# SHANGHAI AB FOOD & BEVERAGES LTD. · 99-39 · CHINA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For SHANGHAI AB FOOD & BEVERAGES LTD. · 99-39 · CHINA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is CHINA; product is Ovaltine; product code is 34 H - - 99 Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Base, N.E.C; date published is 10/02/2015; address is No.8 LANCUN RD.,MINHANG ECON,TECH& , DEV.ZONE , Shanghai, Shanghaishi CHINA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** SHANGHAI AB FOOD & BEVERAGES LTD. _(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:** CHINA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** No.8 LANCUN RD.,MINHANG ECON,TECH& , DEV.ZONE , Shanghai, Shanghaishi CHINA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 10/02/2015 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 34 H - - 99 Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Base, N.E.C. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Ovaltine _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** VIOLATION (IN NOTES): 1. 403(r)(1)(A) ; 403(q) 1. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(r)(1)(A) in that the label or labeling bears an unauthorized nutrient content claim. For example, the label declares that it contains high amounts of calcium and vitamin A. However, based on the serving size information provided, these nutrients are not present at 20 percent or more of the RDI or the DRV per reference amount customarily consumed (RACC) [21 CFR 101.54(b)];2. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(q) in that the label or labeling fails to comply with the nutrition labeling format requirements in 21 CFR 101.9. For example: The serving size is not declared in common household measure or common household unit in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(b)(5); The declaration of Nutrition Information is not presented using the nutrient names specified and in the order and format specified in 21 CFR 101.9(c); The label is not formatted (e.g., bolding, indenting, and rounding) appropriately as specified in 21 CFR 101.9(d);3. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of 403(i)(2): The ingredients are not declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, vegetable fat must be declared by its specific common or usual name of the individual vegetable fat in parenthesis [21 CFR 101.4 (b)(14)] and the term acidity regulator (E504i) is not the common or usual name of this ingredient. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> SHANGHAI AB FOOD & BEVERAGES LTD. Date Published : 10/02/2015 No.8 LANCUN RD.,MINHANG ECON,TECH& , DEV.ZONE , Shanghai, Shanghaishi CHINA 34 H - - 99 Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Base, N.E.C. Date Published: 10/02/2015 Desc: Ovaltine Notes: VIOLATION (IN NOTES): 1. 403(r)(1)(A) ; 403(q) 1. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(r)(1)(A) in that the label or labeling bears an unauthorized nutrient content claim. For example, the label declares that it contains high amounts of calcium and vitamin A. However, based on the serving size information provided, these nutrients are not present at 20 percent or more of the RDI or the DRV per reference amount customarily consumed (RACC) [21 CFR 101.54(b)];2. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(q) in that the label or labeling fails to comply with the nutrition labeling format requirements in 21 CFR 101.9. For example: The serving size is not declared in common household measure or common household unit in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(b)(5); The declaration of Nutrition Information is not presented using the nutrient names specified and in the order and format specified in 21 CFR 101.9(c); The label is not formatted (e.g., bolding, indenting, and rounding) appropriately as specified in 21 CFR 101.9(d);3. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of 403(i)(2): The ingredients are not declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, vegetable fat must be declared by its specific common or usual name of the individual vegetable fat in parenthesis [21 CFR 101.4 (b)(14)] and the term acidity regulator (E504i) is not the common or usual name of this ingredient.

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
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