How many soft drinks and water shipments from Afghanistan did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of soft drinks and water from Afghanistan in 2025 through November 14, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Afghanistan?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Afghanistan the most frequent are COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 2 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover soft drinks and water from Afghanistan?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Afghanistan in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Afghanistan firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Afghanistan

FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to November 14, 2025

FDA refused 3 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Afghanistan between October 2016 and November 14, 2025, 2 of them in 2025; the most refused products were soft drink and energy drink caffeine, most often for COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 26, 2026.

3
soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2025: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Afghanistan: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Soft drinks and water refusals from Afghanistan by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2025	2
2022	1

Soft drink refusals from Afghanistan

FDA refused 2 soft drink lines from Afghanistan between October 2016 and November 14, 2025, 67% of the soft drinks and water lines.

Soft drink product descriptions refused from Afghanistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soft drinks and water
Soft drink, ginseng, gensing, noncarbonated	1	33.3%
Soft drink, imitation fruit flavored, carbonated	1	33.3%

Recent soft drink refusals

Recent Soft drink refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 15, 2025	Zalal MowafaqHerat, Afghanistan	Soft drink, ginseng, gensing, noncarbonated	COLOR LBLG NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 23, 2022	Alokozay Cola ProductionKabul, Afghanistan	Soft drink, imitation fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source

Energy drink caffeine refusals from Afghanistan

FDA refused 1 energy drink caffeine line from Afghanistan between October 2016 and November 14, 2025, 33% of the soft drinks and water lines.

Energy drink caffeine product descriptions refused from Afghanistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soft drinks and water
Energy drink caffeine, noncarbonated, n.e.c.	1	33.3%

Recent energy drink caffeine refusals

Recent Energy drink caffeine refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 14, 2025	Zalal MowafaqHerat, Afghanistan	Energy drink caffeine, noncarbonated, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG LACKS N/C+1	Source

Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Afghanistan

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.

Most frequent refusal charges for soft drinks and water from Afghanistan
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	2	29%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	2	29%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	2	29%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	1	14%

Afghanistan soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

Afghanistan soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Zalal Mowafaq	Herat	2

Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Afghanistan

Latest FDA soft drinks and water refusals from Afghanistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 14, 2025	Zalal MowafaqHerat, Afghanistan	Energy drink caffeine, noncarbonated, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG LACKS N/C+1	Source
Apr 15, 2025	Zalal MowafaqHerat, Afghanistan	Soft drink, ginseng, gensing, noncarbonated	COLOR LBLG NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 23, 2022	Alokozay Cola ProductionKabul, Afghanistan	Soft drink, imitation fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source

Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Afghanistan

How many soft drinks and water shipments from Afghanistan did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of soft drinks and water from Afghanistan in 2025 through November 14, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Afghanistan?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Afghanistan the most frequent are COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 2 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover soft drinks and water from Afghanistan?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Afghanistan in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Afghanistan firms; see the country page.

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