FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals from Argentina
Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to July 31, 2026 · how the data is collected
FDA refused 197 shipment lines from Argentina between October 2016 and July 2026, including 6 in 2026 through July 31, 2026; the most common charges were FILTHY, NO ENGLISH and NUTRIT LBL, and the most refused category was bakery products.
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 197
- refused shipment lines since October 2016
- 6
- refused so far in 2026
- 378
- Argentina firms with an FDA record
- 43
- firms on an active import alert
Refusals from Argentina by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 6 | |
| 2025 | 28 | +33% |
| 2024 | 21 | -34% |
| 2023 | 32 | +88% |
| 2022 | 17 | +70% |
| 2021 | 10 | +43% |
| 2020 | 7 | -78% |
| 2019 | 32 | +100% |
| 2018 | 16 | -43% |
| 2017 | 28 |
Why FDA refused Argentina shipment lines
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several. Each code opens FDA's official statement and the countries and products behind it.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 44 | 18% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 44 | 18% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 44 | 18% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 25 | 10% |
| PESTICIDE | Pesticide chemical residue | 24 | 10% |
| SALMONELLA | Salmonella | 22 | 9% |
| HEALTH C | Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim | 12 | 5% |
| UNAPPROVED | Unapproved new drug | 11 | 5% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 10 | 4% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 7 | 3% |
What FDA refused from Argentina, by product category
FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
| Category | Most refused products | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Bakery productsBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c.; Vanilla plain cookie,biscuit and wafer; Creme filled/iced cookie,biscuit,wafer | 35 |
| Berries and citrusFruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits) | Raisins (dried grapes) (berry); Grape juice, berry juice or concentrates; Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates | 34 |
| SeafoodFishery/Seafood Products | Whiting (king, northern and silver); Weakfish (sea trout); Croaker | 25 |
| Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c.; Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.; Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c. | 25 |
| Coffee and teaCoffee and Tea | Tea, mixed (green and black, etc.); Tea, n.e.c.; Tea, green, decaffeinated | 20 |
| Animal feed byproductsByproducts for Animal Feeds | Fish meal | 16 |
| Vegetables (legumes and leafy)Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) | Mung bean; Garbanzo bean; Black bean, dried or paste | 14 |
| Root vegetables and mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi) | Garlic bulb (root & tuber vegetable); Sweet potato, dried or paste | 7 |
| Nuts and seedsNuts and Edible Seeds | Sesame seed (edible seed); Peanut, shelled | 5 |
| Candy and chewing gumCandy without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | Chewing gum (without chocolate); Candy bar or pieces (not caramel or fondant), hard, without nuts and fruit (without chocolate); Candy without chocolate n.e.c. | 5 |
| Grains and starchWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | Flours and meals n.e.c.; Rice, enriched processed (packaged) | 3 |
| Animal feedNon-Medicated Animal Feeds | Chickpeas (animal food, edible seeds-legumes); Animal feeds, n.e.c. | 3 |
| Soft drinks and waterSoft Drinks and Waters | Soft drink, citrus fruit flavored, carbonated | 1 |
| Chocolate and cocoaChocolate and Cocoa Products | Chocolate candy pieces, without nuts and fruit | 1 |
| SweetenersFood Sweeteners (Nutritive) | Honey, n.e.c. | 1 |
| Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease) | 1 |
| Pet foodPet and Laboratory Animal Foods | Ears, pork, pet chews (non-nutritive) | 1 |
Most refused products from Argentina
FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
| Product | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c. | 17 | 8.6% |
| Fish meal | 16 | 8.1% |
| Raisins (dried grapes) (berry) | 15 | 7.6% |
| Tea, mixed (green and black, etc.) | 10 | 5.1% |
| Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c. | 9 | 4.6% |
| Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c. | 8 | 4.1% |
| Whiting (king, northern and silver) | 8 | 4.1% |
| Mung bean | 7 | 3.6% |
| Weakfish (sea trout) | 7 | 3.6% |
| Garlic bulb (root & tuber vegetable) | 6 | 3.0% |
FDA import alerts that list Argentina firms
13 alerts list at least one firm in Argentina: 42 firms on a red list, 43 firms on any list.
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-08 | Processed human and animal foods: pesticides | 16 | |
| 71-04 | Animal food: Salmonella | 6 | |
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 4 | |
| 99-19 | Food products: Salmonella | 4 | |
| 99-42 | Foods: heavy metal (toxic element) contamination | 3 | |
| 99-46 | Imported human foods: filth | 3 | |
| 99-05 | Raw agricultural products: pesticides | 2 | |
| 16-02 | Dried shark fins, fish maws and shark cartilage: filth | 1 | |
| 16-04 | Seafood products that appear to be misbranded | 1 | |
| 16-105 | Fish products: decomposition, histamine or indole | 1 | |
| 16-119 | Fish products from importer and processor combinations | 1 | |
| 34-02 | Confectionery with non-nutritive components | 1 |
The 12 alerts with the most listings. All alerts are on the import alerts page.
