# DISTRIBUCIONES KRIS, S.A. DE C.V. · 99-39 · MEXICO — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For DISTRIBUCIONES KRIS, S.A. DE C.V. · 99-39 · MEXICO, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is MEXICO; product is LA Grande Flour Tortillas Regular; product code is 03 Y - - 09 Tortillas; date published is 08/23/2019; address is Calle 5 De Febrero # 2287-E , Col. Ex Ejido Coahuila, Mexicali , Mexicali, Baja California MEXICO, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** DISTRIBUCIONES KRIS, S.A. DE C.V. _(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:** MEXICO _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Calle 5 De Febrero # 2287-E , Col. Ex Ejido Coahuila, Mexicali , Mexicali, Baja California MEXICO _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 08/23/2019 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 03 Y - - 09 Tortillas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** LA Grande Flour Tortillas Regular _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(k) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(k)], because the product bears or contains a chemical preservative but does not bear labeling stating that fact, as required under 21 CFR 101.22(j). The ingredient statement fails to list Sodium Benzoate, as well as identifying Potassium Sorbate as a preservative; Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because it contains information in a second language; therefore, all required information must be in both languages; Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)] in that the product is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the common or usual name of each ingredient is not declared on the label, as required under 21 CFR 101.4. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> DISTRIBUCIONES KRIS, S.A. DE C.V. Date Published : 08/23/2019 Calle 5 De Febrero # 2287-E , Col. Ex Ejido Coahuila, Mexicali , Mexicali, Baja California MEXICO 03 Y - - 09 Tortillas Date Published: 08/23/2019 Desc: LA Grande Flour Tortillas Regular Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(k) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(k)], because the product bears or contains a chemical preservative but does not bear labeling stating that fact, as required under 21 CFR 101.22(j). The ingredient statement fails to list Sodium Benzoate, as well as identifying Potassium Sorbate as a preservative; Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because it contains information in a second language; therefore, all required information must be in both languages; Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)] in that the product is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the common or usual name of each ingredient is not declared on the label, as required under 21 CFR 101.4.

## 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/).