FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: cheese from Netherlands
FDA category: Cheese and Cheese Products · October 2016 to May 22, 2024
FDA refused 4 cheese shipment lines from Netherlands between October 2016 and May 22, 2024, 1 of them in 2024; the most refused products were cheese and soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk, most often for ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 4
- cheese lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2024
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Cheese refusals from Netherlands by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 |
Cheese refusals from Netherlands
FDA refused 3 cheese lines from Netherlands between October 2016 and May 22, 2024, 75% of the cheese lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese, edam | 2 | 50.0% |
| Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | 1 | 25.0% |
Recent cheese refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaasmakerij Henri Willig B.V.NPays Bas, Netherlands | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Visser Kaashandel B.V.Huizen, Netherlands | Cheese, edam | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADDFLAVR LBLG+2 | Source | |
| Visser Kaashandel B.V.Huizen, Netherlands | Cheese, edam | SULFITELBLNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk refusals from Netherlands
FDA refused 1 soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk line from Netherlands between October 2016 and May 22, 2024, 25% of the cheese lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk | 1 | 25.0% |
Recent soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaasmakerij Ozgazi B.V.Etten-Leur, Netherlands | Soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk | INSANITARYMFR INSAN | Source |
Why FDA refused cheese from Netherlands
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLERGEN | Major food allergen not declared | 1 | 10% |
| FLAVR LBLG | Appears to contain an artificial flavoring and it fails to bear labeling stating that fact. | 1 | 10% |
| INSANITARY | Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions | 1 | 10% |
| LACKS FIRM | Manufacturer name and address missing | 1 | 10% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 10% |
| MFR INSAN | Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing | 1 | 10% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 1 | 10% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 1 | 10% |
| SULFITELBL | Appears to be misbranded because 1) it appears to contain sulfites but the label fails to declare the… | 1 | 10% |
| UNSAFE ADD | Food additive unsafe under section 409 | 1 | 10% |
Import alerts for cheese that list Netherlands firms
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-10 | Cheese: microbiological contamination | 2 |
Netherlands cheese firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Visser Kaashandel B.V. | Huizen | 2 |
Latest cheese refusals from Netherlands
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaasmakerij Henri Willig B.V.NPays Bas, Netherlands | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Kaasmakerij Ozgazi B.V.Etten-Leur, Netherlands | Soft ripened cheese made from sheep's milk | INSANITARYMFR INSAN | Source | |
| Visser Kaashandel B.V.Huizen, Netherlands | Cheese, edam | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADDFLAVR LBLG+2 | Source | |
| Visser Kaashandel B.V.Huizen, Netherlands | Cheese, edam | SULFITELBLNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Questions about cheese refusals from Netherlands
- How many cheese shipments from Netherlands did FDA refuse in 2024?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of cheese from Netherlands in 2024 through May 22, 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse cheese from Netherlands?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cheese from Netherlands the most frequent are ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 1 line), FLAVR LBLG (FLAVR LBLG, 1 line) and INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover cheese from Netherlands?
- As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Netherlands firms are Import Alert 12-10 (2 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Netherlands firms too; see the country page.
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