Import Alert 99-29: Detention without physical examination of all vegetable protein products from China for animal or human food use due to the presence of melamine and/or melamine analogs

Official title

Detention Without Physical Examination of All Vegetable Protein Products From China for Animal or Human Food Use Due to the Presence of Melamine and/or Melamine Analogs

Product scope

Wheat Gluten, Rice Gluten, Rice Protein, Rice Protein Concentrate, Corn Gluten, Corn Gluten Meal, Corn Milled Protein, Soy Protein, Soy Gluten, Soy Meal, Mung Bean Protein, Pea Protein

Last published

July 9, 2025

Listing on an import alert is FDA's notice to the firm and a fact an importer must consider in its supplier evaluation under 21 CFR 1.505. What the red, green and yellow lists mean.

What is Import Alert 99-29?

Import Alert 99-29, “Detention without physical examination of all vegetable protein products from China for animal or human food use due to the presence of melamine and/or melamine analogs”, is an FDA import alert. Its listed firms are on the green list, which exempts their listed products from detention without physical examination under that alert; FDA last published the alert on July 9, 2025.

Which firms are on Import Alert 99-29?

As of October 26, 2026, 38 firms are listed on Import Alert 99-29 in 1 country; the most listings are in China (38). The full table, grouped by country, is below on this page and every firm links to its record.

How do firms get off Import Alert 99-29?

A firm asks FDA to remove it by submitting evidence that the cause of the listing has been corrected. The Guidance section of the alert on FDA's website gives the procedure and the contact for 99-29; our guide explains the steps and the evidence FDA usually asks for.

What charge does FDA use under Import Alert 99-29?

The charge section of Import Alert 99-29 names POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance), MELAMINE (melamine) and UNFIT4FOOD (unfit for food). Each code is a refusal charge in FDA's reference table; the linked pages give FDA's official statement and refusal counts.

Which firms were added to Import Alert 99-29 recently?

No firm was added to Import Alert 99-29 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026.

Which firms were removed from Import Alert 99-29 recently?

SupplierRadar has recorded no removals from Import Alert 99-29 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026. A removal is shown at the top of this page and on the firm's page the day it is found.