# RFM Corporation · 99-39 · PHILIPPINES — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For RFM Corporation · 99-39 · PHILIPPINES, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is PHILIPPINES; product is Sweet spaghetti sauce with Parmesan cheese; product code is 37 J - - 08 Tomato Sauce (with Other Ingredients); date published is 06/26/2019; address is Fairlane Street , Pasig City, Metro Manila PHILIPPINES, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** RFM Corporation _(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:** PHILIPPINES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Fairlane Street , Pasig City, Metro Manila PHILIPPINES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 06/26/2019 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 37 J - - 08 Tomato Sauce (with Other Ingredients) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Sweet spaghetti sauce with Parmesan cheese _(verified: 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) of the Act [21 USC §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts label) does not comply with the requirements in 21 CFR 101.9, whereby the product label fails to declare a serving size based on the reference amount customarily consumed (RACC); nutrition information lists a daily value for Calories, which is not permitted, and fails to list the daily values for fats, cholesterol, sodium, Total Carbohydrates, and dietary fiber; the footnote is not declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(d)(9). The Nutrition Facts heading is not set with the full width of the Nutrition Facts label. [21 CFR 101.9(d)(2)]. Section 403(i)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the product is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the ingredients are not declared appropriately, as required under 21 CFR 101.4. Vegetable protein does not list source; "Seasoning" is not the common or usual name of a food ingredient; the sub-ingredients of the parmesan cheese are not listed on the label. Note that parmesan cheese is a standardized food, 21 CFR 133.165, European "E" numbers for additives are not part of the common or usual name of these ingredients and are not permitted to be in the ingredient statement and are intervening material in this location (21 CFR 101.2(e)). Section 403(f) of the Act [21 USC §343(f)] because the product label contains information in multiple languages but does not repeat all the required information in all languages. As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2), The label bears statements in French and Filipino, in addition to English. Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure in US measure (avoirdupois pound(s) and ounce(s)) as required by 21 CFR 101.7. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> RFM Corporation Date Published : 06/26/2019 Fairlane Street , Pasig City, Metro Manila PHILIPPINES 37 J - - 08 Tomato Sauce (with Other Ingredients) Date Published: 06/26/2019 Desc: Sweet spaghetti sauce with Parmesan cheese 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) of the Act [21 USC §343(q)] in that the nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts label) does not comply with the requirements in 21 CFR 101.9, whereby the product label fails to declare a serving size based on the reference amount customarily consumed (RACC); nutrition information lists a daily value for Calories, which is not permitted, and fails to list the daily values for fats, cholesterol, sodium, Total Carbohydrates, and dietary fiber; the footnote is not declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(d)(9). The Nutrition Facts heading is not set with the full width of the Nutrition Facts label. [21 CFR 101.9(d)(2)]. Section 403(i)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the product is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the ingredients are not declared appropriately, as required under 21 CFR 101.4. Vegetable protein does not list source; "Seasoning" is not the common or usual name of a food ingredient; the sub-ingredients of the parmesan cheese are not listed on the label. Note that parmesan cheese is a standardized food, 21 CFR 133.165, European "E" numbers for additives are not part of the common or usual name of these ingredients and are not permitted to be in the ingredient statement and are intervening material in this location (21 CFR 101.2(e)). Section 403(f) of the Act [21 USC §343(f)] because the product label contains information in multiple languages but does not repeat all the required information in all languages. As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c)(2), The label bears statements in French and Filipino, in addition to English. Section 403(e)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food is in package form and the label fails to bear an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure in US measure (avoirdupois pound(s) and ounce(s)) as required by 21 CFR 101.7.

## 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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