# Polar Foods,Inc. · 99-39 · CANADA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Polar Foods,Inc. · 99-39 · CANADA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is CANADA; product is Flax meal | Flax meal | Flax meal | Flax meal; product code is 02 G - - 99 Flours and Meals N.E.C. | 23 R - - 20 Flax Seed (Edible Seed Paste) | 71 L - - 99 Oilseed Byprod N.E.C. | 71 Y - - 99 Byprod For Animal, N.E.C; date published is 05/02/2016; address is Ne5-24-1w , Fisher Branch, MB CANADA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Polar Foods,Inc. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 99-39
- **Import alert name:** Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded
- **Country:** CANADA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Ne5-24-1w , Fisher Branch, MB CANADA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 05/02/2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 02 G - - 99 Flours and Meals N.E.C. | 23 R - - 20 Flax Seed (Edible Seed Paste) | 71 L - - 99 Oilseed Byprod N.E.C. | 71 Y - - 99 Byprod For Animal, N.E.C. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Flax meal | Flax meal | Flax meal | Flax meal _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Polar Foods,Inc. Date Published : 05/02/2016 Ne5-24-1w , Fisher Branch, MB CANADA 02 G - - 99 Flours and Meals N.E.C. Date Published: 05/02/2016 Desc: Flax meal Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. 23 R - - 20 Flax Seed (Edible Seed Paste) Date Published: 05/02/2016 Desc: Flax meal Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. 71 L - - 99 Oilseed Byprod N.E.C. Date Published: 05/02/2016 Desc: Flax meal Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication. 71 Y - - 99 Byprod For Animal, N.E.C. Date Published: 05/02/2016 Desc: Flax meal Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(a)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the labeling is false or misleading in any particular. The product is misbranded for claiming regular meal instead screening meal. The definition of flaxseed screenings meal can be found on page 442, in Section 71: Other Oilseed Products, of the AAFCO 2016 Official Publication.

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).