As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems.

The FDA has issued warning letters to two companies for failing to comply with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), which requires importers to ensure that foreign food suppliers meet U.S. safety standards.

The letters, sent to Talla Imports LLC and Premium Fresh Growers LLC, highlight repeated failures to establish and implement FSVP procedures for various imported food products, including chocolate, cookies, fresh produce and candy.

Talla Imports LLC
Burnsville, MN

Minnesota-based Talla Imports LLC received a warning letter on Jan. 13, 2025, after FDA inspections conducted from Nov. 20 to Dec. 16, 2024, found the company had not developed or maintained an FSVP for any of its imported foods. The company imports products such as chocolate toffee, gingerbread cookies and fruit candy sticks from Sweden.

At the conclusion of the inspection, FDA investigators issued a Form 483a detailing the firm’s noncompliance, but Talla Imports did not respond. The FDA warned that failure to correct these violations ...