# Heinz UFC Philippines Inc. · 99-45 · PHILIPPINES — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Heinz UFC Philippines Inc. · 99-45 · PHILIPPINES, import alert is 99-45; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products That Are or Contain an Unsafe Food Additive; country is PHILIPPINES; product is UFC Sweet Chili Sauce | UFC Sweet Chili Sauce; product code is 37 J - - 03 Chili Sauce | 37 J - - 99 Sauces, n.e.c; date published is 08/13/2024; address is Centerpoint Bldg., Garnet St. , 12th Floor; Corner J. Vargas Ave., Ortigas Center , Pasig City, PHILIPPINES, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Heinz UFC Philippines Inc. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 99-45
- **Import alert name:** Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products That Are or Contain an Unsafe Food Additive
- **Country:** PHILIPPINES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Centerpoint Bldg., Garnet St. , 12th Floor; Corner J. Vargas Ave., Ortigas Center , Pasig City, PHILIPPINES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 08/13/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 37 J - - 03 Chili Sauce | 37 J - - 99 Sauces, n.e.c. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** UFC Sweet Chili Sauce | UFC Sweet Chili Sauce _(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 bear or contain an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 (21 U.S.C. 348) of the Act, which renders the article adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i)]. Unsafe food additive; BHA, Iodized salt (potassium iodate) | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to bear or contain an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 (21 U.S.C. 348) of the Act, which renders the article adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i)]. Unsafe food additive; BHA, Iodized salt (potassium iodate) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Heinz UFC Philippines Inc. Date Published : 08/13/2024 Centerpoint Bldg., Garnet St. , 12th Floor; Corner J. Vargas Ave., Ortigas Center , Pasig City, PHILIPPINES 37 J - - 03 Chili Sauce Date Published: 08/13/2024 Desc: UFC Sweet Chili Sauce Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to bear or contain an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 (21 U.S.C. 348) of the Act, which renders the article adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i)]. Unsafe food additive; BHA, Iodized salt (potassium iodate) 37 J - - 99 Sauces, n.e.c. Date Published: 08/13/2024 Desc: UFC Sweet Chili Sauce Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to bear or contain an unsafe food additive within the meaning of section 409 (21 U.S.C. 348) of the Act, which renders the article adulterated within the meaning of Section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(C)(i)]. Unsafe food additive; BHA, Iodized salt (potassium iodate)

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1173.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/).