Chocolates Best de Guatemala S.A. · 99-39 · GUATEMALA
For Chocolates Best de Guatemala S.A. · 99-39 · GUATEMALA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is GUATEMALA; product is Chocolate Powder Drink Mix-Choco Panda (Cocoa En Polvo-Choco Panda); product code is 34 H - - 99 Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Base, N.E.C; date published is 08/20/2019; address is 4a Avenida 39-57 Z. 8 , Guatemala, Guatemala GUATEMALA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.
- Firm
- Chocolates Best de Guatemala S.A. verified
- Import alert
- 99-39
- Import alert name
- Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded
- Country
- GUATEMALA verified
- Address
- 4a Avenida 39-57 Z. 8 , Guatemala, Guatemala GUATEMALA verified
- Date published
- 08/20/2019 verified
- Product code
- 34 H - - 99 Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Base, N.E.C. verified
- Product
- Chocolate Powder Drink Mix-Choco Panda (Cocoa En Polvo-Choco Panda) verified
- 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 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i)], in that the labels for the article list the ingredient folic acid. Folic acid is not an approved food additive for use in drink mixes. It is allowed in products represented as meal replacement products at specific, limited use levels. Based on the labels of this article, it does not appear to be a meal replacement product. Additionally, there is no basis to conclude that the use of folic acid in this article is GRAS. Therefore, the article appears to be adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §342(a)(2)(C)(i)]. verified
What the source says
Chocolates Best de Guatemala S.A. Date Published : 08/20/2019 4a Avenida 39-57 Z. 8 , Guatemala, Guatemala GUATEMALA 34 H - - 99 Chocolate and Cocoa Beverage Base, N.E.C. Date Published: 08/20/2019 Desc: Chocolate Powder Drink Mix-Choco Panda (Cocoa En Polvo-Choco Panda) 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 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i)], in that the labels for the article list the ingredient folic acid. Folic acid is not an approved food additive for use in drink mixes. It is allowed in products represented as meal replacement products at specific, limited use levels. Based on the labels of this article, it does not appear to be a meal replacement product. Additionally, there is no basis to conclude that the use of folic acid in this article is GRAS. Therefore, the article appears to be adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §342(a)(2)(C)(i)].
— accessdata.fda.gov, retrieved 2026-09-15
Source
- accessdata.fda.govhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html
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