Britannia Industries Limited

13 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.

Refusal charges, in plain English

• UNSAFE COL6 refused lines

  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.

• LIST INGRE5 refused lines

  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).

• NUTRIT LBL3 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.

• COLOR LBLG2 refused lines

  Artificial coloring not declared

  The product appeared to contain an artificial coloring without labeling that states that fact.

• LABELING2 refused lines

  Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

  The package appeared not to meet the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act because of the placement, form, or contents of a required label statement.

• FALSE1 refused line

  False or misleading labeling

  The labeling appeared to be false or misleading in some particular.

• YELLOW #51 refused line

  FD&C Yellow No. 5 not declared

  The food appeared to contain the color additive FD&C Yellow No. 5 without declaring it on the label as 21 CFR 74.705 requires.

Questions about Britannia Industries Limited

Is Britannia Industries Limited on an FDA import alert?

Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Britannia Industries Limited is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-39, “Imported foods that appear to be misbranded”, for jacob's thin arrowroot biscuits (britannia brand); vita maria gold biscuits (britannia brand); good day choco-nut biscuits; good day cashew biscuits; nice time sugar showered coconut biscuits; 50-50 biscuits; marie gold biscuits; FDA published the listing on October 2, 2015.

Has FDA refused shipments from Britannia Industries Limited?

Yes. FDA refused 10 shipment lines from Britannia Industries Limited between February 3, 2017 and December 3, 2018. The most recent, on December 3, 2018, was plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c., charged as UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721).

Why did FDA refuse Britannia Industries Limited's shipments?

The most frequent charges are UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 6 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 5 lines).

What is Britannia Industries Limited's FEI number?

Britannia Industries Limited's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3004323793.

Can shipments from Britannia Industries Limited still enter the U.S.?

Shipments of jacob's thin arrowroot biscuits (britannia brand); vita maria gold biscuits (britannia brand); good day choco-nut biscuits; good day cashew biscuits; nice time sugar showered coconut biscuits; 50-50 biscuits; marie gold biscuits from Britannia Industries Limited 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).