# Dulces Naturales de Los Altos · 99-39 · MEXICO — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Dulces Naturales de Los Altos · 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 Cajeta Milk caramel (14 kgs) | Dulce de leche (24 kgs); product code is 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate); date published is 03/13/2019; address is Calle General Negrete No. 10 , Col. CENTRO , San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco MEXICO, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Dulces Naturales de Los Altos _(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 General Negrete No. 10 , Col. CENTRO , San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco MEXICO _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 03/13/2019 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Cajeta Milk caramel (14 kgs) | Dulce de leche (24 kgs) _(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 it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: - Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(2)] because the label fails to declare each ingredient by its common or usual name [21 CFR 101.4]. Specifically, the products contain sodium benzoate but fail to list the common or usual name of the ingredient. | 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(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(2)] because the label fails to declare each ingredient by its common or usual name [21 CFR 101.4]. Specifically, the products contain sodium benzoate but fail to list the common or usual name of the ingredient. Further, the Dulce de Leche 24 kg product declares the ingredient "Nutrif E 01 as emulsifier" which is not a recognized common or usual name. - Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two or more languages but does not repeat all the required information in both languages. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Dulces Naturales de Los Altos Date Published : 03/13/2019 Calle General Negrete No. 10 , Col. CENTRO , San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco MEXICO 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/13/2019 Desc: Cajeta Milk caramel (14 kgs) 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(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(2)] because the label fails to declare each ingredient by its common or usual name [21 CFR 101.4]. Specifically, the products contain sodium benzoate but fail to list the common or usual name of the ingredient. 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/13/2019 Desc: Dulce de leche (24 kgs) 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(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(i)(2)] because the label fails to declare each ingredient by its common or usual name [21 CFR 101.4]. Specifically, the products contain sodium benzoate but fail to list the common or usual name of the ingredient. Further, the Dulce de Leche 24 kg product declares the ingredient "Nutrif E 01 as emulsifier" which is not a recognized common or usual name. - Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two or more languages but does not repeat all the required information in both languages.

## 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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