How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Spain did FDA refuse in 2024?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain in 2024 through April 15, 2024.

Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Spain firms are Import Alert 45-02 (13 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Spain firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain

FDA category: Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents) · October 2016 to April 15, 2024

FDA refused 2 food additives (flavors and colors) shipment lines from Spain between October 2016 and April 15, 2024, 2 of them in 2024; the most refused products were nutritive sweetners and sorbic acid for food use, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

2
food additives (flavors and colors) lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2024: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Spain: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Spain 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
2024	2

Nutritive sweetners refusals from Spain

FDA refused 1 nutritive sweetners line from Spain between October 2016 and April 15, 2024, 50% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.

Nutritive sweetners product descriptions refused from Spain
FDA product description	Lines	Share of food additives (flavors and colors)
Nutritive sweetners (food additives for human use)	1	50.0%

Recent nutritive sweetners refusals

Recent Nutritive sweetners refusals from Spain
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 15, 2024	Fai Natur SLBarcelona, Spain	Nutritive sweetners (food additives for human use)	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Sorbic acid for food use refusals from Spain

FDA refused 1 sorbic acid for food use line from Spain between October 2016 and April 15, 2024, 50% of the food additives (flavors and colors) lines.

Sorbic acid for food use product descriptions refused from Spain
FDA product description	Lines	Share of food additives (flavors and colors)
Sorbic acid for food use (food additives for human use)	1	50.0%

Recent sorbic acid for food use refusals

Recent Sorbic acid for food use refusals from Spain
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 15, 2024	Fai Natur SLBarcelona, Spain	Sorbic acid for food use (food additives for human use)	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain

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

Most frequent refusal charges for food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	2	100%

Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) that list Spain firms

Import alerts for food additives (flavors and colors) listing firms in Spain
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
45-02	Foods with illegal or undeclared colors	13

Spain food additives (flavors and colors) firms with the most FDA records

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

Spain food additives (flavors and colors) firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Fai Natur SL	Barcelona	2

Latest food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Spain

Latest FDA food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Spain
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 15, 2024	Fai Natur SLBarcelona, Spain	Nutritive sweetners (food additives for human use)	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 15, 2024	Fai Natur SLBarcelona, Spain	Sorbic acid for food use (food additives for human use)	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about food additives (flavors and colors) refusals from Spain

How many food additives (flavors and colors) shipments from Spain did FDA refuse in 2024?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain in 2024 through April 15, 2024.
Why does FDA refuse food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover food additives (flavors and colors) from Spain?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Spain firms are Import Alert 45-02 (13 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Spain firms too; see the country page.

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