[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"fda-warning-letter-yemenusa-inc-615141-07222021":3,"fda-latest-sync-dates":31},{"id":4,"letter_id":5,"action_type":6,"firm_name":7,"fei_number":8,"issuing_office":9,"subject":10,"posted_date":11,"action_taken_date":12,"response_letter_date":8,"closeout_date":13,"case_status":14,"letter_url":15,"reference_number":8,"marcs_cms_no":16,"product_type":17,"delivery_method":18,"recipient_name":19,"recipient_title":8,"body_html":20,"body_text":21,"body_fetched_at":22,"medical_device_id":8,"raw":23,"created_at":29,"updated_at":30},3204,"yemenusa-inc-615141-07222021","Warning Letter","YemenUSA Inc.",null,"Division of Northern Border Imports","Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)","2021-08-17","2021-07-22","2023-02-24","Closed Out","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Finspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations\u002Fwarning-letters\u002Fyemenusa-inc-615141-07222021","615141","Food & Beverages","Via Express Delivery","Sami Alsulaimani","\n\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                              \n  \n \n\n                 \n\n  \u003Chr>\n \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"inset-column\">\n  \u003Cdl class=\"lcds-description-list--grid\">\n\n              \u003Cdt class=\"cell-1_1\">Delivery Method:\u003C\u002Fdt> \n        \u003Cdd class=\"cell-2_1\">Via Express Delivery\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              \u003C\u002Fdd>\n      \n      \n              \u003Cdt class=\"cell-1_3\">Product:\u003C\u002Fdt> \n        \u003Cdd class=\"cell-2_3\">Food & Beverages                          \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n             \n            \n            \n            \n              \n            \n            \n            \u003C\u002Fdd>\n      \n          \u003C\u002Fdl>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>            \n\n\n\u003Chr>\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row inset-column\">\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\n    \u003Cdl class=\"\">\n\n        \u003Cdt>Recipient:\u003C\u002Fdt>\n\n                      \u003Cdd>\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-recipient-name field--type-string field--label-above\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"field--label\">Recipient Name\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n              \u003Cdiv class=\"field--item\">Sami Alsulaimani\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdd>\n                                \u003Cdd>\n  \u003Cdiv class=\"field field--name-field-recipient-title field--type-string field--label-above\">\n    \u003Cdiv class=\"field--label\">Recipient Title\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n              \u003Cdiv class=\"field--item\">Owner\u002FPresident\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n          \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdd>\n          \n            \u003Cdd>YemenUSA Inc.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\n          \n                      \u003Cdd>\u003Cp class=\"address\" translate=\"no\">\u003Cspan class=\"address-line1\">8864 Greenfield Road\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan class=\"locality\">Detroit\u003C\u002Fspan>, \u003Cspan class=\"administrative-area\">MI\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"postal-code\">48228-2237\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cspan class=\"country\">United States\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n          \n          \n          \n    \u003C\u002Fdl>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>            \n\n       \u003Cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-6\">\n    \u003Cdl class=\"\">\n          \n          \u003Cdt>Issuing Office:\u003C\u002Fdt>\n        \n         \n          \u003Cdd>Division of Northern Border Imports\u003C\u002Fdd>\n        \n         \n          \u003Cdd>\u003Cp class=\"address\" translate=\"no\">\u003Cspan class=\"country\">United States\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n    \u003C\u002Fdl>\n    \u003Cdl class=\"\"> \n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdl>\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>  \n      \n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n \n\n \n\n\u003Chr>\n\n\u003Cp>July 22, 2021\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp class=\"text-align-center\">\u003Cstrong>Warning Letter\u003Cbr>\nCMS # 615141\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Dear Sami Alsulaimani:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>From May 4 to May 14, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of YemenUSA Inc., located at 8864 Greenfield Road, Detroit, MI. This inspection was conducted to determine compliance with the requirements of section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 384a) and the implementing FSVP regulation in 21 CFR part 1 subpart L.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>The FSVP regulation requires that importers perform certain risk-based activities to verify that human and\u002For animal food they import into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. food safety standards. You may find information relating to the FSVP regulation and your responsibilities to comply with the regulation through links in FDA’s FSVP web page at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Ffood\u002Ffood-safety-modernization-act-fsma\u002Ffsma-final-rule-foreign-supplier-verification-programs-fsvp-importers-food-humans-and-animals\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Ffood\u002Ffood-safety-modernization-act-fsma\u002Ffsma-final-rule-foreign-supplier-verification-programs-fsvp-importers-food-humans-and-animals\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>During our inspection, we found that you are not in compliance with the requirements of 21 CFR part 1, subpart L for the foods you import, including the black pepper powder and raisins you import from your foreign supplier Yassin Spices, located in Yemen. Because of these significant violations, you are not in compliance with section 805 of the FD&C Act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>At the conclusion of the FSVP inspection, our investigator provided you with a Form FDA 483a, FSVP Observations. As of the date of this letter, we have not received your response to the Form FDA 483a.