# TIANJIN FOODSTUFFS IMP. & EXP. CO., LTD. · 99-39 · CHINA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For TIANJIN FOODSTUFFS IMP. & EXP. CO., 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 Preserved Vegetables | Preserved Vegetables; product code is 24 T - - 12 Chinese Cabbage, Celery Cabbage (Leaf & Stem Vegetable) | 24 T - - 99 Leaf & Stem Vegetables, N.E.C; date published is 05/28/2019; address is 20 Da Tong Road , Heping District, Tianjin CHINA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** TIANJIN FOODSTUFFS IMP. & EXP. CO., 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:** 20 Da Tong Road , Heping District, Tianjin CHINA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 05/28/2019 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 24 T - - 12 Chinese Cabbage, Celery Cabbage (Leaf & Stem Vegetable) | 24 T - - 99 Leaf & Stem Vegetables, N.E.C. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Preserved Vegetables | Preserved Vegetables _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 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(i)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(1)] in that the label fails to bear the common or usual name of the food as required by 21 CFR 101.3(b). The statement of identity on the principal display panel is "Tianjin Preserved Vegetable," which is not an appropriately descriptive common or usual name nor an appropriately descriptive term. Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) does not comply with the requirements of 21 CFR 101.9. Section 403(e)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(2)] because the label's principal display panel fails to bear the net quantity of contents as required by 21 CFR 101.7. Section 403(e)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(1)] in that the product label fails to list the place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor in accordance with 21 CFR 101.5. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two languages but does not repeat all the required information in both languages. As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c), if a product label contains any representation in a foreign language, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label must appear in the foreign language. | 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(i)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(1)] in that the label fails to bear the common or usual name of the food as required by 21 CFR 101.3(b). The statement of identity on the principal display panel is "Tianjin Preserved Vegetable," which is not an appropriately descriptive common or usual name nor an appropriately descriptive term. Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) does not comply with the requirements of 21 CFR 101.9. Section 403(e)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(2)] because the label's principal display panel fails to bear the net quantity of contents as required by 21 CFR 101.7. Section 403(e)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(1)] in that the product label fails to list the place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor in accordance with 21 CFR 101.5. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two languages but does not repeat all the required information in both languages. As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c), if a product label contains any representation in a foreign language, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label must appear in the foreign language. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> TIANJIN FOODSTUFFS IMP. & EXP. CO., LTD. Date Published : 05/28/2019 20 Da Tong Road , Heping District, Tianjin CHINA 24 T - - 12 Chinese Cabbage, Celery Cabbage (Leaf & Stem Vegetable) Date Published: 05/28/2019 Desc: Preserved Vegetables Notes: 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(i)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(1)] in that the label fails to bear the common or usual name of the food as required by 21 CFR 101.3(b). The statement of identity on the principal display panel is "Tianjin Preserved Vegetable," which is not an appropriately descriptive common or usual name nor an appropriately descriptive term. Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) does not comply with the requirements of 21 CFR 101.9. Section 403(e)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(2)] because the label's principal display panel fails to bear the net quantity of contents as required by 21 CFR 101.7. Section 403(e)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(1)] in that the product label fails to list the place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor in accordance with 21 CFR 101.5. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two languages but does not repeat all the required information in both languages. As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c), if a product label contains any representation in a foreign language, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label must appear in the foreign language. 24 T - - 99 Leaf & Stem Vegetables, N.E.C. Date Published: 05/28/2019 Desc: Preserved Vegetables Notes: 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(i)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(1)] in that the label fails to bear the common or usual name of the food as required by 21 CFR 101.3(b). The statement of identity on the principal display panel is "Tianjin Preserved Vegetable," which is not an appropriately descriptive common or usual name nor an appropriately descriptive term. Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) does not comply with the requirements of 21 CFR 101.9. Section 403(e)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(2)] because the label's principal display panel fails to bear the net quantity of contents as required by 21 CFR 101.7. Section 403(e)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(e)(1)] in that the product label fails to list the place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor in accordance with 21 CFR 101.5. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two languages but does not repeat all the required information in both languages. As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c), if a product label contains any representation in a foreign language, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label must appear in the foreign language.

## 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/).