# KUKJE CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD/ · 99-39 · KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For KUKJE CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD/ · 99-39 · KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF), import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF); product is Fruit Stick Candy (Suckers); product code is 33 C - - 99 Hard Candy with Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate); date published is 11/15/2016; address is 188 Gwahaksaneob3-Ro; Cheongwon , Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF), verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** KUKJE CONFECTIONERY 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:** KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 188 Gwahaksaneob3-Ro; Cheongwon , Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 11/15/2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 33 C - - 99 Hard Candy with Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Fruit Stick Candy (Suckers) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) for the following: 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 or usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, the ingredients "blue color AC5113/gardenia blue," "shade lemon yellow/safflower color," "acidity regulator," "color preparation/cochineal color," and "shade strawberry red P(red cabbage [sic]" are not appropriate common or usual names for the subject ingredients. It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) is not in a correct format as required by 21 CFR 101.9. For example: "Calories from Fat" fails to be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)(ii); the amount of dietary fiber fails to be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i); the product does not contain a statement of the amount per serving of the vitamins and minerals, calculated as a percent of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) and expressed as percent of Daily value, as required by 21 CFR 101.9(c)(iii).; the declaration of nutrients is not in the order as described in 21 CFR 101.9(c).; the bilingual format does not appear to meet the requirements in 21 CFR 101.9(d)(14) because the foreign language must follow English.; calorie content does not appear to be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1) because there is no provision for declaring calories as "kcal"; the label format does not appear to meet the requirements for bolding of certain nutrients and bars in 21 CFR 101.9(d). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> KUKJE CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD/ Date Published : 11/15/2016 188 Gwahaksaneob3-Ro; Cheongwon , Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk KOREA (THE REPUBLIC OF) 33 C - - 99 Hard Candy with Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 11/15/2016 Desc: Fruit Stick Candy (Suckers) Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) for the following: 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 or usual name in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. For example, the ingredients "blue color AC5113/gardenia blue," "shade lemon yellow/safflower color," "acidity regulator," "color preparation/cochineal color," and "shade strawberry red P(red cabbage [sic]" are not appropriate common or usual names for the subject ingredients. It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) is not in a correct format as required by 21 CFR 101.9. For example: "Calories from Fat" fails to be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)(ii); the amount of dietary fiber fails to be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i); the product does not contain a statement of the amount per serving of the vitamins and minerals, calculated as a percent of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) and expressed as percent of Daily value, as required by 21 CFR 101.9(c)(iii).; the declaration of nutrients is not in the order as described in 21 CFR 101.9(c).; the bilingual format does not appear to meet the requirements in 21 CFR 101.9(d)(14) because the foreign language must follow English.; calorie content does not appear to be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1) because there is no provision for declaring calories as "kcal"; the label format does not appear to meet the requirements for bolding of certain nutrients and bars in 21 CFR 101.9(d).

## 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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