How many bakery products shipments from South Africa did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of bakery products from South Africa in 2025 through June 13, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse bakery products from South Africa?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For bakery products from South Africa the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 9 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 6 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 5 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 South Africa?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in South Africa in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list South Africa firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: bakery products from South Africa

FDA category: Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings · October 2016 to June 13, 2025

FDA refused 9 bakery products shipment lines from South Africa between October 2016 and June 13, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies and biscuits, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

9
bakery products lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 4%
of all FDA refusals from South Africa: 3
firms with the most records, listed below

Bakery products refusals from South Africa 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
2025	1
2019	5	+150%
2018	2	+100%
2017	1

Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 6 butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies lines from South Africa between October 2016 and June 13, 2025, 67% of the bakery products lines.

Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of bakery products
Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	6	66.7%

Recent butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies refusals

Recent Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source

Biscuits refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 2 biscuits lines from South Africa between October 2016 and June 13, 2025, 22% of the bakery products lines.

Biscuits product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of bakery products
Biscuits	2	22.2%

Recent biscuits refusals

Recent Biscuits refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 13, 2025	Moniquemobi Pty LtdCape Town, South Africa	Biscuits	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH LABELING+1	Source
Sep 5, 2018	Food Corp (Proprietary) LtdRandfontein, South Africa	Biscuits	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Mixed plain cookies refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 1 mixed plain cookies line from South Africa between October 2016 and June 13, 2025, 11% of the bakery products lines.

Mixed plain cookies product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of bakery products
Mixed plain cookies,biscuits and wafers	1	11.1%

Recent mixed plain cookies refusals

Recent Mixed plain cookies refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 27, 2017	Indian Ocean Export CompanyDurban, South Africa	Mixed plain cookies,biscuits and wafers	COLOR LBLG NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused bakery products from South Africa

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

Most frequent refusal charges for bakery products from South Africa
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	9	39%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	6	26%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	5	22%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	1	4%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	1	4%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	4%

South Africa bakery products firms with the most FDA records

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

South Africa bakery products firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Khayelitsha Cookies	Parow	5
Indian Ocean Export Company	Durban	1
Moniquemobi Pty Ltd	Cape Town	1

Latest bakery products refusals from South Africa

Latest FDA bakery products refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 13, 2025	Moniquemobi Pty LtdCape Town, South Africa	Biscuits	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH LABELING+1	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 12, 2019	Khayelitsha CookiesParow, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 5, 2018	Food Corp (Proprietary) LtdRandfontein, South Africa	Biscuits	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 4, 2018	Food Corp (Proprietary) LtdRandfontein, South Africa	Butter/butter flavored filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 27, 2017	Indian Ocean Export CompanyDurban, South Africa	Mixed plain cookies,biscuits and wafers	COLOR LBLG NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about bakery products refusals from South Africa

How many bakery products shipments from South Africa did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of bakery products from South Africa in 2025 through June 13, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse bakery products from South Africa?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For bakery products from South Africa the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 9 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 6 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 5 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 South Africa?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in South Africa in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list South Africa firms; see the country page.

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