FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: milk and butter from Egypt
FDA category: Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products · October 2016 to February 18, 2025
FDA refused 10 milk and butter shipment lines from Egypt between October 2016 and February 18, 2025, 2 of them in 2025; the most refused products were butter oil and milk, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 10
- milk and butter lines refused since October 2016
- 2
- refused so far in 2025
- 3
- firms with the most records, listed below
Milk and butter refusals from Egypt by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 4 |
Butter oil refusals from Egypt
FDA refused 8 butter oil lines from Egypt between October 2016 and February 18, 2025, 80% of the milk and butter lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of milk and butter |
|---|---|---|
| Butter oil | 8 | 80.0% |
Recent butter oil refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal For Food Industries S A eObour, Egypt | Butter oil | LABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Ideal For Food Industries S A eObour, Egypt | Butter oil | LABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Sham Gardens Food IndustriesSix Of October, Egypt | Butter oil | FALSELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+1 | Source | |
| Sham Gardens Food IndustriesSix Of October, Egypt | Butter oil | FALSELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+1 | Source | |
| Brego For Food IndustriesAl Qahira, Egypt | Butter oil | LIST INGREINADQ PASTNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Milk refusals from Egypt
FDA refused 2 milk lines from Egypt between October 2016 and February 18, 2025, 20% of the milk and butter lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of milk and butter |
|---|---|---|
| Milk, dried | 2 | 20.0% |
Recent milk refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt | Milk, dried | USUAL NAME | Source | |
| Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt | Milk, dried | LABELING | Source |
Why FDA refused milk and butter from Egypt
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 7 | 33% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 5 | 24% |
| FALSE | False or misleading labeling | 2 | 10% |
| LACKS FIRM | Manufacturer name and address missing | 2 | 10% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 2 | 10% |
| INADQ PAST | Appears to have been manufactured or processed under insanitary conditions which may result in unpasteurized… | 1 | 5% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 5% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 1 | 5% |
Egypt milk and butter firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel Rehimabdel Hafez | Alexandria | 2 |
| Sham Gardens Food Industries | Six Of October | 2 |
| Abd Elmoniem Katilo and Sons for Dairy Products | New Damietta | 1 |
Latest milk and butter refusals from Egypt
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal For Food Industries S A eObour, Egypt | Butter oil | LABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Ideal For Food Industries S A eObour, Egypt | Butter oil | LABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Sham Gardens Food IndustriesSix Of October, Egypt | Butter oil | FALSELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+1 | Source | |
| Sham Gardens Food IndustriesSix Of October, Egypt | Butter oil | FALSELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+1 | Source | |
| Brego For Food IndustriesAl Qahira, Egypt | Butter oil | LIST INGREINADQ PASTNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Abd Elmoniem Katilo and Sons for Dairy ProductsNew Damietta, Egypt | Butter oil | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Rawaby El Afia InternationalAL Qahira, Egypt | Butter oil | LABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt | Milk, dried | USUAL NAME | Source | |
| Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt | Milk, dried | LABELING | Source | |
| IFFCO Egypt, S.A.E.Cairo, Egypt | Butter oil | LABELING | Source |
Questions about milk and butter refusals from Egypt
- How many milk and butter shipments from Egypt did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 2 shipment lines of milk and butter from Egypt in 2025 through February 18, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse milk and butter from Egypt?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For milk and butter from Egypt the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 5 lines) and FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover milk and butter from Egypt?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Egypt in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Egypt firms; see the country page.
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