FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from Guatemala
FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to March 28, 2017
FDA refused 1 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment line from Guatemala between October 2016 and March 28, 2017, 1 of them in 2017; the most refused product was monosodium glutamate, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).
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 Guatemala 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 |
Monosodium glutamate refusals from Guatemala
FDA refused 1 monosodium glutamate line from Guatemala between October 2016 and March 28, 2017, 100% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of food additives (flavors and colors) |
|---|---|---|
| Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (food additives for human use) | 1 | 100.0% |
Recent monosodium glutamate refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle Guatemala, S.AGuatemala, Guatemala | Monosodium glutamate (msg) (food additives for human use) | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from Guatemala
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 1 | 100% |
Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list Guatemala firms
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 11 |
Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nestle Guatemala, S.A | Guatemala | 1 |
Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Guatemala
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle Guatemala, S.AGuatemala, Guatemala | Monosodium glutamate (msg) (food additives for human use) | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Guatemala
- How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Guatemala did FDA refuse in 2017?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of food additives (flavors and colors) from Guatemala in 2017 through March 28, 2017.
- Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Guatemala?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Guatemala the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 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 Guatemala?
- As of October 27, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Guatemala firms are Import Alert 45-02 (11 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Guatemala firms too; see the country page.
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