Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.
FDA import alert and refusal historyShanghai, ChinaFEI 3004296135
Recorded by FDA as SHANGHAI AB FOOD & BEVERAGES LTD.
As of October 26, 2026, Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd. (Shanghai, China) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-39 (Imported foods that appear to be misbranded) for ovaltine, published by FDA on October 2, 2015, and has 1 FDA import refusal recorded since October 2016.
Data from FDA public records, last checked . Request a correction
Current status
- Import alerts
- IA 99-39 · red list
- Last import refusal
- Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c. · LIST INGRE
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.
2 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2017
- Import refusalRefused, Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c.LIST INGREPOISONOUSMELAMINEUNFIT4FOODNUTRIT LBLHEALTH CEntry MH3-0044708-2Source
2015
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 99-39red listOvaltineSource
Refusal charges, in plain English
- HEALTH C1 refused line
Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim
The label or labeling appeared to carry a nutrient content claim or health claim that is not authorized.
- LIST INGRE1 refused line
Ingredients not listed
The product is made from two or more ingredients and the label appeared not to list the common or usual name of each one (or, for a juice beverage, the percentage of juice).
- MELAMINE1 refused line
Melamine
The product appeared to contain melamine or a melamine analog, which is an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 of the FD&C Act.
- NUTRIT LBL1 refused line
Nutrition information missing from label
The label or labeling appeared not to carry the nutrition information that U.S. law requires for the food.
- POISONOUS1 refused line
Poisonous or deleterious substance
The product appeared to bear or contain a poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health.
- UNFIT4FOOD1 refused line
Unfit for food
The product appeared to be unfit for food.
Questions about Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.
- Is Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd. on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd. is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-39, “Imported foods that appear to be misbranded”, for ovaltine; FDA published the listing on October 2, 2015.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.?
- Yes. FDA refused 1 shipment line from Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd. on August 29, 2017. The most recent, on August 29, 2017, was chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c., charged as LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed).
- Why did FDA refuse Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.'s shipments?
- The most frequent charges are HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim, 1 line) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 1 line).
- What is Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.'s FEI number?
- Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd.'s FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3004296135.
- Can shipments from Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd. still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of ovaltine from Shanghai AB Food & Beverages Ltd. can be detained without physical examination under Import Alert 99-39; 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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