Saputo Bakery Inc.
FDA import alert and refusal historySainte-Marie, CanadaFEI 3004277335
As of October 25, 2026, Saputo Bakery Inc. (Sainte-Marie, Canada) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 45-02 (Foods with illegal or undeclared colors) for flaky pastries with fruit filling (passion flakie 3 fruits; strawberry; blueberry; raspberry); flaky pastries with fruit and cream fillings (mille feuilles); chocolate pastry cakes with cream filling (1/2 lune moon); billot log; maple (sponge cakes); cupcakes (vanilla), published by FDA on August 8, 2014, and has 1 FDA import refusal recorded since October 2016.
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Current status
- Import alerts
- IA 45-02 · red list
- Last import refusal
- Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) · UNSAFE COL
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for Saputo Bakery Inc.
2 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2025
- Import refusalRefused, Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly)UNSAFE COLEntry 9DH-0075082-3Source
2014
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 45-02red listFlaky pastries with fruit filling (Passion Flakie 3 fruits; strawberry; blueberry; raspberry); Flaky pastries with fruit and cream fillings (Mille Feuilles); Chocolate pastry cakes with cream filling (1/2 Lune Moon); Billot Log; Maple (Sponge Cakes); Cupcakes (Vanilla)Source
Refusal charges, in plain English
- 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 Saputo Bakery Inc.
- Is Saputo Bakery Inc. on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 25, 2026, Saputo Bakery Inc. is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 45-02, “Foods with illegal or undeclared colors”, for flaky pastries with fruit filling (passion flakie 3 fruits; strawberry; blueberry; raspberry); flaky pastries with fruit and cream fillings (mille feuilles); chocolate pastry cakes with cream filling (1/2 lune moon); billot log; maple (sponge cakes); cupcakes (vanilla); FDA published the listing on August 8, 2014.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Saputo Bakery Inc.?
- Yes. FDA refused 1 shipment line from Saputo Bakery Inc. on November 5, 2025. The most recent, on November 5, 2025, was cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly), charged as UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721).
- Why did FDA refuse Saputo Bakery Inc.'s shipments?
- The most frequent charge is UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 1 line).
- What is Saputo Bakery Inc.'s FEI number?
- Saputo Bakery Inc.'s FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3004277335.
- Can shipments from Saputo Bakery Inc. still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of flaky pastries with fruit filling (passion flakie 3 fruits; strawberry; blueberry; raspberry); flaky pastries with fruit and cream fillings (mille feuilles); chocolate pastry cakes with cream filling (1/2 lune moon); billot log; maple (sponge cakes); cupcakes (vanilla) from Saputo Bakery Inc. 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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