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Your significant violations of the FSVP regulation are as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>You did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP as required by section 805 of the FD&C Act and 21 CFR 1.502(a). Specifically, you did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP for any of the foods you import, including the black pepper powder and raisins you import from your foreign supplier Yassin Spices, located in Yemen.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\u003Cp>The above violations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of violations of the FSVP requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in compliance with section 805 of the FD&C Act and the implementing regulation in 21 CFR part 1, subpart L.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>This letter notifies you of our concerns and provides you an opportunity to address them. If you do not adequately address this matter, we may take further action. For instance, we may take action under section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)(3)) to refuse admission of the food you import for which you appear to be in violation of section 805. We may place the foods you import into the United States on detention without physical examination (DWPE) when you import the foods. You can find DWPE information relating to FSVP in Import Alert # 99-41, at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.accessdata.fda.gov\u002Fcms_ia\u002Fialist.html\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.accessdata.fda.gov\u002Fcms_ia\u002Fialist.html\u003C\u002Fa>. In addition, the importation or offering for importation into the United States of an article of food without the importer having an FSVP that meets the requirements of section 805 of the FD&C Act or the FSVP regulation is prohibited under section 301(zz) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(zz)).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>You should respond in writing within fifteen (15) working days from your receipt of this letter. Your response should address the specific things you are doing to correct any violations. You should include in your response documentation and information that would assist us in evaluating your corrections (e.g., documentation of changes you made, such as a copy of your FSVP, records to demonstrate implementation of your FSVP), and any additional information that you wish to supply relevant to your compliance with the FSVP regulation. If you believe that you are not in violation of the FD&C Act, include your reasoning and any supporting information for our consideration. If you cannot complete all corrections within 15 working days, you should explain the reason for your delay and state when you will correct any remaining violations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Additionally, we offer the following comments:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>We note that you may meet the definition of a “very small importer” under 21 CFR 1.500. If you meet the definition, you are still required to follow FSVP requirements. If you are a very small importer and you choose to comply with the modified requirements in 21 CFR 1.512, you must document that you meet the definition of very small importer as required per 21 CFR 1.512(b)(1)(i). If this section applies and you chose to comply with the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section, you also are required to comply with the requirements in sections 1.502, 1.503, and 1.509, but you are not required to comply with the requirements in sections 1.504 through 1.508 or 1.510. In addition, for each food you import, you must obtain written assurance, before importing the food and at least every two years thereafter, that your foreign supplier is producing the food in compliance with processes and procedures that provide at least the same level of public health protection as those required under section 418 and 419 of the FD&C Act, if either is applicable, and the implementing regulations, and is producing the food in compliance with sections 402 and 403(w) (if applicable) of the FD&C Act (21 CFR 1.512(b)(3)(i)).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Please email your reply to Food and Drug Administration, Attention: Julie Scoma, Compliance Officer, Division of Northern Border Imports, at Julie.Scoma@fda.hhs.gov. Please reference \u003Cstrong>CMS #615141\u003C\u002Fstrong> on any documents or records you provide to us and\u002F or within the subject line of any email correspondence you send to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Sincerely,\u003Cbr>\n\u002FS\u002F\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>Keith J. Jasukaitis\u003Cbr>\nProgram Division Director\u003Cbr>\nDivision of Northern Border Imports\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003C!--BEGIN QUALTRICS WEBSITE FEEDBACK SNIPPET-->\n\u003C!--BEGIN QUALTRICS WEBSITE FEEDBACK SNIPPET-->\n\n\n\n              \n                                            \n              \n            ","Delivery Method:\n\nVia Express Delivery\n\nProduct:\n\nFood & Beverages\n\nRecipient:\n\nRecipient Name\n\nSami Alsulaimani\n\nRecipient Title\n\nOwner\u002FPresident\n\nYemenUSA Inc.