FDA refusal charge JUICE %: juice percentage not declared
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The JUICE % charge appeared in 100 FDA import refusals between 2020 and 2026 — 0.4% of all 26,358 US import refusals. The charge is a labelling or registration failure, not a hazard found in the product. The origins cited most often are Guatemala, Mexico, China. The most-affected product category is Fruit and Fruit Products. Volume in 2025 was up 4% on 2024.
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What FDA's charge says
JUICE % is the code FDA prints on a refusal; below is the charge language FDA publishes for it, quoted from its charge table, with the sections of the FD&C Act it cites.
The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice and does not bear a statement on the label in appropriate prominence on the information panel of the total percentage of such fruit or vegetable juice contained therein.
JUICE % refusals by year
| Year | Refusals | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | — | |
| 2021 | 7 | -53.3% | |
| 2022 | 5 | -28.6% | |
| 2023 | 8 | +60.0% | |
| 2024 | 28 | +250.0% | |
| 2025 | 29 | +3.6% | |
| 2026 | 8 | — | YTD |
| Total | 100 |
Origins most often refused under JUICE %
| # | Origin country | Refusals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 30 |
| 2 | Mexico | 14 |
| 3 | China | 9 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 6 |
| 5 | Thailand | 4 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 3 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| 8 | South Korea | 3 |
| 9 | Togo | 3 |
| 10 | Egypt | 2 |
| 11 | Ghana | 2 |
| 12 | India | 2 |
| 13 | Pakistan | 2 |
| 14 | Philippines | 2 |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 |
| 16 | Argentina | 1 |
| 17 | El Salvador | 1 |
| 18 | Germany | 1 |
| 19 | Honduras | 1 |
| 20 | Ireland | 1 |
| 21 | Jamaica | 1 |
| 22 | Japan | 1 |
| 23 | Kenya | 1 |
| 24 | Macedonia | 1 |
| 25 | Myanmar | 1 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 1 |
| 27 | Spain | 1 |
| 28 | Taiwan | 1 |
Product categories refused under JUICE %
| # | Product category | Refusals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruit and Fruit Products | 56 |
| 2 | Soft Drinks and Waters | 24 |
| 3 | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 4 |
| 4 | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 3 |
| 5 | Beverage Bases | 3 |
| 6 | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 3 |
| 7 | Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | 1 |
| 8 | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 1 |
| 9 | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 1 |
| 10 | Macaroni and Noodle Products | 1 |
| 11 | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 1 |
| 12 | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 1 |
| 13 | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 1 |
Latest refusals citing JUICE %
- DM4-0866932-1 ORANGE, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Guatemala, Fruit and Fruit Products. unsafe color additivenot in Englishno standard namejuice percentage not declared+1 more
- 8Q4-0009450-9 SOFT DRINK, CITRUS FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATEDFrom Guatemala, Soft Drinks and Waters. unsafe color additivenot to standard of identityno net quantitynot in English+3 more
- 037-0003430-3 MANGO, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFrom Saudi Arabia, Fruit and Fruit Products. ingredients not listedfalse or misleading labelpreservative not declaredno manufacturer name+4 more
- 037-0003355-2 MANGO, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFrom Saudi Arabia, Fruit and Fruit Products. false or misleading labelno net quantityjuice percentage not declarednutrition labeling
- BJG-0213499-6 PEACH, JUICE, PIT FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Mexico, Fruit and Fruit Products. juice percentage not declarednutrition labeling
- 163-0152135-3 GRAPE JUICE, BERRY JUICE OR CONCENTRATESFrom Thailand, Fruit and Fruit Products. unsafe color additivelabel not conspicuouscolor not declaredno net quantity+2 more
- BLL-4005135-0 PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTEFrom Macedonia, Vegetables and Vegetable Products. no net quantitynutrition labelingno manufacturer namenot in English+3 more
- E84-0118650-5 SOFT DRINK, CITRUS FRUIT FLAVORED, NONCARBONATEDFrom Guatemala, Soft Drinks and Waters. unsafe color additivenot to standard of identitynot in Englishjuice percentage not declared+1 more
- BQL-0108590-9 MANGO, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFrom Egypt, Fruit and Fruit Products. ingredients not listedfalse or misleading labelcolor not declarednot in English+3 more
- 83B-0002361-8 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C.From El Salvador, Soft Drinks and Waters. unsafe color additivenot to standard of identitynot in Englishjuice percentage not declared+1 more
- N8R-0003264-8 FRUIT BEVERAGE BASE, N.E.C.From Pakistan, Beverage Bases. unsafe color additiveingredients not listedunsafe food additivecolor not declared+3 more
- 9DH-0072863-9 FRUIT COCTAIL, MIXED FRUIT, JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Saudi Arabia, Fruit and Fruit Products. unsafe color additiveingredients not listedcolor not declaredpreservative not declared+4 more
- AMN-0105237-8 ORANGE, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Guatemala, Fruit and Fruit Products. unsafe color additivelabel not conspicuouscolor not declaredjuice percentage not declared+1 more
- CFQ-8129148-2 ORANGE, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Guatemala, Fruit and Fruit Products. false or misleading labelcolor not declaredno standard namejuice percentage not declared+1 more
- 609-0657250-2 OTHER FRUITS AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, OTHER FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATES, N.E.C.From Myanmar, Fruit and Fruit Products. not in Englishno food-canning registrationno process filingunsafe color additive+3 more
- 83B-0002390-7 ORANGE, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Guatemala, Fruit and Fruit Products. unsafe color additivenot to standard of identitynot in Englishjuice percentage not declared+1 more
- KM6-1627979-0 BASIL SEED SOFT DRINK, NONCARBONATEDFrom Thailand, Soft Drinks and Waters. ingredients not listednot to standard of identityno common namejuice percentage not declared+1 more
- K09-0096857-7 NONCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C.From China, Soft Drinks and Waters. no manufacturer nameno net quantityjuice percentage not declared
- 83B-0002362-6 ORANGE, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFrom Guatemala, Fruit and Fruit Products. not to standard of identitynot in Englishjuice percentage not declarednutrition labeling+1 more
- EPM-0187739-4 NONCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C.From South Korea, Soft Drinks and Waters. juice percentage not declarednutrition labelingno process filing
About JUICE %
What does the FDA import refusal charge JUICE % mean?
FDA uses JUICE % for: juice percentage not declared. Its published charge language reads: “The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(i)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the food purports to be a beverage containing vegetable or fruit juice and does not bear a statement on the label in appropriate prominence on the information panel of the total percentage of such fruit or vegetable juice contained therein.”
Is JUICE % a food safety finding?
No. JUICE % is a labelling or registration failure: the charge is about the label, the filing or the paperwork, not a hazard found in the product. A refusal citing it alone is counted as paperwork on this site.
What happens to a shipment refused under JUICE %?
Under section 801(a) of the FD&C Act a refused entry has to be exported or destroyed, normally within 90 days of the notice of refusal. Bringing a product into compliance, for instance by relabelling, is something the importer asks FDA for before the decision is final. The notice itself and FDA's guidance govern a particular case; this page describes the published data and is not legal advice.