# ARUNALU PRODUCTS · 99-39 · SRI LANKA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For ARUNALU PRODUCTS · 99-39 · SRI LANKA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is SRI LANKA; product is Arunalu Dry Fish Headless Sprats; product code is 16 A - - 01 Anchovy; date published is 06/13/2016; address is Kandawala , 30/7 Torington Estate , Katana, Gampaha SRI LANKA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** ARUNALU PRODUCTS _(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:** SRI LANKA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Kandawala , 30/7 Torington Estate , Katana, Gampaha SRI LANKA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 06/13/2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A - - 01 Anchovy _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Arunalu Dry Fish Headless Sprats _(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 as defined by 21 CFR 101.9. • The label fails to declare the nutrient information on the correct serving size based on the appropriate reference amount customarily consumed (RACC) in accordance with 21 CFR 10 1.9(b) and 21 CFR 101.12. • The Nutrition Facts label fails to list all the required n nutrients as provided under 21 CFR 101.9(c). It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(f)] in that the product label contains information in two languages but does not repeat all the required label information in both languages. In accordance with 21 CFR 101.15( c )(2), if the label contains any representation in a foreign language, all words, statements, and other information required by or under the authority of the act must appear in the foreign language. It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(i)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(1)]because the statement of identity on the Principal Display Panel does not accurately describe the product, as required under 21 CFR 101.3. It 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 the common or usual name of each ingredient, as required under 21 CFR 101.4. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ARUNALU PRODUCTS Date Published : 06/13/2016 Kandawala , 30/7 Torington Estate , Katana, Gampaha SRI LANKA 16 A - - 01 Anchovy Date Published: 06/13/2016 Desc: Arunalu Dry Fish Headless Sprats 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 as defined by 21 CFR 101.9. • The label fails to declare the nutrient information on the correct serving size based on the appropriate reference amount customarily consumed (RACC) in accordance with 21 CFR 10 1.9(b) and 21 CFR 101.12. • The Nutrition Facts label fails to list all the required n nutrients as provided under 21 CFR 101.9(c). It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(f)] in that the product label contains information in two languages but does not repeat all the required label information in both languages. In accordance with 21 CFR 101.15( c )(2), if the label contains any representation in a foreign language, all words, statements, and other information required by or under the authority of the act must appear in the foreign language. It appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(i)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(1)]because the statement of identity on the Principal Display Panel does not accurately describe the product, as required under 21 CFR 101.3. It 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 the common or usual name of each ingredient, as required under 21 CFR 101.4.

## 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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