How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2017?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy in 2017 through July 5, 2017.

Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 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 Italy?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Italy firms are Import Alert 45-02 (31 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Italy firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy

FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to July 5, 2017

FDA refused 1 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment line from Italy between October 2016 and July 5, 2017, 1 of them in 2017; the most refused product was antioxidants, most often for UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug).

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

1
food additives (flavors and colors) lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2017: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Italy: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Italy 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	1

Antioxidants refusals from Italy

FDA refused 1 antioxidants line from Italy between October 2016 and July 5, 2017, 100% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.

Antioxidants product descriptions refused from Italy
FDA product description	Lines	Share of food additives (flavors and colors)
Antioxidants (food additives for human use)	1	100.0%

Recent antioxidants refusals

Recent Antioxidants refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 5, 2017	Teofarma S R LTorrevecchia Pia, Italy	Antioxidants (food additives for human use)	UNAPPROVED	Source

Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy

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

Most frequent refusal charges for food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	1	100%

Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list Italy firms

Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) listing firms in Italy
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
45-02	Foods with illegal or undeclared colors	31

Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Italy

Latest FDA food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 5, 2017	Teofarma S R LTorrevecchia Pia, Italy	Antioxidants (food additives for human use)	UNAPPROVED	Source

Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Italy

How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2017?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy in 2017 through July 5, 2017.
Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Italy the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 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 Italy?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Italy firms are Import Alert 45-02 (31 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Italy firms too; see the country page.

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