FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from Germany
FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to April 3, 2017
FDA refused 1 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment line from Germany between October 2016 and April 3, 2017, 1 of them in 2017; the most refused product was leavening agents, most often for USUAL NAME (common or usual name missing).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 1
- food additives (flavors and colors) lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2017
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Germany by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 |
Leavening agents refusals from Germany
FDA refused 1 leavening agents line from Germany between October 2016 and April 3, 2017, 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) | 1 | 100.0% |
Recent leavening agents refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KGBielefeld, Germany | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | USUAL NAME | Source |
Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from Germany
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 1 | 100% |
Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list Germany firms
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 10 |
Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG | Bielefeld | 1 |
Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Germany
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KGBielefeld, Germany | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | USUAL NAME | Source |
Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Germany
- How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2017?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of food additives (flavors and colors) from Germany in 2017 through April 3, 2017.
- Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Germany?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Germany the most frequent are USUAL NAME (common or usual name missing, 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 Germany?
- As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Germany firms are Import Alert 45-02 (10 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Germany firms too; see the country page.
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