FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from Colombia
FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to September 28, 2017
FDA refused 3 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment lines from Colombia between October 2016 and September 28, 2017, 3 of them in 2017; the most refused product was all other products, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 3
- food additives (flavors and colors) lines refused since October 2016
- 3
- refused so far in 2017
- 0
- firms with the most records, listed below
Food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Colombia by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 |
All other products refusals from Colombia
FDA refused 3 all other products lines from Colombia between October 2016 and September 28, 2017, 100% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of food additives (flavors and colors) |
|---|---|---|
| All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | 3 | 100.0% |
Recent all other products refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrecafe Aguila Roja & Cia S.A.Candelaria, Colombia | All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Torrecafe Aguila Roja & Cia S.A.Candelaria, Colombia | All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Dulce Tradicion S.A.SMedellin, Colombia | All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from Colombia
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 3 | 100% |
Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list Colombia firms
Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Colombia
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrecafe Aguila Roja & Cia S.A.Candelaria, Colombia | All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Torrecafe Aguila Roja & Cia S.A.Candelaria, Colombia | All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Dulce Tradicion S.A.SMedellin, Colombia | All other products, non-nutritive sweeteners | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Colombia
- How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Colombia did FDA refuse in 2017?
- FDA refused 3 shipment lines of food additives (flavors and colors) from Colombia in 2017 through September 28, 2017.
- Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Colombia?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Colombia the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover food additives (flavors and colors) from Colombia?
- As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Colombia firms are Import Alert 45-02 (13 firms) and Import Alert 45-06 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Colombia firms too; see the country page.
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