Fazer
FDA import alert and refusal historyHelsinki, FinlandFEI 3003524669
As of October 26, 2026, Fazer (Helsinki, Finland) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 45-02 (Foods with illegal or undeclared colors) for licorice candy, published by FDA on September 18, 2009, and has 9 FDA import refusals recorded since October 2016.
Data from FDA public records, last checked . Request a correction
Current status
- Import alerts
- IA 45-02 · red list
- Last import refusal
- Hard candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate) · LACKS N/C
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for Fazer
10 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2019
- Import refusalSource
Refused, 8 lines in one entry: Hard candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate); Chocolate bars and 3 moreLACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Show 8 linesHide lines
- Refused, Hard candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate)LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Chocolate barsLACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Licorice candy, hard, with nut or nut products (not coconut) (without chocolate)LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Chewing gum (without chocolate)LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Licorice candy, hard, with nut or nut products (not coconut) (without chocolate)LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Chocolate barsLACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Chocolate and cocoa products, n.e.c.LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
- Refused, Hard candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate)LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLEntry SCS-5135035-4Source
2017
- Import refusalRefused, Licorice candy, hard, without nuts and fruit (without chocolate)UNSAFE COLNO ENGLISHEntry BTC-0082089-3Source
2009
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 45-02red listlicorice candySource
Refusal charges, in plain English
- NO ENGLISH9 refused lines
Required label information not in English
Information that must appear on the label appeared not to be given in English, or not to be repeated in every language used on the label.
- LACKS N/C8 refused lines
Net quantity statement missing
The packaged food appeared not to carry an accurate statement of the quantity of contents, such as net weight, measure, or count, on its label.
- NUTRIT LBL8 refused lines
Nutrition information missing from label
The label or labeling appeared not to carry the nutrition information that U.S. law requires for the food.
- UNSAFE COL1 refused line
Color additive unsafe under section 721
The product appeared to be, or to contain, a color additive that is unsafe within the meaning of section 721(a) of the FD&C Act, the section that governs which color additives may be used and how.
Questions about Fazer
- Is Fazer on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Fazer is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 45-02, “Foods with illegal or undeclared colors”, for licorice candy; FDA published the listing on September 18, 2009.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Fazer?
- Yes. FDA refused 9 shipment lines from Fazer between June 8, 2017 and June 6, 2019. The most recent, on June 6, 2019, was hard candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate), charged as LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing).
- Why did FDA refuse Fazer's shipments?
- The most frequent charges are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in english, 9 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 8 lines).
- What is Fazer's FEI number?
- Fazer's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3003524669.
- Can shipments from Fazer still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of licorice candy from Fazer can be detained without physical examination under Import Alert 45-02; FDA releases them only if evidence shows they do not have the listed violation. Importers must consider this listing in their FSVP evaluation (21 CFR 1.505).
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