Cereal-based products, 40% failed due to hygiene issues
| Non-compliance item | Batches |
| Hygienic index | 15 |
| Shelf-life | 7 |
| Food additives | 6 |
| Nutrition fortifiers | 2 |
| Labeling | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
Of all the 36 batches cereal-based foods, 15 batches failed to comply with hygiene standards, and 6 batches used food additives iron phosphate, sorbic acid and calcium chloride illegally. 2 batches of biscuits imported from England used magnesium as a nutritional fortified which is not allowed to be used in this food category in China. Gerber branded foods appeared in the list for the first time this year. Its biscuits contained the unapproved food additive iron phosphate.
Australian modified milk powder rejected due to FOS
| HS code | Product name | Manufacturer | Non-compliance reason |
| 401200000 | Full-fat fresh milk | Framptons Limited | Lack of supporting documents |
| 1901900000 | Lactoferrin modified milk powder | HEALTHCARE PTY | Use of unapproved nutrition fortifier FOS |
A batch of fresh milk from England was rejected as a result of lacking supporting documents, and a batch of Australian modified milk powder was rejected due to use of fructooligosaccharide (FOS). According to GB 14880 National Food Safety Standard for Using Nutrition Fortifiers, FOS can only be used in modified milk powder intended for kids and pregnant/lactating women and the maximum limit is 64.5g/kg.[2]
All the foods in the blacklist were returned or destroyed at port.
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