Argentina firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data (refusals, import alert listings and other events), not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Lelel SRL | Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires | 17 |
| Agustiner .S.A | Mar Del Plata | 16 |
| Laboratorios Pharmamerican S.R.L. | Batan | 10 |
| Isla de los Estados S.A. | Vivorata | 8 |
| Hrenuk S.A. | Apostoles | 7 |
| Gaveteco | Mar Del Plata | 7 |
| Ar Expo | Buenos Aires | 7 |
| Surfood S.A | Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires | 5 |
| Goloalfa Sociedad Anonima | Buenos Aires | 5 |
| Distribuidora Blancaluna S.A. | Capital Federal | 5 |
Latest refusals from Argentina
The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalent AngentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina | Vitamin c (ascorbic acid) | NOT LISTEDNO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Natural Food SRLCordoba, Argentina | Black beans | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Laboratorio de Especialidades VeMunro, Argentina | Folic acid (vitamin) | NO ENGLISHNEW VET DR | Source | |
| Laboratorio de Especialidades VeMunro, Argentina | Calcium (mineral) | NO ENGLISHNEW VET DR | Source | |
| Costaexport S.A.S.Lavalle, Argentina | Garlic bulb (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Natural Food SRLCordoba, Argentina | Black bean, dried or paste | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Cooperativa Agricola de la Colonia Liebig Ltda.Colonia Liebig, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Las MariasCaba, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles, Argentina | Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Isla de los Estados S.A.Vivorata, Argentina | Weakfish (sea trout) | FILTHY | Source | |
| Isla de los Estados S.A.Vivorata, Argentina | Weakfish (sea trout) | FILTHY | Source | |
| Isla de los Estados S.A.Vivorata, Argentina | Weakfish (sea trout) | FILTHY | Source | |
| Isla de los Estados S.A.Vivorata, Argentina | Weakfish (sea trout) | FILTHY | Source | |
| Isla de los Estados S.A.Vivorata, Argentina | Trout (rainbow, brook, brown, char, steelhead, etc.) | FILTHY | Source |
Questions about FDA refusals from Argentina
- How many Argentina shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?
- FDA refused 6 shipment lines from Argentina in 2026 through July 31, 2026, compared with 28 in 2025 (a full year).
- Why does FDA refuse food from Argentina?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Argentina the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 44 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 44 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 44 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line; it is not a finding about every firm in the country.
- Which Argentina firms have the most FDA refusals?
- In SupplierRadar's records the Argentina firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are Lelel SRL (Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires) with 17 records, AGUSTINER .S.A (Mar Del Plata) with 16 records and LABORATORIOS PHARMAMERICAN S.R.L. (Batan) with 10 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
- Which FDA import alerts list Argentina firms?
- As of October 26, 2026, 13 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Argentina. The alerts with the most Argentina listings are Import Alert 99-08 (16 firms), Import Alert 71-04 (6 firms) and Import Alert 45-02 (4 firms).
- How many Argentina firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
- As of October 26, 2026, 42 Argentina firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 43 firms are on any list.
All Argentina suppliers with FDA records (53)
Every Argentina firm in SupplierRadar's data with an active import alert, a warning letter or at least five FDA records, most recently active first. Each name opens the firm's FDA record history.
- Natural Food SRLCordoba
- Costaexport S.A.S.Lavalle
- Costaexport SASMendoza
- Hrenuk S.A.Apostoles
- Isla de los Estados S.A.Vivorata
- Segata Y Cia SrlBuenos Aires
- Suarko SRLBernal Oeste
- Transuniversal S.A.C Y F.Buenos Aires
- Proalde S.A.Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires
- San Isidro Pets S.A.Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires
- Bsp Larti SABuenos Aires
- EuroVilla Gobernador Galvez
- La Cachuera S.A.Posadas
- Ar ExpoBuenos Aires
- Molfino Hermanos S.A.Tio Pujio
- Molecular Dynamics SASBuenos Aires
- Distribuidora Blancaluna S.A.Capital Federal
- Goloalfa Sociedad AnonimaBuenos Aires
- Lelel SRLCiudad Autonoma Buenos Aires
- J L SATicino
- Wishbone SRLYerba Buena
- Agsof S.A.Rosario De La Frontera
- Aerovision S.ARivadavia
- Buenaventura O. Rodriguez Fabrica DeMendoza
- Gin Cotton S.A.Lavalle
- Surfood S.ACiudad Autonoma Buenos Aires
- Keymar S.R.LBuenos Aires
- Digta, S.A.Buenos Aries
- Digta, S.A.Mendoza
- Digta, S.A.Santa Fe
- Molinos Ala- PilagaSanta Fe
- G N N Werthein SACiudad Autonoma Buenos Aires
- Ardapez SAMar Del Plata
- Tecnocampo Rio PrimeroRio Primero
- Tecnocampo S.A.Monte Cristo
- Laboratorios Pharmamerican S.R.L.Batan
- Castro juan CarlosLlavallol
- GavetecoMar Del Plata
- Establecimiento El JacarandaChacabuco
- Agustiner .S.AMar Del Plata
- Georgalos Hnos.S.A.I.C.A.Rio Segundo
- Chef GourmetMartinez
- Chef Gourmet SaBuenos Aires
- Ferrero ArgentinaLos Cardales
- Pesquera Costa Brava S.R.L.Buenos Aires
- Productos Kaily SABuenos Aires
- Alimentos Granix del la AssocBuenos Aires
- Conagra InternationalSan Pedro
- Ecoholding S.R.L.Buenos Aires
- Montecoman S.A.Buenos Aires
- Paladini AgroindustriasSan Juan
- Valley Evaporating Co.Cipoletti Rio Negro
- Gaveteco S.A. Ind. Com.Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires
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