FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: bakery products from Japan
FDA category: Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings · October 2016 to May 21, 2025
FDA refused 65 bakery products shipment lines from Japan between October 2016 and May 21, 2025, 4 of them in 2025; the most refused products were cakes and chocolate filled/iced cookies, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 65
- bakery products lines refused since October 2016
- 4
- refused so far in 2025
- 10
- firms with the most records, listed below
Bakery products refusals from Japan by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | -20% |
| 2024 | 5 | -64% |
| 2023 | 14 | +100% |
| 2022 | 7 | +600% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50% |
| 2020 | 2 | -85% |
| 2019 | 13 | +117% |
| 2018 | 6 | -45% |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 2 |
Cakes refusals from Japan
FDA refused 12 cakes lines from Japan between October 2016 and May 21, 2025, 18% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | 12 | 18.5% |
Recent cakes refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source |
Chocolate filled/iced cookies refusals from Japan
FDA refused 7 chocolate filled/iced cookies lines from Japan between October 2016 and May 21, 2025, 11% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | 7 | 10.8% |
Cookie refusals from Japan
FDA refused 6 cookie lines from Japan between October 2016 and May 21, 2025, 9% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Cookie,biscuit,wafer dough, n.e.c. | 6 | 9.2% |
Other bakery products products refused from Japan
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Flavored or party crackers | 6 | 9.2% |
| Biscuits | 5 | 7.7% |
| Plain cookies | 4 | 6.2% |
| Cake without custard or cream filling | 3 | 4.6% |
| Crackers n.e.c. | 3 | 4.6% |
| Mixed plain cookies | 3 | 4.6% |
| Other bakery products | 3 | 4.6% |
Why FDA refused bakery products from Japan
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 | 43 | 55% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 12 | 15% |
| COLOR LBLG | Artificial coloring not declared | 6 | 8% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 6 | 8% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 3 | 4% |
| FSVP VIO | Importer not in compliance with FSVP | 2 | 3% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 2 | 3% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 2 | 3% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 2 | 3% |
Japan bakery products firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Marukyo Co., Ltd. | Yonago | 12 |
| Sato Foods Co.,Ltd. | Niigata | 3 |
| Morinaga Co Ltd | Minato | 3 |
| Wakabato Seika Co.,Ltd | Nagoya | 2 |
| Ishiya Seika Co., Ltd. | Sapporo | 2 |
| Ezaki Glico | Osaka | 2 |
| Yaokin | Yashio | 2 |
| Yaokin Co., Ltd. | SUMIDA-KU | 2 |
| MiZuki International Corp. | Kobe | 2 |
| Lotte Company, Ltd. | Shinjuku | 1 |
Latest bakery products refusals from Japan
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakabato ConfectioneryNagoya, Japan | Rice crackers | COLOR LBLG | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Wakabato ConfectioneryNagoya, Japan | Flavored or party crackers | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Wakabato ConfectioneryNagoya, Japan | Flavored or party crackers | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Kado Co., Ltd.Joso, Japan | Flavored or party crackers | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Hiroshi YamamotoTokyo, Japan | Flavored or party crackers | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Yaokin Co., Ltd.SUMIDA-KU, Japan | Crackers (non filled) n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Yaokin Co., Ltd.SUMIDA-KU, Japan | Flavored or party crackers | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Wakabato Seika Co.,LtdNagoya, Japan | Crackers (non filled) n.e.c | COLOR LBLG | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Bourbon Co., Ltd. Haguro FactoryTsuruoka, Japan | Creme filled/iced cookie,biscuit,wafer | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Marukin CorporationToyohashi, Japan | Cake without custard or cream filling | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| Marukin CorporationToyohashi, Japan | Cake without custard or cream filling | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Marukyo Co., Ltd.Yonago, Japan | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NO PROCESS | Source |
Questions about bakery products refusals from Japan
- How many bakery products shipments from Japan did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 4 shipment lines of bakery products from Japan in 2025 through May 21, 2025, compared with 5 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse bakery products from Japan?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For bakery products from Japan the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 43 lines), NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 12 lines) and COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 6 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover bakery products from Japan?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Japan in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Japan firms; see the country page.
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