IA #21-05, ----Revision 04/1/97, Attachment - 6/2/04
SUBJECT: "DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF ALL DATES (ZIZYPHUS
JUJUBA [COMMON NAMES = CHINESE RED DATE, JUJUBE, ETC.]) FROM PROC
AND HONG KONG"
TYPE OF ALERT: ***DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION***
Note: This alert is being revised to provide changes to format and/or
terminology, and to add an attachment for firms exempt from detention without
physical examination. These changes are bracketed by asterisks (***)
(Note: This import alert contains guidance to FDA field
personnel only. It does not establish any requirements, or
create any rights or obligations on FDA or on regulated
entities.)
PRODUCT : Dates (Zizyphus jujuba)
The following are names used for Zizyphus jujuba, which are
imported predominately from PROC and Hong Kong and are grown
in China, India, Africa, and countries around the
Mediterranean:
Chinese red date common jujube jujube date rhamnus ziziphus
dried red date jujube nut Da Zao zizyphus lotus
honey date zizyphus sativa jujube de Chine zizyphus vulgaris
Chinese jujube zizyphus zizyphus Hong Joh jujube comun
The following are names that can be used for Phoenix dactylifera, are
familiar to the American public, and are predominately grown in Egypt, Iraq,
Iran, and Saudi Arabia:
datte pygmy date palm
datte deglet-nour miniature date
date palm wild date palm
Senegal date palm
The information for the Phoenix dactylifera is being provided for clarity only
and is not covered by this ***detention without physical examination***.
PRODUCT CODE : 21G--05
21H--05
21G--16
21H--16
PROBLEM : Filth (Insect-FLNF), (Bird-FLBF), (Rodent-FLRF);
(Filth-N.E.C., FLNC)
PAC FOR
COLLECTION : 03819A (Filth)
COUNTRY : Peoples Republic of China (280, CN)
Hong Kong (435, HK)
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER : All
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER I.D.#: N/A
IMPORTER'S
I.D. # : N/A
CHARGE : "The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to
Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to contain filth
(rodent, cat, insect, other animal) [Adulteration, Section
402(a)(3)]."
RECOMMENDING
OFFICE : Division of Import Operations & Policy, HFC-170
REASON FOR
ALERT : This alert initially issued on October 19, 1982, after
evaluation of data revealed that for the period from October
1, 1981, through March 31, 1982, 51 of 85 shipments of dates
examined from the People's Republic of China (PROC) and Hong
Kong were detained due to filth (insect, rodent, bird,
spiders, and mites). This represented a 60% violation rate.
The 51 detentions from both countries represented shipments
from 20 different manufacturers/shippers.
Review of FY 95 data indicates shipments of dates from
shippers from both Hong Kong and China continue to be
detained with many shipments resulting in refusals.
GUIDANCE : Districts may detain, dates (Zizyphus jujuba) from the
People's Republic of China (PROC) and Hong Kong, without
physical examination, except those listed on the attachment.
If sampling is deemed necessary for this product, see IOM
(October 1994) Chapter 6, Section 621.1, 2. Dates and Date
Material - Filth, (b).
***For questions or issues concerning science, science
policy, sample collection, analysis, preparation, or
analytical methodology, contact the Division of Field
Science at (301)443-3320 or 3007.***
PRIORITIZATION
GUIDANCE : III
FOI : No purging required.
KEYWORDS : Dates, jujube, zizyphus, filth
PREPARED BY : Fredda Shere-Valenti, DIOP, 301-443-6553.
DATE LOADED
INTO FIARS : 04/01/97
Attachment to IA #21-05 6/2/04
FIRMS EXEMPT FROM DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
FIRM PRODUCT
Cofco Hebei International Trading Co. Ltd.Dried Jujube
345 Youyi North Street Product Code : 21G05
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050071 21H05, 21G16, 21H16
China 12/21/99
FEI #3000214318
Address Change
2/24/2004
Daxin Huafeng Food Co. Ltd. Zizyphus Jujuba
8 Zhenjing Road 21G[][]05
Shuibu Gangning Area 21H[][]05
Taishan City 21G[][]16
Guangdong, China 21H[][]16
FEI# 3001630412 11/2/00
Hebei Huakang Medicines Co. Ltd. Zizyphus Jujuba (Chinese Red Dates)
30 Dianda Road 4/1/97
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
(Branch Office) - FEI# 3000129766
Hebei Medicines & Health Products
Import Export Corp.
8 Jichang Road
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
(Corporate Office) - FEI# 1000206012
Market Group Corp. Dried Dates
63 Maidi Rd., /21G[][]05, 21H[][]05
11/F Market Bldg. 21G[][]16, 21H[][]16
Huizhou, Guangdong 7/5/01
PROC
FEI #1000166225
SHANXI UNION DATES PRODUCTS CO.,LTD. ZIZIPHUS JUJUBE
NO. 69 WEST KANGLE STREET 21H -- 16
YAIYUAN, SHANXI, CHINA 2/19/99
FEI #3001242683
Zhanhua King Man Food Co., Ltd. Jujube Dates
No. 38, Fuquao Road, Zhanhua County 21G--05, 21H--05
Shandong, China 21G--16, 21H--16
FEI #3003502621 6/2/04
Zhuhai Economic Special Zone Dried Jujube Dates
General Non-Staple Food Corp. 21G[][]05, 21H[][]05
1092 Jiuzhou Road 21G[][]16, 21H[][]16
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China 9/25/02
FEI #3002527849