FDA import alert
Import Alert 99-21
Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Containing Undeclared Added Sulfiting Agents
433
Red-list entries
0
Green-list entries
54
Countries
2025-08-14
Last change seen
What being on this list means
Firms on an import alert's Red List are subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE): FDA can detain their shipments at the border automatically, without sampling or inspecting them. The burden shifts to the importer to prove — typically with private laboratory analysis, shipment by shipment — that the goods are not violative. Removal from the list requires evidence that the underlying problem is resolved, usually including a track record of consecutive clean shipments and a petition to FDA. How removal works →
A Green List on a countrywide alert works the other way: it names the firms FDA has excluded from detention because they demonstrated compliance.
Red-list entries by country
| Country | Entries |
|---|---|
| China | 100 |
| Mexico | 43 |
| Thailand | 39 |
| Vietnam | 28 |
| Hong Kong SAR | 26 |
| Philippines | 22 |
| Taiwan | 20 |
| Japan | 13 |
| India | 12 |
| Turkey | 12 |
| Afghanistan | 11 |
| Pakistan | 10 |
| Korea (The Republic Of) | 9 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 8 |
| Brazil | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Venezuela | 5 |
| Bangladesh | 4 |
| Lebanon | 4 |
| Russia | 4 |
| Iran | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| Egypt | 2 |
| France | 2 |
| Greece | 2 |
+ 29 more countries
Firms on this red list
Showing 30 of 433 entries — search a specific firm on the free checker.
Afghanistan Red Gold Saffron Company
08/21/2018
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
Arizo Zeba LLC
06/03/2022
Afghanistan · Apricot (Pit Fruit); Apricot, Dried or Paste
Charagh Ali Market
11/16/2012
Afghanistan · Mulberry, Dried or Paste; Apricot, Dried or Paste
HAJI BASHIR AHMAD LTD
01/04/2017
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
Hamza Jalili Company
01/08/2016
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
Ismail Zade General Trading
12/19/2018
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
KABUL BABA JAAN MANUFACTURE AND PACKAGING OF DRIED FRUIT
03/19/2025
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
Khalid Walid Ghalibi Ltd
04/11/2025
Afghanistan · Grapes, Dried or Paste; Berries, Dried or Paste, N.E.C.; Plum, Dried or Paste
MUSLIM CHAKARI TRADING COMPANY
08/13/2025
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
Pahez Rosta Trading Company
07/02/2024
Afghanistan · Prunes (Dried Plums), Dried or Paste
Zia Zafar Ltd
07/17/2023
Afghanistan · Apricot, Dried or Paste
ETS HADDOUD SALIM
07/12/2016
Algeria · Dates (Pit Fruit), (Pit Fruit)
AK PURE FOOD & BEVERAGE LIMITED
01/23/2025
Bangladesh · Raisins (Dried Grapes) (Berry); Raisins, Dried or Paste; Chokeberry, Dried or Paste
Agriculture Marketing
03/29/2011
Bangladesh · Mango, Juice, Milk, Creme, Drink or Nectar, Sub/Tropical Fruit
IFAD MULTI PRODUCTS
06/24/2016
Bangladesh · Fruit/Fruit Flavored Plain Cookies, Biscuits and Wafers
Kishwan snacks limited
03/18/2024
Bangladesh · Mango (Subtropical and Tropical Fruit)
Bilateral Commercio Import
09/16/2009
Brazil · Shrimp & Prawns
Ciapesc Companhia Amazonica De Pesca
09/16/2009
Brazil · Shrimp & Prawns
Duas Rodas industrial Ltda
09/16/2009
Brazil · Banana, Dried or Paste
Incopesca Industria E Comercio De Pesca Do piaui SA
09/16/2009
Brazil · Lobster; Shrimp & Prawns
Industrial E Comercial Jandaia Ltda
10/10/2019
Brazil · Acerola, Juice, Milk, Creme, Drink or Nectar, Sub/Tropical Fruit
Interfrios Intercambio Frios S.A.
09/16/2009
Brazil · Shrimp & Prawns
Sucos Do Brasil S/A
10/23/2019
Brazil · Acerola, Juice, Milk, Creme, Drink or Nectar, Sub/Tropical Fruit
Asian Food Imports
09/21/2010
Canada · Apricot (Pit Fruit); Apricot, Dried or Paste
Delices de la Foret Valli
06/27/2019
Canada · Egg Plant, Dried or Paste
ITN Food
09/16/2009
Canada · Raisins (Dried Grapes) (Berry); Raisins, Dried or Paste; Garlic Bulb, Dried or Paste
M&H DISTRIBUTION LTD
06/10/2024
Canada · Apricot, Dried or Paste
Manet Canada Inc.
09/16/2009
Canada · Plum, Dried or Paste
Mezza Notte
09/16/2009
Canada · Steak and Other Meat Sauce
Ufl
09/16/2009
Canada · Mushroom, Shiitake, Fungi Products, N.E.C.
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