Mr. Samvel Oganesyan
President
Apollo Import Export, Inc.
13340 Saticoy St., Ste. O
North Hollywood , CA 91605-7644
United StatesFEI 3004701240Issued Sep 26, 2023Division of West Coast Imports
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Violations3
Issue DateSep 26, 2023
Product TypeOther
StatusOpen
Letter Details
Firm
Apollo Import Export, Inc.
Location
Mr. Samvel Oganesyan
President
Apollo Import Export, Inc.
13340 Saticoy St., Ste. O
North Hollywood , CA 91605-7644
United States
FEI Number
3004701240
Country
United States
Issue Date
September 26, 2023
Issuing Office
Division of West Coast Imports
Product Type
Other
Status
Open
Summary
Apollo Import Export, Inc., a food importer based in North Hollywood, California, failed to develop, maintain, and follow a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for imported foods including Adjika (Red Pepper Tomato Dip), Hot Eggplant Spread (Caviar), and Imam Bayaldi (Eggplant Spread), in violation of section 805 of the FD&C Act and 21 CFR part 1 subpart L. The company was found in significant non-compliance during a May 2, 2023 inspection following two prior inspections in 2021 and 2022, and failed to respond to the Form FDA 483a observations issued at the conclusion of the most recent inspection. The violations indicated that the importer had not implemented the risk-based verification activities required to ensure imported foods met applicable U.S. food safety standards.
Apollo Import Export, Inc. FDA Warning Letter, September 26, 2023