How many cereals and breakfast foods shipments from Japan did FDA refuse in 2019?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of cereals and breakfast foods from Japan in 2019 through June 27, 2019, compared with 7 in 2018.

Why does FDA refuse cereals and breakfast foods from Japan?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cereals and breakfast foods from Japan the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 15 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover cereals and breakfast foods 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.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: cereals and breakfast foods from Japan

FDA category: Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods · October 2016 to June 27, 2019

FDA refused 15 cereals and breakfast foods shipment lines from Japan between October 2016 and June 27, 2019, 2 of them in 2019; the most refused products were cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned and granola bars, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).

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

15
cereals and breakfast foods lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2019: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Japan: 4
firms with the most records, listed below

Cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Japan 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
2019	2	-71%
2018	7	+17%
2017	6

Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned refusals from Japan

FDA refused 9 cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned lines from Japan between October 2016 and June 27, 2019, 60% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned product descriptions refused from Japan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.	9	60.0%

Recent cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned refusals

Recent Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned refusals from Japan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 13, 2018	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 4, 2018	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 4, 2018	Japan Foods Co., LTDHigashi Fukuoka, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Apr 23, 2018	Sato Foods Co.,Ltd.Niigata, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Feb 21, 2018	Wood Trading ,Co,LtdInzai, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source

Granola bars refusals from Japan

FDA refused 3 granola bars lines from Japan between October 2016 and June 27, 2019, 20% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Granola bars product descriptions refused from Japan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Granola bars	3	20.0%

Recent granola bars refusals

Recent Granola bars refusals from Japan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 9, 2018	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Granola bars	NO ENGLISH	Source
Nov 14, 2017	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Granola bars	NO ENGLISH	Source
Mar 8, 2017	MEIJI Co., Ltd. - OSAKA FACTORYTakatsuki, Japan	Granola bars	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Mixed cereal flakes refusals from Japan

FDA refused 2 mixed cereal flakes lines from Japan between October 2016 and June 27, 2019, 13% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Mixed cereal flakes product descriptions refused from Japan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	2	13.3%

Recent mixed cereal flakes refusals

Recent Mixed cereal flakes refusals from Japan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 27, 2019	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	NO ENGLISH	Source
Jun 27, 2019	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	NO ENGLISH	Source

Other cereals and breakfast foods products refused from Japan

Products refused from Japan in cereals and breakfast foods
Product group	Lines	Share
Breakfast foods ready to eat	1	6.7%

Why FDA refused cereals and breakfast foods from Japan

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

Most frequent refusal charges for cereals and breakfast foods from Japan
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	15	94%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	6%

Japan cereals and breakfast foods firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

Japan cereals and breakfast foods firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Calbee Inc	Chiyoda	9
Wood Trading ,Co,Ltd	Inzai	2
MEIJI Co., Ltd. - OSAKA FACTORY	Takatsuki	1
Sato Foods Co.,Ltd.	Niigata	1

Latest cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Japan

Latest FDA cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Japan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 27, 2019	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	NO ENGLISH	Source
Jun 27, 2019	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	NO ENGLISH	Source
Dec 13, 2018	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 9, 2018	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Granola bars	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 4, 2018	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 4, 2018	Japan Foods Co., LTDHigashi Fukuoka, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Apr 23, 2018	Sato Foods Co.,Ltd.Niigata, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Feb 21, 2018	Wood Trading ,Co,LtdInzai, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Feb 21, 2018	Wood Trading ,Co,LtdInzai, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Nov 14, 2017	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Granola bars	NO ENGLISH	Source
Jun 28, 2017	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 15, 2017	Nissin Food Products Co.,Ltd.Osaka, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Apr 3, 2017	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Mar 8, 2017	MEIJI Co., Ltd. - OSAKA FACTORYTakatsuki, Japan	Granola bars	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 13, 2017	Calbee IncChiyoda, Japan	Cereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source

Questions about cereals and breakfast foods refusals from Japan

How many cereals and breakfast foods shipments from Japan did FDA refuse in 2019?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of cereals and breakfast foods from Japan in 2019 through June 27, 2019, compared with 7 in 2018.
Why does FDA refuse cereals and breakfast foods from Japan?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cereals and breakfast foods from Japan the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 15 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover cereals and breakfast foods 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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