How many cereals and breakfast foods shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2017?

FDA refused 7 shipment lines of cereals and breakfast foods from Germany in 2017 through April 3, 2017.

Why does FDA refuse cereals and breakfast foods from Germany?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cereals and breakfast foods from Germany the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 5 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines) and LACKS FIRM (manufacturer name and address missing, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover cereals and breakfast foods from Germany?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: cereals and breakfast foods from Germany

FDA category: Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods · October 2016 to April 3, 2017

FDA refused 7 cereals and breakfast foods shipment lines from Germany between October 2016 and April 3, 2017, 7 of them in 2017; the most refused products were cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned and corn flakes, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

7
cereals and breakfast foods lines refused since October 2016: 7
refused so far in 2017: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Germany: 3
firms with the most records, listed below

Cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Germany 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
2017	7

Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned refusals from Germany

FDA refused 5 cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned lines from Germany between October 2016 and April 3, 2017, 71% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.	5	71.4%

Recent cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned refusals

Recent Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 29, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Mar 9, 2017	Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KGBielefeld, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Jan 25, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM NO ENGLISH+2	Source
Jan 25, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM NO ENGLISH+2	Source
Jan 25, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM NO ENGLISH+2	Source

Corn flakes refusals from Germany

FDA refused 1 corn flakes line from Germany between October 2016 and April 3, 2017, 14% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Corn flakes product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Corn flakes,puffs,krispies,loops ready to eat	1	14.3%

Recent corn flakes refusals

Recent Corn flakes refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 3, 2017	Nestle Deutschland AGFrankfurt am Main, Germany	Corn flakes,puffs,krispies,loops ready to eat	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Rice flakes refusals from Germany

FDA refused 1 rice flakes line from Germany between October 2016 and April 3, 2017, 14% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Rice flakes product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Rice flakes,puffs,krispies,loops ready to eat	1	14.3%

Recent rice flakes refusals

Recent Rice flakes refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 3, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Rice flakes,puffs,krispies,loops ready to eat	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused cereals and breakfast foods from Germany

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

Most frequent refusal charges for cereals and breakfast foods from Germany
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	5	26%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	4	21%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	3	16%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	3	16%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	3	16%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	1	5%

Germany cereals and breakfast foods firms with the most FDA records

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

Germany cereals and breakfast foods firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KG	Pfaffenhofen A.d.ilm	5
Nestle Deutschland AG	Frankfurt am Main	1
Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG	Bielefeld	1

Latest cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Germany

Latest FDA cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 3, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Rice flakes,puffs,krispies,loops ready to eat	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 3, 2017	Nestle Deutschland AGFrankfurt am Main, Germany	Corn flakes,puffs,krispies,loops ready to eat	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 29, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Mar 9, 2017	Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KGBielefeld, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Jan 25, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM NO ENGLISH+2	Source
Jan 25, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM NO ENGLISH+2	Source
Jan 25, 2017	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM NO ENGLISH+2	Source

Questions about cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Germany

How many cereals and breakfast foods shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2017?: FDA refused 7 shipment lines of cereals and breakfast foods from Germany in 2017 through April 3, 2017.
Why does FDA refuse cereals and breakfast foods from Germany?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cereals and breakfast foods from Germany the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 5 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines) and LACKS FIRM (manufacturer name and address missing, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover cereals and breakfast foods from Germany?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Germany in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Germany firms; see the country page.

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