Warning Letter Record: Delight Distribution Inc. (2026-06-08) — Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
Letter issued · posted to fda.gov .
Subject as published: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP)
TL;DR
Key takeaway: The FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations issued a warning letter to Delight Distribution Inc. (Trenton, NJ) on June 8, 2026, following FSVP inspections conducted March 20–26, 2026, and March 25–April 16, 2025, citing significant violations of 21 CFR part 1, subpart L and section 805 of the FD&C Act. The firm failed to develop, maintain, and follow an FSVP for imported foods including chickpeas; failed to verify and document that canned food products were produced in accordance with 21 CFR part 113; and did not provide adequate supporting documentation for claimed corrective actions. The FDA stated that without adequate response, it may refuse admission of imported foods, place them on detention without physical examination under Import Alert #99-41, or take further enforcement action.
Argus analysis
# FDA Warning Letter Analysis: Delight Distribution Inc.
**Company Overview and Violations**
Delight Distribution Inc., a food importer headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey, received a warning letter dated June 8, 2026, from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations following FSVP inspections conducted in March–April 2026. The FDA found the company in significant violation of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) regulation, which requires importers to verify that foreign-sourced foods meet U.S. safety standards before entering the market. The company imports products including chickpeas and other foods from international suppliers.
**Regulatory Citations and Requirements**
The violations centered on 21 CFR Part 1, Subpart L (FSVP regulation), implementing Section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Specifically, Delight Distribution failed to develop, maintain, and follow any FSVP program for its imported foods, as required by 21 CFR 1.502(a). Additionally, for thermally processed low-acid canned foods like chickpeas, the company did not verify and document compliance with 21 CFR Part 113 (thermal processing standards), as mandated by 21 CFR 1.502(b)(1). The FDA also noted that supplier documentation provided during inspection did not clearly demonstrate how it satisfied FSVP requirements. If claiming "very small importer" status under 21 CFR 1.512, the company must document this classification and still comply with core verification sections.
**Response Timeline and Industry Implications**
Delight Distribution must respond within 15 working days with detailed corrective actions and supporting documentation. The FDA indicated potential consequences including detention without physical examination (DWPE) of imported shipments and possible refusal of entry under Section 801(a)(3). Peer compliance officers in food import should monitor whether the company submits adequate FSVP documentation and whether the FDA initiates Import Alert #99-41 actions.
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 Delight Distribution Inc. MARCS-CMS 731390 — June 08, 2026 More Warning Letters Warning Letters About Warning and Close-Out Letters Delivery Method: Via Email Product: Food & Beverages Recipient: Recipient Name Mostafizdu Rahman Recipient Title Owner Delight Distribution Inc. 55 Norman Avenue Trenton , NJ 08618 United States (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) Issuing Office: Office of Inspections and Investigations United States WARNING LETTER Re: CMS # 731390 Dear Mr. Rahman: On March 20 to 26, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration conducted a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) inspection of Delight Distribution Inc. located at 55 Norman Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618. We also conducted an inspection on March 25 to April 16, 2025. 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 acknowledge receipt of your response dated April 10, 2026 in which you stated that your firm is a “small company” and your firm conducts various activities including “visit the manufacturing premises,” “inspect, check and audit the production process,” apply compliance to nutrition facts”, and others. We are unable to evaluate the adequacy of your response because you have not provided any supporting documentation demonstrating your corrective actions. To date, no additional FSVP documents have been received by FDA. Your significant violations of the FSVP regulations 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: (b)(4) imported from (b)(4) located in (b)(4) Chickpeas imported from (b)(4) located in (b)(4) For thermally processed low-acid foods packaged in hermetically sealed containers (low-acid canned foods), with respect to those microbiological hazards that are controlled by following 21 CFR part 113, y…
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Read the full letter on fda.gov ↗Frequently asked questions
- What FDA violations was Delight Distribution Inc. cited for?
- The FDA Warning Letter to Delight Distribution Inc. (issuing office: Office of Inspections and Investigations) cites: Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). Classification: Warning Letter.
- When did FDA issue the warning letter to Delight Distribution Inc.?
- FDA issued the letter (MARCS-CMS 731390) on 2026-06-08 and posted it publicly on fda.gov on 2026-07-28.
- Is the FDA warning letter to Delight Distribution Inc. 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/delight-distribution-inc-731390-06082026.
- 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
The analysis above is produced by Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 against the verbatim FDA Warning Letter excerpt and is brand-voice lint-checked before publish. The TL;DR is the same summary that ships in the customer email digest. Severity is auto-classified by Argus from the subject string and letter body using rules documented in lib/ingestion/fda-warning-letters.ts.
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