Gerezgher Amare Desta
FDA import alert and refusal historyAddis Ababa, EthiopiaFEI 3029871577
Recorded by FDA as GEREZGHER AMARE DESTA
As of October 26, 2026, Gerezgher Amare Desta (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-39 (Imported foods that appear to be misbranded) for bula (ethiopian baltna bula); helbet powder (ethiopian baltna hilbet flour); berbere (ethiopian baltna spiced pepper); bekle (ethiopian baltna barely malt powder); meten shero (ethiopian baltna shiro); atmite ehile (ethiopian baltna gruel); buckthorn powder (ethiopian baltna buckthorn powder), published by FDA on February 4, 2025, and has 7 FDA import refusals 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
- Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c. · FALSE
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for Gerezgher Amare Desta
8 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2025
- Import refusalSource
Refused, 7 lines in one entry: Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c.; Buckthorn (herbal & botanicals, not teas) and 3 moreFALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Show 7 linesHide lines
- Refused, Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c.FALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Refused, Buckthorn (herbal & botanicals, not teas)FALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Refused, Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c.FALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Refused, Dried soup, n.e.c.FALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Refused, Dried soup, n.e.c.FALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Refused, Other fruit and fruit products, n.e.c.FALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Refused, Mixed bean/seed sprouts, dried or pasteFALSENO ENGLISHUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBLEntry A88-0013069-4Source
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 99-39red listBula (ethiopian baltna bula); helbet powder (ethiopian baltna hilbet flour); berbere (ethiopian baltna spiced pepper); bekle (ethiopian baltna barely malt powder); meten shero (ethiopian baltna shiro); atmite ehile (ethiopian baltna gruel); buckthorn powder (ethiopian baltna buckthorn powder)Source
Refusal charges, in plain English
- FALSE7 refused lines
False or misleading labeling
The labeling appeared to be false or misleading in some particular.
- NO ENGLISH7 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.
- NUTRIT LBL7 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.
- USUAL NAME7 refused lines
Common or usual name missing
The label appeared not to show the common or usual name of the food.
Questions about Gerezgher Amare Desta
- Is Gerezgher Amare Desta on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Gerezgher Amare Desta is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-39, “Imported foods that appear to be misbranded”, for bula (ethiopian baltna bula); helbet powder (ethiopian baltna hilbet flour); berbere (ethiopian baltna spiced pepper); bekle (ethiopian baltna barely malt powder); meten shero (ethiopian baltna shiro); atmite ehile (ethiopian baltna gruel); buckthorn powder (ethiopian baltna buckthorn powder); FDA published the listing on February 4, 2025.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Gerezgher Amare Desta?
- Yes. FDA refused 7 shipment lines from Gerezgher Amare Desta on April 2, 2025. The most recent, on April 2, 2025, was mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c., charged as FALSE (false or misleading labeling).
- Why did FDA refuse Gerezgher Amare Desta's shipments?
- The most frequent charges are FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 7 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in english, 7 lines).
- What is Gerezgher Amare Desta's FEI number?
- Gerezgher Amare Desta's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3029871577.
- Can shipments from Gerezgher Amare Desta still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of bula (ethiopian baltna bula); helbet powder (ethiopian baltna hilbet flour); berbere (ethiopian baltna spiced pepper); bekle (ethiopian baltna barely malt powder); meten shero (ethiopian baltna shiro); atmite ehile (ethiopian baltna gruel); buckthorn powder (ethiopian baltna buckthorn powder) from Gerezgher Amare Desta 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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