# SAKUMA CONFECTIONERY ASAMA PLANT · 99-39 · JAPAN — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For SAKUMA CONFECTIONERY ASAMA PLANT · 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 SAKUMA ICHIGO MILK CANDY / Hard Candy | SAKUMA ICHIGO MILK CANDY / Hard Candy; product code is 33 C - - 06 Flavored Candy, Hard (Live Savers, Etc.), with Fruit (without Chocolate) | 33 E - - 06 Flavored Candy, Hard (Live Savers, Etc.), without Nuts and Fruit (without Chocolate); date published is 07/05/2022; address is 553-8 , Seto , Saku, Nagano JAPAN, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** SAKUMA CONFECTIONERY ASAMA PLANT _(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:** 553-8 , Seto , Saku, Nagano JAPAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 07/05/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 33 C - - 06 Flavored Candy, Hard (Live Savers, Etc.), with Fruit (without Chocolate) | 33 E - - 06 Flavored Candy, Hard (Live Savers, Etc.), without Nuts and Fruit (without Chocolate) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** SAKUMA ICHIGO MILK CANDY / Hard Candy | SAKUMA ICHIGO MILK CANDY / Hard Candy _(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 the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(f) of the Act because the product label contains representations in a foreign language; however, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label are not provided in the foreign language as required by 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2). Section 403(i)(2) of the Act, in that each ingredient is not declared by its common or usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, “emulsifier,” “acidulant,” and “vegetable oil” are not common or usual names in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4(a). | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(f) of the Act because the product label contains representations in a foreign language; however, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label are not provided in the foreign language as required by 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2). Section 403(i)(2) of the Act, in that each ingredient is not declared by its common or usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, “emulsifier,” “acidulant,” and “vegetable oil” are not common or usual names in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4(a). _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> SAKUMA CONFECTIONERY ASAMA PLANT Date Published : 07/05/2022 553-8 , Seto , Saku, Nagano JAPAN 33 C - - 06 Flavored Candy, Hard (Live Savers, Etc.), with Fruit (without Chocolate) Date Published: 07/05/2022 Desc: SAKUMA ICHIGO MILK CANDY / Hard Candy Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(f) of the Act because the product label contains representations in a foreign language; however, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label are not provided in the foreign language as required by 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2). Section 403(i)(2) of the Act, in that each ingredient is not declared by its common or usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, “emulsifier,” “acidulant,” and “vegetable oil” are not common or usual names in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4(a). 33 E - - 06 Flavored Candy, Hard (Live Savers, Etc.), without Nuts and Fruit (without Chocolate) Date Published: 07/05/2022 Desc: SAKUMA ICHIGO MILK CANDY / Hard Candy Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(f) of the Act because the product label contains representations in a foreign language; however, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label are not provided in the foreign language as required by 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2). Section 403(i)(2) of the Act, in that each ingredient is not declared by its common or usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, “emulsifier,” “acidulant,” and “vegetable oil” are not common or usual names in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4(a).

## 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/).