How many Bahamas shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 1 shipment line from Bahamas in 2026 through April 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 2025 (a full year).

Why does FDA refuse food from Bahamas?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Bahamas the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 60 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 36 lines) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 20 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 Bahamas firms have the most FDA refusals?

In SupplierRadar's records the Bahamas firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are NEW LIFE NATURAL VEGETATION CELL (Freeport City) with 69 records, ESSENTIALLY ALKALINE (Nassau) with 5 records and Purity Bakery (Nassau And Paradise Island) with 4 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.

Which FDA import alerts list Bahamas firms?

As of October 26, 2026, 4 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Bahamas. The alerts with the most Bahamas listings are Import Alert 99-39 (2 firms), Import Alert 16-81 (1 firm) and Import Alert 45-02 (1 firm).

How many Bahamas firms are on an FDA import alert red list?

As of October 26, 2026, 3 Bahamas firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 3 firms are on any list.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals from Bahamas

Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to April 6, 2026 · how the data is collected

FDA refused 82 shipment lines from Bahamas between October 2016 and April 2026, including 1 in 2026 through April 6, 2026; the most common charges were UNAPPROVED, NUTRIT LBL and NCONTACT, and the most refused category was dietary supplements.

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

82
refused shipment lines since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2026: 19
Bahamas firms with an FDA record: 3
firms on an active import alert

Refusals from Bahamas by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through April 6, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	1
2025	1
2022	1	-83%
2021	6	+100%
2020	3	-90%
2019	30	+900%
2018	3	-91%
2017	33
2016 (from Oct)	4

Why FDA refused Bahamas 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.

Most frequent refusal charges for Bahamas
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	60	33%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	36	20%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	20	11%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	17	9%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	14	8%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	11	6%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	7	4%
DIRECTIONS	Is a device whose label appears to not bear adequate directions for use.	7	4%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	7	4%
HEALTH C	Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim	3	2%

What FDA refused from Bahamas, by product category

FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.

FDA import refusals from Bahamas by product category
Category	Most refused products	Lines
Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.; Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.; Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c.	74
Bakery productsBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings	Cake without custard or cream filling	4
SeafoodFishery/Seafood Products	Spiny lobster, rock lobster	4

Most refused products from Bahamas

FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.

Most refused products from Bahamas
Product	Lines	Share
Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.	63	76.8%
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.	10	12.2%
Cake without custard or cream filling	4	4.9%
Spiny lobster, rock lobster	4	4.9%
Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c.	1	1.2%

FDA import alerts that list Bahamas firms

4 alerts list at least one firm in Bahamas: 3 firms on a red list, 3 firms on any list.

Import alerts listing firms in Bahamas
Alert	Covers	Red
99-39	Imported foods that appear to be misbranded	2
16-81	Seafood products: Salmonella	1
45-02	Foods with illegal or undeclared colors	1
99-22	Undeclared or mislabeled major food allergens	1

Bahamas 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.

Bahamas firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
New Life Natural Vegetation Cell	Freeport City	69
Essentially Alkaline	Nassau	5
Purity Bakery	Nassau And Paradise Island	4

Latest refusals from Bahamas

The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.

Latest FDA import refusals from Bahamas
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 6, 2026	Bayer Seafood LtdBurnt Ground, Bahamas	Spiny lobster, rock lobster	FILTHY NUTRIT LBL	Source
Oct 29, 2025	Purity BakeryNassau And Paradise Island, Bahamas	Cake without custard or cream filling	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE ALLERGEN	Source
Sep 2, 2022	Purity BakeryNassau And Paradise Island, Bahamas	Cake without custard or cream filling	LIST INGRE	Source
Apr 16, 2021	Essentially AlkalineNassau, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 16, 2021	Essentially AlkalineNassau, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 16, 2021	Essentially AlkalineNassau, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 16, 2021	Essentially AlkalineNassau, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 16, 2021	Essentially AlkalineNassau, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
Jan 20, 2021	Purity BakeryNassau And Paradise Island, Bahamas	Cake without custard or cream filling	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE ALLERGEN	Source
Apr 29, 2020	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	LACKS FIRM LABELING NUTRIT LBL+1	Source
Apr 29, 2020	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 29, 2020	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+3	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	FALSE UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	FALSE UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	FALSE UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 24, 2019	New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City, Bahamas	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source

Questions about FDA refusals from Bahamas

How many Bahamas shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 1 shipment line from Bahamas in 2026 through April 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 2025 (a full year).
Why does FDA refuse food from Bahamas?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Bahamas the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 60 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 36 lines) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 20 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 Bahamas firms have the most FDA refusals?: In SupplierRadar's records the Bahamas firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are NEW LIFE NATURAL VEGETATION CELL (Freeport City) with 69 records, ESSENTIALLY ALKALINE (Nassau) with 5 records and Purity Bakery (Nassau And Paradise Island) with 4 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
Which FDA import alerts list Bahamas firms?: As of October 26, 2026, 4 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Bahamas. The alerts with the most Bahamas listings are Import Alert 99-39 (2 firms), Import Alert 16-81 (1 firm) and Import Alert 45-02 (1 firm).
How many Bahamas firms are on an FDA import alert red list?: As of October 26, 2026, 3 Bahamas firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 3 firms are on any list.

All Bahamas suppliers with FDA records (4)

Every Bahamas 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.

Purity BakeryNassau And Paradise Island
Essentially AlkalineNassau
New Life Natural Vegetation CellFreeport City
Blue Fisheries Ltd.Andros

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