FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: ice cream from Morocco
FDA category: Ice Cream and Related Products · October 2016 to December 19, 2017
FDA refused 5 ice cream shipment lines from Morocco between October 2016 and December 19, 2017, 5 of them in 2017; the most refused products were custard mix and custard, most often for UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 5
- ice cream lines refused since October 2016
- 5
- refused so far in 2017
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Ice cream refusals from Morocco by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 |
Custard mix refusals from Morocco
FDA refused 3 custard mix lines from Morocco between October 2016 and December 19, 2017, 60% of the ice cream lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of ice cream |
|---|---|---|
| Custard mix | 3 | 60.0% |
Recent custard mix refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard mix | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard mix | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard mix | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Custard refusals from Morocco
FDA refused 2 custard lines from Morocco between October 2016 and December 19, 2017, 40% of the ice cream lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of ice cream |
|---|---|---|
| Custard, regular, vanilla or vanillin flavored | 2 | 40.0% |
Recent custard refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard, regular, vanilla or vanillin flavored | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard, regular, vanilla or vanillin flavored | UNSAFE COL | Source |
Why FDA refused ice cream from Morocco
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 5 | 63% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 3 | 38% |
Morocco ice cream firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Somafaco, SA | Casablanca | 5 |
Latest ice cream refusals from Morocco
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard mix | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard mix | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard mix | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard, regular, vanilla or vanillin flavored | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Somafaco, SACasablanca, Morocco | Custard, regular, vanilla or vanillin flavored | UNSAFE COL | Source |
Questions about ice cream refusals from Morocco
- How many ice cream shipments from Morocco did FDA refuse in 2017?
- FDA refused 5 shipment lines of ice cream from Morocco in 2017 through December 19, 2017.
- Why does FDA refuse ice cream from Morocco?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For ice cream from Morocco the most frequent are UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 5 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover ice cream from Morocco?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Morocco in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Morocco firms; see the country page.
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