FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: bakery products from South Korea
FDA category: Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings · October 2016 to July 16, 2026
FDA refused 61 bakery products shipment lines from South Korea between October 2016 and July 16, 2026, 6 of them in 2026; the most refused products were chocolate filled/iced cookies and chocolate plain cookies, most often for ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 61
- bakery products lines refused since October 2016
- 6
- refused so far in 2026
- 9
- firms with the most records, listed below
Bakery products refusals from South Korea by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 6 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 1 | -50% |
| 2022 | 2 | +100% |
| 2021 | 1 | -92% |
| 2020 | 13 | -13% |
| 2019 | 15 | +67% |
| 2018 | 9 | +125% |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 2 |
Chocolate filled/iced cookies refusals from South Korea
FDA refused 16 chocolate filled/iced cookies lines from South Korea between October 2016 and July 16, 2026, 26% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | 16 | 26.2% |
Recent chocolate filled/iced cookies refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory)Yangsan, South Korea | Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LIST INGREALLERGENNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory)Yangsan, South Korea | Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LIST INGREALLERGENTRANSFAT | Source | |
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory)Yangsan, South Korea | Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LIST INGREALLERGENTRANSFAT | Source | |
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory)Yangsan, South Korea | Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LIST INGREALLERGENTRANSFAT | Source | |
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory)Yangsan, South Korea | Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LIST INGREALLERGENTRANSFAT | Source |
Chocolate plain cookies refusals from South Korea
FDA refused 8 chocolate plain cookies lines from South Korea between October 2016 and July 16, 2026, 13% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | 8 | 13.1% |
Recent chocolate plain cookies refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory)Yangsan, South Korea | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Plain cookies refusals from South Korea
FDA refused 7 plain cookies lines from South Korea between October 2016 and July 16, 2026, 11% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c. | 7 | 11.5% |
Other bakery products products refused from South Korea
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rice cakes | 7 | 11.5% |
| Other bakery products | 5 | 8.2% |
| Biscuits | 4 | 6.6% |
| Fruit/fruit flavored filled/iced cookies | 3 | 4.9% |
| Fruit filled filled/iced cookies | 2 | 3.3% |
| Sweet goods without custard or cream filling | 2 | 3.3% |
| Cake without custard or cream filling | 1 | 1.6% |
Why FDA refused bakery products from South Korea
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 | 32 | 27% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 22 | 19% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 16 | 14% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 11 | 9% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 7 | 6% |
| COLOR LBLG | Artificial coloring not declared | 6 | 5% |
| TRANSFAT | The product is misbranded under Section 403(q) because the nutrition label does not provide all of the… | 6 | 5% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 6 | 5% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 6 | 5% |
| 807REFUSAL | The foreign factory, warehouse, or other establishment of which the owner, operator, or agent in charge, or… | 5 | 4% |
South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. (Yangsan Factory) | Yangsan | 31 |
| Orion Confectionery Co., Ltd. | Seoul | 4 |
| ORION Corp. Cheongju Plant | Cheongju | 3 |
| Cheong Woo Confectionery Co., Ltd. | Pocheon | 3 |
| Kyongbo Food | Paju | 3 |
| Ercohs Agricultural Corporation Co., Ltd | Yuseong | 3 |
| Mammos Confectionery Co., Ltd. (aka Mammoth Confectionery) | Seongnam-City | 2 |
| Lotte Confectionery Pyeongteak Factory | Pyeongtaek-si | 1 |
| CROWN DAEJEON FACTORY (Crown Confectionery Co. Ltd.) | Daejeon | 1 |
Latest bakery products refusals from South Korea
Questions about bakery products refusals from South Korea
- How many bakery products shipments from South Korea did FDA refuse in 2026?
- FDA refused 6 shipment lines of bakery products from South Korea in 2026 through July 16, 2026, compared with 8 in 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse bakery products from South Korea?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For bakery products from South Korea the most frequent are ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 32 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 22 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 16 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 Korea?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in South Korea in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list South Korea firms; see the country page.
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