Guangdong Zonegoing Food Co., LTD — Class II: 52USA brand POPPING BOBA; STRAWBERRY FLAVOR; Net wt: 7 lb (3.2kg); Ingredients Drinking wa
Guangdong Zonegoing Food Co., LTD has initiated a Class II recall for 52USA brand strawberry flavored popping boba because the product contains unapproved colors, specifically FD&C Yellow 5, FD&C Yellow 6, and FD&C Red 40.
This recall affects the manufacturer Guangdong Zonegoing Food Co., LTD, the distributor Felicific Inc., and food service providers or retailers utilizing 52USA brand popping boba products.
The presence of unapproved color additives in food products represents a regulatory violation that triggers mandatory recall actions. For regulatory professionals, this underscores the necessity of reconciling international ingredient nomenclature (such as E-numbers) with US FDA approved additive lists to prevent misbranding and safety-related enforcement actions.
Compliance teams should verify that all imported food products are screened for FD&C color additives that may be listed by alternate names (e.g., E-numbers) to ensure they meet US labeling and approval requirements. QA should audit ingredient specifications against the FDA's permitted color additive list for the specific food category.
Class II. Reason: Products contain unapproved colors, specifically tartrazine (FD&C Yellow 5), sunset yellow (FD&C Yellow 6), and allura red (FD&C Red 40).. Product: 52USA brand POPPING BOBA; STRAWBERRY FLAVOR; Net wt: 7 lb (3.2kg); Ingredients Drinking water, fructose syrup, food additives (hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate (E1442), calcium lactate (E327), DL-malic acid (E296), sodium alginate (E401), citric acid (E330), carageenan (EE407), potassium chloride (E508), potassium sorbate (E202), guar gum (E412), trisodium citrate (E331), sucralose (E955), allura red (E129), food flavors.; CONTAINS NO JUICE; Shelf Life: 18 months; Distributed for Felicific Inc., Queens, NY 11435; PRODUCT OF CHINA; UPC 8 10185 42123 7. Firm: Guangdong Zonegoing Food Co., LTD (Huizhou China). Status: Ongoing.
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