# PRODUCTORA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTOS PRONAL S.A.S · 99-39 · COLOMBIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For PRODUCTORA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTOS PRONAL S.A.S · 99-39 · COLOMBIA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is COLOMBIA; product is Wheat Puff Snacks | Natural Snack Mix; product code is 07 A - - 99 Baked Snack Food, N.E.C. | 07 B - - 99 Fried Snack Foods, N.E.C; date published is 06/25/2020; address is Cra 16 N. 69-70 , Dosquebradas, Risaralda COLOMBIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** PRODUCTORA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTOS PRONAL S.A.S _(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:** COLOMBIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Cra 16 N. 69-70 , Dosquebradas, Risaralda COLOMBIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 06/25/2020 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 07 A - - 99 Baked Snack Food, N.E.C. | 07 B - - 99 Fried Snack Foods, N.E.C. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Wheat Puff Snacks | Natural Snack Mix _(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 Act, in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(2)], in that each ingredient is not declared by its common/usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, "emulsifier" is not the common/usual name of an ingredient. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the Act, in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(a)(1)] in that the LBL is false or misleading. The statement "natural snack mix" is false and misleading. FDA considers the use of the term "natural" on a food LBL to be truthful and non-misleading when "nothing artificial or synthetic" has been included in, or has been added to, a food that would not normally be expected to be in the food." [58 FR 2302, 2407, January 6, 1993]. The ingredient statement for this product declares artificial colors, artificial flavors and synthetic substances such as propylene glycol. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> PRODUCTORA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTOS PRONAL S.A.S Date Published : 06/25/2020 Cra 16 N. 69-70 , Dosquebradas, Risaralda COLOMBIA 07 A - - 99 Baked Snack Food, N.E.C. Date Published: 06/25/2020 Desc: Wheat Puff Snacks Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the Act, in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(2)], in that each ingredient is not declared by its common/usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, "emulsifier" is not the common/usual name of an ingredient. 07 B - - 99 Fried Snack Foods, N.E.C. Date Published: 06/25/2020 Desc: Natural Snack Mix Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the Act, in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(a)(1)] in that the LBL is false or misleading. The statement "natural snack mix" is false and misleading. FDA considers the use of the term "natural" on a food LBL to be truthful and non-misleading when "nothing artificial or synthetic" has been included in, or has been added to, a food that would not normally be expected to be in the food." [58 FR 2302, 2407, January 6, 1993]. The ingredient statement for this product declares artificial colors, artificial flavors and synthetic substances such as propylene glycol.

## 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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