surimi (Used for Further Processing into Imitation Seafood) Date Published: 03/13/2009 Notes: Simulated crab ball DWPE date - 6/18/2004 Problems: LISTERIA; 16 R - - 99 Other Engineered Seafood Products, N.E.C. Date Published: 03/13/2009 Notes: Simulated crab ball DWPE date - 6/18/2004 Problems: LISTERIA;

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_44.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/).