\n\n8864 Greenfield Road\n\nDetroit, MI 48228-2237\n\nUnited States\n\nIssuing Office:\n\nDivision of Northern Border Imports\n\nUnited States\n\nJuly 22, 2021\n\nWarning Letter\n\nCMS # 615141\n\nDear Sami Alsulaimani:\n\nFrom May 4 to May 14, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of YemenUSA Inc., located at 8864 Greenfield Road, Detroit, MI. This inspection was conducted to determine compliance with the requirements of section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 384a) and the implementing FSVP regulation in 21 CFR part 1 subpart L.\n\nThe FSVP regulation requires that importers perform certain risk-based activities to verify that human and\u002For animal food they import into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. food safety standards. You may find information relating to the FSVP regulation and your responsibilities to comply with the regulation through links in FDA’s FSVP web page at https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Ffood\u002Ffood-safety-modernization-act-fsma\u002Ffsma-final-rule-foreign-supplier-verification-programs-fsvp-importers-food-humans-and-animals.\n\nDuring our inspection, we found that you are not in compliance with the requirements of 21 CFR part 1, subpart L for the foods you import, including the black pepper powder and raisins you import from your foreign supplier Yassin Spices, located in Yemen. Because of these significant violations, you are not in compliance with section 805 of the FD&C Act.\n\nAt the conclusion of the FSVP inspection, our investigator provided you with a Form FDA 483a, FSVP Observations. As of the date of this letter, we have not received your response to the Form FDA 483a.\n\nYour significant violations of the FSVP regulation are as follows:\n\nYou did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP as required by section 805 of the FD&C Act and 21 CFR 1.502(a). Specifically, you did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP for any of the foods you import, including the black pepper powder and raisins you import from your foreign supplier Yassin Spices, located in Yemen.\n\nThe above violations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of violations of the FSVP requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in compliance with section 805 of the FD&C Act and the implementing regulation in 21 CFR part 1, subpart L.\n\nThis letter notifies you of our concerns and provides you an opportunity to address them. If you do not adequately address this matter, we may take further action. For instance, we may take action under section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 381(a)(3)) to refuse admission of the food you import for which you appear to be in violation of section 805. We may place the foods you import into the United States on detention without physical examination (DWPE) when you import the foods. You can find DWPE information relating to FSVP in Import Alert # 99-41, at https:\u002F\u002Fwww.accessdata.fda.gov\u002Fcms_ia\u002Fialist.html. In addition, the importation or offering for importation into the United States of an article of food without the importer having an FSVP that meets the requirements of section 805 of the FD&C Act or the FSVP regulation is prohibited under section 301(zz) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(zz)).\n\nYou should respond in writing within fifteen (15) working days from your receipt of this letter. Your response should address the specific things you are doing to correct any violations. You should include in your response documentation and information that would assist us in evaluating your corrections (e.g., documentation of changes you made, such as a copy of your FSVP, records to demonstrate implementation of your FSVP), and any additional information that you wish to supply relevant to your compliance with the FSVP regulation. If you believe that you are not in violation of the FD&C Act, include your reasoning and any supporting information for our consideration. If you cannot complete all corrections within 15 working days, you should explain the reason for your delay and state when you will correct any remaining violations.\n\nAdditionally, we offer the following comments:\n\nWe note that you may meet the definition of a “very small importer” under 21 CFR 1.500. If you meet the definition, you are still required to follow FSVP requirements. If you are a very small importer and you choose to comply with the modified requirements in 21 CFR 1.512, you must document that you meet the definition of very small importer as required per 21 CFR 1.512(b)(1)(i). If this section applies and you chose to comply with the requirements in paragraph (b) of this section, you also are required to comply with the requirements in sections 1.502, 1.503, and 1.509, but you are not required to comply with the requirements in sections 1.504 through 1.508 or 1.510. In addition, for each food you import, you must obtain written assurance, before importing the food and at least every two years thereafter, that your foreign supplier is producing the food in compliance with processes and procedures that provide at least the same level of public health protection as those required under section 418 and 419 of the FD&C Act, if either is applicable, and the implementing regulations, and is producing the food in compliance with sections 402 and 403(w) (if applicable) of the FD&C Act (21 CFR 1.512(b)(3)(i)).\n\nPlease email your reply to Food and Drug Administration, Attention: Julie Scoma, Compliance Officer, Division of Northern Border Imports, at Julie.Scoma@fda.hhs.gov. Please reference CMS #615141 on any documents or records you provide to us and\u002F or within the subject line of any email correspondence you send to us.\n\nSincerely,\n\n\u002FS\u002F\n\nKeith J. 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