How many dietary supplements shipments from Bahamas did FDA refuse in 2021?

FDA refused 5 shipment lines of dietary supplements from Bahamas in 2021 through April 16, 2021, compared with 3 in 2020.

Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Bahamas?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Bahamas the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 60 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 35 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, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover dietary supplements from Bahamas?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: dietary supplements from Bahamas

FDA category: Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties · October 2016 to April 16, 2021

FDA refused 74 dietary supplements shipment lines from Bahamas between October 2016 and April 16, 2021, 5 of them in 2021; the most refused products were herbals & botanicals and vitamin, most often for UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug).

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

74
dietary supplements lines refused since October 2016: 5
refused so far in 2021: 90%
of all FDA refusals from Bahamas: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Dietary supplements refusals from Bahamas by year

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

FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2021	5	+67%
2020	3	-90%
2019	29	+2800%
2018	1	-97%
2017	32
2016 (from Oct)	4

Herbals & botanicals refusals from Bahamas

FDA refused 63 herbals & botanicals lines from Bahamas between October 2016 and April 16, 2021, 85% of the dietary supplements lines.

Herbals & botanicals product descriptions refused from Bahamas
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.	63	85.1%

Recent herbals & botanicals refusals

Recent Herbals & botanicals refusals from Bahamas
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
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

Vitamin refusals from Bahamas

FDA refused 10 vitamin lines from Bahamas between October 2016 and April 16, 2021, 14% of the dietary supplements lines.

Vitamin product descriptions refused from Bahamas
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.	10	13.5%

Recent vitamin refusals

Recent Vitamin refusals from Bahamas
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
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

Herbals & botanical teas refusals from Bahamas

FDA refused 1 herbals & botanical teas line from Bahamas between October 2016 and April 16, 2021, 1% of the dietary supplements lines.

Herbals & botanical teas product descriptions refused from Bahamas
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c.	1	1.4%

Why FDA refused dietary supplements from Bahamas

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

Most frequent refusal charges for dietary supplements from Bahamas
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	60	34%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	35	20%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	20	11%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	17	10%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	11	6%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	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%

Bahamas dietary supplements firms with the most FDA records

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

Bahamas dietary supplements firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
New Life Natural Vegetation Cell	Freeport City	69
Essentially Alkaline	Nassau	5

Latest dietary supplements refusals from Bahamas

Latest FDA dietary supplements refusals from Bahamas
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
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
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
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	FALSE UNAPPROVED	Source

Questions about dietary supplements refusals from Bahamas

How many dietary supplements shipments from Bahamas did FDA refuse in 2021?: FDA refused 5 shipment lines of dietary supplements from Bahamas in 2021 through April 16, 2021, compared with 3 in 2020.
Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Bahamas?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Bahamas the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 60 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 35 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, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover dietary supplements from Bahamas?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Bahamas in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Bahamas firms; see the country page.

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