# G.S. PAPANIKOLAOU BROS O.E. · 99-39 · GREECE — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For G.S. PAPANIKOLAOU BROS O.E. · 99-39 · GREECE, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is GREECE; product is Kalamata Olives (Packed in olive Oil); product code is 21 G - - 09 Olives (Pit Fruit); date published is 10/02/2015; address is Messinis Street 2 , Kalamata, Messinias GREECE, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** G.S. PAPANIKOLAOU BROS O.E. _(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:** GREECE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Messinis Street 2 , Kalamata, Messinias GREECE _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 10/02/2015 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 21 G - - 09 Olives (Pit Fruit) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Kalamata Olives (Packed in olive Oil) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** VIOLATION (IN NOTES); 1. 403(q) 2. 403(r)(1)(B) 1. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) of the Act in that the label appears to be misbranded under section 403(q) because the product does not declare trans fat in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(2)(ii). 2. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) of the Act in that the label appears to be misbranded under section 403(r) because the product label makes unauthorized health claims. We note we have a qualified health claim where we have provided enforcement discretion for monounsaturated fatty acids from olive oil and coronary heart disease; however; we note that the statements on this product label do not meet the requirements for making such a claim. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> G.S. PAPANIKOLAOU BROS O.E. Date Published : 10/02/2015 Messinis Street 2 , Kalamata, Messinias GREECE 21 G - - 09 Olives (Pit Fruit) Date Published: 10/02/2015 Desc: Kalamata Olives (Packed in olive Oil) Notes: VIOLATION (IN NOTES); 1. 403(q) 2. 403(r)(1)(B) 1. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) of the Act in that the label appears to be misbranded under section 403(q) because the product does not declare trans fat in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(2)(ii). 2. The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) of the Act in that the label appears to be misbranded under section 403(r) because the product label makes unauthorized health claims. We note we have a qualified health claim where we have provided enforcement discretion for monounsaturated fatty acids from olive oil and coronary heart disease; however; we note that the statements on this product label do not meet the requirements for making such a claim.

## 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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