How many cereals and breakfast foods shipments from South Korea did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 3 shipment lines of cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea in 2025 through March 27, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 5 lines), NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 3 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 lines). 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 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.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea

FDA category: Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods · October 2016 to March 27, 2025

FDA refused 7 cereals and breakfast foods shipment lines from South Korea between October 2016 and March 27, 2025, 3 of them in 2025; the most refused products were breakfast food quick or instant cooking and breakfast foods ready to eat, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

7
cereals and breakfast foods lines refused since October 2016: 3
refused so far in 2025: 0%
of all FDA refusals from South Korea: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Cereals and breakfast foods refusals from South Korea 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	3
2020	1
2018	1	-50%
2017	2

Breakfast food quick or instant cooking refusals from South Korea

FDA refused 3 breakfast food quick or instant cooking lines from South Korea between October 2016 and March 27, 2025, 43% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Breakfast food quick or instant cooking product descriptions refused from South Korea
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c.	3	42.9%

Recent breakfast food quick or instant cooking refusals

Recent Breakfast food quick or instant cooking refusals from South Korea
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 27, 2025	Dooson Food Co.,LtdJeongeup, South Korea	Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL NO PROCESS	Source
Mar 27, 2025	Dooson Food Co.,LtdJeongeup, South Korea	Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL NO PROCESS	Source
Mar 27, 2025	Dooson Food Co.,LtdJeongeup, South Korea	Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL NO PROCESS	Source

Breakfast foods ready to eat refusals from South Korea

FDA refused 3 breakfast foods ready to eat lines from South Korea between October 2016 and March 27, 2025, 43% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Breakfast foods ready to eat product descriptions refused from South Korea
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c.	3	42.9%

Recent breakfast foods ready to eat refusals

Recent Breakfast foods ready to eat refusals from South Korea
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 8, 2018	Dongwon F & B Company, LTDChangwon-Si, South Korea	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	BACTERIA	Source
Jul 31, 2017	Dongwon F & B Company, LTDChangwon-Si, South Korea	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2017	Dongwon F & B Company, LTDChangwon-Si, South Korea	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Mixed cereal flakes refusals from South Korea

FDA refused 1 mixed cereal flakes line from South Korea between October 2016 and March 27, 2025, 14% of the cereals and breakfast foods lines.

Mixed cereal flakes product descriptions refused from South Korea
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cereals and breakfast foods
Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	1	14.3%

Recent mixed cereal flakes refusals

Recent Mixed cereal flakes refusals from South Korea
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jan 15, 2020	B.L.F.Sangju, South Korea	Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	LIST INGRE	Source

Why FDA refused cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea

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

Most frequent refusal charges for cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	5	45%
NO PROCESS	No scheduled process filed	3	27%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	2	18%
BACTERIA	The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to…	1	9%

South Korea cereals and breakfast foods firms with the most FDA records

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

South Korea cereals and breakfast foods firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Dongwon F & B Company, LTD	Changwon-Si	3
Dooson Food Co.,Ltd	Jeongeup	3

Latest cereals and breakfast foods refusals from South Korea

Latest FDA cereals and breakfast foods refusals from South Korea
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 27, 2025	Dooson Food Co.,LtdJeongeup, South Korea	Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL NO PROCESS	Source
Mar 27, 2025	Dooson Food Co.,LtdJeongeup, South Korea	Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL NO PROCESS	Source
Mar 27, 2025	Dooson Food Co.,LtdJeongeup, South Korea	Breakfast food quick or instant cooking, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL NO PROCESS	Source
Jan 15, 2020	B.L.F.Sangju, South Korea	Mixed cereal flakes,shredded and other forms ready to eat	LIST INGRE	Source
Aug 8, 2018	Dongwon F & B Company, LTDChangwon-Si, South Korea	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	BACTERIA	Source
Jul 31, 2017	Dongwon F & B Company, LTDChangwon-Si, South Korea	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 31, 2017	Dongwon F & B Company, LTDChangwon-Si, South Korea	Breakfast foods ready to eat,n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about cereals and breakfast foods refusals from South Korea

How many cereals and breakfast foods shipments from South Korea did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 3 shipment lines of cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea in 2025 through March 27, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cereals and breakfast foods from South Korea the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 5 lines), NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 3 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 lines). 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 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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