# Indian Ocean Export Company · 99-39 · SOUTH AFRICA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Indian Ocean Export Company · 99-39 · SOUTH AFRICA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is SOUTH AFRICA; product is Super C Orange Flavored Sweets; product code is 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate); date published is 01/25/2016; address is 197 Goble Road , Durban, Kwazulu-Natal SOUTH AFRICA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Indian Ocean Export Company _(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:** SOUTH AFRICA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 197 Goble Road , Durban, Kwazulu-Natal SOUTH AFRICA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 01/25/2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Super C Orange Flavored Sweets _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)3) for the following: "It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(q)] in that the nutrition information is not in an appropriate format in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9." "It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(i)(1) [21 U.S.C. 343(i)(l)] in that the product label does not contain a statement of identity as required by 21 CFR 101.3." "It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)] in that it is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the common or usual name of each ingredient is not declared on the label, as required by 21 CFR 101.4. For example, your product label declares "antioxidant (E319)" and "Emulsifiers (E471, E322)" in the ingredient statement; however, these are not the common or usual names of these ingredients. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Indian Ocean Export Company Date Published : 01/25/2016 197 Goble Road , Durban, Kwazulu-Natal SOUTH AFRICA 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 01/25/2016 Desc: Super C Orange Flavored Sweets Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)3) for the following: "It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(q) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(q)] in that the nutrition information is not in an appropriate format in accordance with 21 CFR 101.9." "It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(i)(1) [21 U.S.C. 343(i)(l)] in that the product label does not contain a statement of identity as required by 21 CFR 101.3." "It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(2) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)] in that it is fabricated from two or more ingredients and the common or usual name of each ingredient is not declared on the label, as required by 21 CFR 101.4. For example, your product label declares "antioxidant (E319)" and "Emulsifiers (E471, E322)" in the ingredient statement; however, these are not the common or usual names of these ingredients.

## 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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