FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from India
FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to March 17, 2023
FDA refused 4 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment lines from India between October 2016 and March 17, 2023, 1 of them in 2023; the most refused products were leavening agents and flavoring agents and adjuvants, most often for LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 4
- food additives (flavors and colors) lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2023
- 2
- firms with the most records, listed below
Food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from India by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 |
Leavening agents refusals from India
FDA refused 3 leavening agents lines from India between October 2016 and March 17, 2023, 75% 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) | 3 | 75.0% |
Recent leavening agents refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| southern drugs pharmaceuticalsandhra pradesh, India | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Moments IndustriesMumbai, India | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | LIST INGRE | Source | |
| Moments IndustriesMumbai, India | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | LIST INGRECOLOR LBLGALLERGEN | Source |
Flavoring agents and adjuvants refusals from India
FDA refused 1 flavoring agents and adjuvants line from India between October 2016 and March 17, 2023, 25% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of food additives (flavors and colors) |
|---|---|---|
| Flavoring agents and adjuvants (food additives for human use) | 1 | 25.0% |
Recent flavoring agents and adjuvants refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthite Industries LimitedKochi, India | Flavoring agents and adjuvants (food additives for human use) | FILTHY | Source |
Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from India
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 2 | 33% |
| ALLERGEN | Major food allergen not declared | 1 | 17% |
| COLOR LBLG | Artificial coloring not declared | 1 | 17% |
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 1 | 17% |
| UNAPPROVED | Unapproved new drug | 1 | 17% |
Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list India firms
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 250 |
India 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moments Industries | Mumbai | 2 |
| Synthite Industries Limited | Kochi | 1 |
Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from India
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| southern drugs pharmaceuticalsandhra pradesh, India | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Synthite Industries LimitedKochi, India | Flavoring agents and adjuvants (food additives for human use) | FILTHY | Source | |
| Moments IndustriesMumbai, India | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | LIST INGRE | Source | |
| Moments IndustriesMumbai, India | Leavening agents (food additives for human use) | LIST INGRECOLOR LBLGALLERGEN | Source |
Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from India
- How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from India did FDA refuse in 2023?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of food additives (flavors and colors) from India in 2023 through March 17, 2023, compared with 1 in 2022.
- Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from India?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from India the most frequent are LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 lines), ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 1 line) and COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 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 India?
- As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list India firms are Import Alert 45-02 (250 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list India firms too; see the country page.
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