El Kaissi Company
FDA import alert and refusal historyChouf, LebanonFEI 3012496372
Recorded by FDA as EL KAISSI COMPANY
As of October 26, 2026, El Kaissi Company (CHOUF, Lebanon) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 45-02 (Foods with illegal or undeclared colors) for chocolate coated almonds rose flavor; chocolate mushrooms pink, published by FDA on April 3, 2025, and has 2 FDA import refusals recorded since October 2016.
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Current status
- Import alerts
- IA 45-02 · red list
- Last import refusal
- Chocolate candy pieces, without nuts and fruit · UNSAFE COL
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for El Kaissi Company
3 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2025
- Import refusalSource
Refused, 2 lines in one entry: Chocolate candy pieces, without nuts and fruit; Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut)UNSAFE COLEntry N77-0224718-0Show 2 linesHide lines
- Refused, Chocolate candy pieces, without nuts and fruitUNSAFE COLEntry N77-0224718-0Source
- Refused, Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut)UNSAFE COLEntry N77-0224718-0Source
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 45-02red listChocolate Coated Almonds rose flavor; Chocolate Mushrooms pinkSource
Refusal charges, in plain English
- UNSAFE COL2 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.
Questions about El Kaissi Company
- Is El Kaissi Company on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, El Kaissi Company is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 45-02, “Foods with illegal or undeclared colors”, for chocolate coated almonds rose flavor; chocolate mushrooms pink; FDA published the listing on April 3, 2025.
- Has FDA refused shipments from El Kaissi Company?
- Yes. FDA refused 2 shipment lines from El Kaissi Company on April 30, 2025. The most recent, on April 30, 2025, was chocolate candy pieces, without nuts and fruit, charged as UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721).
- Why did FDA refuse El Kaissi Company's shipments?
- The most frequent charge is UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 lines).
- What is El Kaissi Company's FEI number?
- El Kaissi Company's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3012496372.
- Can shipments from El Kaissi Company still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of chocolate coated almonds rose flavor; chocolate mushrooms pink from El Kaissi Company 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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