Select Produce LLC Warning Letter Details

Summary

Select Produce LLC, a produce importer based in McAllen, Texas, failed to comply with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements for imported fresh produce including greenhouse grape tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and greenhouse Roma tomatoes. The company did not develop, maintain, or follow an FSVP plan as required by section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and implementing regulations, despite prior inspection findings in August 2020 and a Form FDA 483a issued in September 2022 that went unresponded to. These violations represented significant non-compliance with food safety standards that the FDA requires importers to verify for all foods entering the United States.