# Ogura Shokuhin Co Ltd · 99-39 · JAPAN — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Ogura Shokuhin Co Ltd · 99-39 · JAPAN, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is JAPAN; product is Dried Sardine | Dried Prepared Sardine products | Seasoned Alaska Pollock Powder; product code is 16 A - - -- Fish | 16 A - - -- Fish | 16 A - - -- Fish; date published is 08/21/2024; address is 821-1 Shizuokajapan , Yuiterao; Shimizu , Shizuoka, Shizuoka JAPAN, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Ogura Shokuhin 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:** JAPAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 821-1 Shizuokajapan , Yuiterao; Shimizu , Shizuoka, Shizuoka JAPAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 08/21/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A - - -- Fish | 16 A - - -- Fish | 16 A - - -- Fish _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Dried Sardine | Dried Prepared Sardine products | Seasoned Alaska Pollock Powder _(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 FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(q)(1)(A) because the serving size declared on the label is not based on the appropriate Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed Per Eating Occasion (RACC) as required by 21 CFR 101.9(b)(2) and CFR 101.12(b) Table 2. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(q)(1)(A) because the serving size declared on the label is not based on the appropriate Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed Per Eating Occasion (RACC) as required by 21 CFR 101.9(b)(2) and CFR 101.12(b) Table 2. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) because the product label is false or misleading. Section 403(i)(1) because Seasoned Alaska Pollock Powder product is not an appropriate name for a product that is 80% sugar colored with cochineal and 20% cod flakes. Section 403(i)(2) in that the product label fails to declare the common or usual name of each ingredient used as required by section 21 CFR 101.4, for example, the product label lists Alaska Pollock in the ingredients statement, but Denbu is made from Cod. Section 403(q)(1)(A) for failing to declare the nutrition information in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Ogura Shokuhin Co Ltd Date Published : 08/21/2024 821-1 Shizuokajapan , Yuiterao; Shimizu , Shizuoka, Shizuoka JAPAN 16 A - - -- Fish Date Published: 08/21/2024 Desc: Dried Sardine Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(q)(1)(A) because the serving size declared on the label is not based on the appropriate Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed Per Eating Occasion (RACC) as required by 21 CFR 101.9(b)(2) and CFR 101.12(b) Table 2. 16 A - - -- Fish Date Published: 08/21/2024 Desc: Dried Prepared Sardine products Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(q)(1)(A) because the serving size declared on the label is not based on the appropriate Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed Per Eating Occasion (RACC) as required by 21 CFR 101.9(b)(2) and CFR 101.12(b) Table 2. 16 A - - -- Fish Date Published: 08/21/2024 Desc: Seasoned Alaska Pollock Powder Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) because the product label is false or misleading. Section 403(i)(1) because Seasoned Alaska Pollock Powder product is not an appropriate name for a product that is 80% sugar colored with cochineal and 20% cod flakes. Section 403(i)(2) in that the product label fails to declare the common or usual name of each ingredient used as required by section 21 CFR 101.4, for example, the product label lists Alaska Pollock in the ingredients statement, but Denbu is made from Cod. Section 403(q)(1)(A) for failing to declare the nutrition information in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9.

## 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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