Warning Letter Record: Yam Man Foods LLC (2026-06-01) — Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
Letter issued · posted to fda.gov .
Subject as published: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
TL;DR
In short: On June 1, 2026, the FDA issued a warning letter to Yam Man Foods LLC (Seymour D. Wilson, Owner) for non-compliance with Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements under 21 CFR part 1, subpart L during an inspection conducted April 23, 2026. The company failed to develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP for imported foods including bammies, peppers, and breadfruit, and did not verify that imported covered produce met produce safety standards under 21 CFR part 112. The FDA requested written corrective action within 15 working days and warned that failure to comply may result in detention without physical examination (DWPE) or refusal of admission for imported foods.
Argus analysis
# FDA Warning Letter: Yam Man Foods LLC — Foreign Supplier Verification Program Violations
Yam Man Foods LLC, a food importer based in Yonkers, New York, received a warning letter from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations on June 1, 2026, following an inspection conducted on April 23, 2026. The company imports foods including bammies (cassava flatbread), peppers, and breadfruit from international suppliers. The FDA found that Yam Man Foods failed to establish, maintain, and follow a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for any of the foods it imports, representing significant noncompliance with federal food safety requirements.
The violations cite 21 CFR part 1, subpart L and section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. These regulations require importers to conduct risk-based verification activities to ensure imported foods meet U.S. food safety standards. For fresh produce classified as "covered produce" under 21 CFR 112.3, importers must verify that suppliers comply with standards equivalent to those under section 419 of the FD&C Act (21 CFR part 112), which govern growing, harvesting, packing, and holding practices. The absence of any FSVP program is a foundational deficiency that prevents the importer from meeting these mandatory verification obligations.
Yam Man Foods was directed to respond within 15 working days from receipt of the letter to the Division of Northeast Imports, addressing corrective actions with supporting documentation. The company has not yet submitted a response to the FDA Form 483a issued during the inspection. Compliance officers monitoring food import operations should note that the FDA may pursue detention without physical examination (DWPE) under Import Alert #99-41 for this importer's products or refuse admission of shipments. The company's failure to timely respond or establish adequate FSVP controls could trigger enforcement action under section 301(zz) of the FD&C Act.
Severity context
Low severity. Procedural or narrow scope; most peer companies resolve in the 15-business-day response window without structural change.
Regulatory background
FDA Warning Letters are administratively non-binding but signal that recurring non-compliance may escalate to injunction, seizure, import alert, or Application Integrity Policy invocation.
What peer compliance teams typically do next
Most compliance officers at peer companies use a Warning Letter against a named entity as a checklist for their own CAPA program. Common steps: pull the verbatim FDA letter; map each cited 21 CFR section against the team’s SOP library; confirm CAPA coverage; brief the QMR (Quality Management Review) on whether the cited subject matter is in scope for the next internal audit. The 15-business-day response window applies to the cited entity, not to peers — but a documented internal review against the cited subjects is what regulators expect to see if a peer is later inspected on the same topic.
Excerpt from the FDA Warning Letter (public domain, 17 USC §105)
WARNING LETTER Yam Man Foods LLC MARCS-CMS 730375 — June 01, 2026 More Warning Letters Warning Letters About Warning and Close-Out Letters Delivery Method: Via Email Product: Food & Beverages Recipient: Recipient Name Seymour D. Wilson Recipient Title Owner Yam Man Foods LLC 52 Patmore Ave Yonkers , NY 10710-5435 United States (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) Issuing Office: Office of Inspections and Investigations United States June 1, 2026 WARNING LETTER RE: CMS# 730375 Dear Seymour D. Wilson: On 04/23/2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of YAM MAN FOODS LLC., located at 52 Patmore Ave Yonkers, NY 10710-5435. We also conducted an inspection on the following dates: 09/23/2021; 06/27/2022-06/30/2022; and 07/26/2023-08/01/2023. These inspections were conducted to determine compliance with the requirements of section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 384a) and the implementing FSVP regulation in 21 CFR part 1, subpart L. The FSVP regulation requires that importers perform certain risk-based activities to verify that human and/or animal food they import into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. food safety standards. You may find information relating to the FSVP regulation and your responsibilities to comply with the regulation through links in FDA’s FSVP web page at https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-foreign-supplier-verification-programs-fsvp-importers-food-humans-and-animals. During the most recent inspection, we found that you are not in compliance with the requirements of 21 CFR part 1, subpart L for the foods you import. Because of these significant violations, you are not in compliance with section 805 of the FD&C Act. At the conclusion of the inspection, our investigator provided you with a Form FDA 483a FSVP Observations. We have not received your response to the Form FDA 483a issued on 04/23/2026. Your significant violations of the FSVP regulation are as follows: You did not develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP as required by section 805 of the FD&C Act and 21 CFR 1.502(a). Specifically, you did not develop an FSVP for any of the foods you import, including each of the following foods: Bammies (flatbread from Cassava flour), peppers, and breadfruit, imported from (b)(4) , located in (b)(4) You import fresh produce that may be considered “covered produce” as defined in 21 CFR 112.3. If after review of the fresh produce that you import you determine that you are an importer of covered produce, you must have an FSVP that demonstrates that your supplier is producing the food in compliance with processes and procedures that provide at least the same level of public health protection as those required under section 419 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 350h) (regarding standards for produce safety) and the implementing regulations in the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, P…
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Read the full letter on fda.gov ↗Frequently asked questions
- What FDA violations was Yam Man Foods LLC cited for?
- The FDA Warning Letter to Yam Man Foods LLC (issuing office: Office of Inspections and Investigations) cites: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). Classification: Warning Letter.
- When did FDA issue the warning letter to Yam Man Foods LLC?
- FDA issued the letter (MARCS-CMS 730375) on 2026-06-01 and posted it publicly on fda.gov on 2026-09-22.
- Is the FDA warning letter to Yam Man Foods LLC publicly available?
- Yes. The full verbatim letter is published at fda.gov. Argus HQ links directly to the source: https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/yam-man-foods-llc-730375-06012026.
- What does a "low" severity rating mean for this letter?
- Low severity. Procedural or narrow scope; most peer companies resolve in the 15-business-day response window without structural change.
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methodology
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