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Fitsum Ghebremichael Amare, a food importer in Oakland, CA, failed to develop, maintain, and follow a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) as required by federal law for imported foods including Teff Grain and Brown Teff Grain from foreign suppliers. The FDA conducted multiple inspections between June 2019 and June 2021 and found the company had not established any FSVP documentation for the foods it imported, representing a significant violation of 21 CFR part 1, subpart L. The company did not respond to the FDA's Form 483a observations issued on June 24, 2021, prior to the warning letter being sent in October 2021.