How many chocolate and cocoa shipments from Denmark did FDA refuse in 2021?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of chocolate and cocoa from Denmark in 2021 through February 4, 2021, compared with 2 in 2020.

Why does FDA refuse chocolate and cocoa from Denmark?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For chocolate and cocoa from Denmark the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 27 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 15 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 7 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover chocolate and cocoa from Denmark?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Denmark in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Denmark firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: chocolate and cocoa from Denmark

FDA category: Chocolate and Cocoa Products · October 2016 to February 4, 2021

FDA refused 28 chocolate and cocoa shipment lines from Denmark between October 2016 and February 4, 2021, 1 of them in 2021; the most refused products were chocolate covered candy pieces and chocolate candy bar, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 26, 2026.

28
chocolate and cocoa lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2021: 25%
of all FDA refusals from Denmark: 3
firms with the most records, listed below

Chocolate and cocoa refusals from Denmark by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2021	1	-50%
2020	2	0%
2019	2	-83%
2018	12	+9%
2017	11

Chocolate covered candy pieces refusals from Denmark

FDA refused 13 chocolate covered candy pieces lines from Denmark between October 2016 and February 4, 2021, 46% of the chocolate and cocoa lines.

Chocolate covered candy pieces product descriptions refused from Denmark
FDA product description	Lines	Share of chocolate and cocoa
Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	13	46.4%

Recent chocolate covered candy pieces refusals

Recent Chocolate covered candy pieces refusals from Denmark
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 4, 2021	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LIST INGRE LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Chocolate candy bar refusals from Denmark

FDA refused 10 chocolate candy bar lines from Denmark between October 2016 and February 4, 2021, 36% of the chocolate and cocoa lines.

Chocolate candy bar product descriptions refused from Denmark
FDA product description	Lines	Share of chocolate and cocoa
Chocolate candy bar, with nuts and fruit	4	14.3%
Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	4	14.3%
Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut)	2	7.1%

Recent chocolate candy bar refusals

Recent Chocolate candy bar refusals from Denmark
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 12, 2018	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut)	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Mixed or assorted chocolate candies refusals from Denmark

FDA refused 2 mixed or assorted chocolate candies lines from Denmark between October 2016 and February 4, 2021, 7% of the chocolate and cocoa lines.

Mixed or assorted chocolate candies product descriptions refused from Denmark
FDA product description	Lines	Share of chocolate and cocoa
Mixed or assorted chocolate candies (bars, boxes, loose form), with nuts and fruit	2	7.1%

Recent mixed or assorted chocolate candies refusals

Recent Mixed or assorted chocolate candies refusals from Denmark
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 6, 2020	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Mixed or assorted chocolate candies (bars, boxes, loose form), with nuts and fruit	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 6, 2020	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Mixed or assorted chocolate candies (bars, boxes, loose form), with nuts and fruit	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source

Other chocolate and cocoa products refused from Denmark

Products refused from Denmark in chocolate and cocoa
Product group	Lines	Share
Chocolate suckers and novelties	2	7.1%
Chocolate candy pieces	1	3.6%

Why FDA refused chocolate and cocoa from Denmark

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.

Most frequent refusal charges for chocolate and cocoa from Denmark
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	27	42%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	15	23%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	7	11%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	5	8%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	5	8%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	3	5%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	2	3%

Denmark chocolate and cocoa firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

Denmark chocolate and cocoa firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Lakrids By Johan Buelow	Hvidovre	14
Anthon Berg	Ballerup	5
D.S.C. Trading Ltd. A/S	Hvidovre	3

Latest chocolate and cocoa refusals from Denmark

Latest FDA chocolate and cocoa refusals from Denmark
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 4, 2021	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 6, 2020	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Mixed or assorted chocolate candies (bars, boxes, loose form), with nuts and fruit	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 6, 2020	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Mixed or assorted chocolate candies (bars, boxes, loose form), with nuts and fruit	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 16, 2019	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate suckers and novelties, without nuts and fruit	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 16, 2019	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate suckers and novelties, with nuts and fruit	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2018	Oialla A/SCopenhagen V, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit	LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LIST INGRE LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 8, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 5, 2018	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 12, 2018	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut)	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 12, 2018	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut)	LACKS FIRM LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 12, 2018	Anthon BergBallerup, Denmark	Chocolate candy pieces, with fruit and fruit products	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 27, 2017	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 27, 2017	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 27, 2017	Lakrids By Johan BuelowHvidovre, Denmark	Chocolate covered candy pieces, without nuts and fruit	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about chocolate and cocoa refusals from Denmark

How many chocolate and cocoa shipments from Denmark did FDA refuse in 2021?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of chocolate and cocoa from Denmark in 2021 through February 4, 2021, compared with 2 in 2020.
Why does FDA refuse chocolate and cocoa from Denmark?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For chocolate and cocoa from Denmark the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 27 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 15 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 7 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover chocolate and cocoa from Denmark?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Denmark in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Denmark firms; see the country page.

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