# TRI-M GLOBAL LOGISTICS & TRADING INC. · 99-39 · PHILIPPINES — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For TRI-M GLOBAL LOGISTICS & TRADING INC. · 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 Special Hopia Ube (Purple Yam Cake); product code is 03 R - - 01 Cake Without Custard or Cream Filling; date published is 05/08/2025; address is Block 1a,Lot14 Verde Heights Subdivision, Gaya-Gaya , San Jose Del Monte, PH-BUL PHILIPPINES, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** TRI-M GLOBAL LOGISTICS & TRADING INC. _(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:** Block 1a,Lot14 Verde Heights Subdivision, Gaya-Gaya , San Jose Del Monte, PH-BUL PHILIPPINES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 05/08/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 03 R - - 01 Cake Without Custard or Cream Filling _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Special Hopia Ube (Purple Yam Cake) _(verified: 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(a)(1) of the Act. Label is false and misleading. Specifically, ingredient is declared in the ingredient statement, it is not appropriate to use a “may contain” statement for the same ingredient. The “may contain” statement may cause consumer confusion. Section 403(q) of the Act. Nutrition facts information is not as defined (21 CFR 101.9). The percent DV for protein, if declared, must be the corrected amount of protein and calculated per 21 CFR 101.9(c)(7)(ii). Based on the ingredient list, it does not appear to have any ingredients that have a protein efficiency ratio (PER) similar to casein. The use of two (2) asterisks for the percent Daily Value (%DV) declaration for sodium is not provided for in 21 CFR 101.9(d)(7)(ii). The quantitative amount for calcium must use the units of measurement and the levels of significance given in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii) and 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv). The %DV for iron not expressed in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii). The label declares 2 mg of iron and the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for iron is 18 mg. Section 403(f) of the Act. Label contains information in a second language; therefore, all required information must be in all languages (i.e., the English language as well as all foreign languages) represented on the label (21 CFR 101.15(c)(2)). Section 403(i)(2) of the Act. Product is fabricated using an “oil” which is not the common or usual name for any ingredient (21 CFR 101.4(b)(14)), the oil ingredient of a food intended for human consumption must be declared by its specific common or usual name (e.g., “beef fat,” “cottonseed oil”). Section 403(e)(2) of the Act. ZNet Weight is not declared on the principal display panel in terms of avoirdupois pound and ounce (21 CFR 101.7(a) and 101.7(b)(1)) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> TRI-M GLOBAL LOGISTICS & TRADING INC. Date Published : 05/08/2025 Block 1a,Lot14 Verde Heights Subdivision, Gaya-Gaya , San Jose Del Monte, PH-BUL PHILIPPINES 03 R - - 01 Cake Without Custard or Cream Filling Date Published: 05/08/2025 Desc: Special Hopia Ube (Purple Yam Cake) 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(a)(1) of the Act. Label is false and misleading. Specifically, ingredient is declared in the ingredient statement, it is not appropriate to use a “may contain” statement for the same ingredient. The “may contain” statement may cause consumer confusion. Section 403(q) of the Act. Nutrition facts information is not as defined (21 CFR 101.9). The percent DV for protein, if declared, must be the corrected amount of protein and calculated per 21 CFR 101.9(c)(7)(ii). Based on the ingredient list, it does not appear to have any ingredients that have a protein efficiency ratio (PER) similar to casein. The use of two (2) asterisks for the percent Daily Value (%DV) declaration for sodium is not provided for in 21 CFR 101.9(d)(7)(ii). The quantitative amount for calcium must use the units of measurement and the levels of significance given in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii) and 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv). The %DV for iron not expressed in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii). The label declares 2 mg of iron and the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for iron is 18 mg. Section 403(f) of the Act. Label contains information in a second language; therefore, all required information must be in all languages (i.e., the English language as well as all foreign languages) represented on the label (21 CFR 101.15(c)(2)). Section 403(i)(2) of the Act. Product is fabricated using an “oil” which is not the common or usual name for any ingredient (21 CFR 101.4(b)(14)), the oil ingredient of a food intended for human consumption must be declared by its specific common or usual name (e.g., “beef fat,” “cottonseed oil”). Section 403(e)(2) of the Act. ZNet Weight is not declared on the principal display panel in terms of avoirdupois pound and ounce (21 CFR 101.7(a) and 101.7(b)(1))

## 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/).