FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: snack foods from Cameroon
FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to February 28, 2017
FDA refused 2 snack foods shipment lines from Cameroon between October 2016 and February 28, 2017, 1 of them in 2017; the most refused product was yucca snacks, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 2
- snack foods lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2017
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Snack foods refusals from Cameroon by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 1 |
Yucca snacks refusals from Cameroon
FDA refused 2 yucca snacks lines from Cameroon between October 2016 and February 28, 2017, 100% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Yucca snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | 2 | 100.0% |
Recent yucca snacks refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green PasturesDouala, Cameroon | Yucca snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | LIST INGRETRANSFATLABELING+1 | Source | |
| Ets Yewo Group CameroonDouala, Cameroon | Yucca snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | FILTHY | Source |
Why FDA refused snack foods from Cameroon
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 1 | 20% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 1 | 20% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 20% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 1 | 20% |
| TRANSFAT | The product is misbranded under Section 403(q) because the nutrition label does not provide all of the… | 1 | 20% |
Cameroon snack foods firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Green Pastures | Douala | 1 |
Latest snack foods refusals from Cameroon
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green PasturesDouala, Cameroon | Yucca snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | LIST INGRETRANSFATLABELING+1 | Source | |
| Ets Yewo Group CameroonDouala, Cameroon | Yucca snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | FILTHY | Source |
Questions about snack foods refusals from Cameroon
- How many snack foods shipments from Cameroon did FDA refuse in 2017?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of snack foods from Cameroon in 2017 through February 28, 2017, compared with 1 in 2016.
- Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Cameroon?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Cameroon the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 1 line), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover snack foods from Cameroon?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Cameroon in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Cameroon firms; see the country page.
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