FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from France
FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to September 23, 2019
FDA refused 2 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment lines from France between October 2016 and September 23, 2019, 2 of them in 2019; the most refused product was leavening agents, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 2
- food additives (flavors and colors) lines refused since October 2016
- 2
- refused so far in 2019
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from France by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 |
Leavening agents refusals from France
FDA refused 2 leavening agents lines from France between October 2016 and September 23, 2019, 100% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of food additives (flavors and colors) |
|---|---|---|
| Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | 2 | 100.0% |
Recent leavening agents refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Societe Industrielle Lesaffre SAMarcq-En-Baroul, France | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Societe Industrielle Lesaffre SAMarcq-En-Baroul, France | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | POISONORD | Source |
Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from France
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list France firms
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 19 |
France food additives (flavors and colors) firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Societe Industrielle Lesaffre SA | Marcq-En-Baroul | 2 |
Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from France
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Societe Industrielle Lesaffre SAMarcq-En-Baroul, France | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Societe Industrielle Lesaffre SAMarcq-En-Baroul, France | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | POISONORD | Source |
Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from France
- How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from France did FDA refuse in 2019?
- FDA refused 2 shipment lines of food additives (flavors and colors) from France in 2019 through September 23, 2019.
- Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from France?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from France the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 1 line) and POISONORD (poisonous or deleterious substance (ordinarily injurious), 1 line). 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 France?
- As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list France firms are Import Alert 45-02 (19 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list France firms too; see the country page.
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