How many snack foods shipments from Bangladesh did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 7 shipment lines of snack foods from Bangladesh in 2026 through August 17, 2026, compared with 2 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Bangladesh?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Bangladesh the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), SALMONELLA (Salmonella, 6 lines) and COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover snack foods from Bangladesh?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: snack foods from Bangladesh

FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to August 17, 2026

FDA refused 21 snack foods shipment lines from Bangladesh between October 2016 and August 17, 2026, 7 of them in 2026; the most refused products were fried snack foods and snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

21
snack foods lines refused since October 2016: 7
refused so far in 2026: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Bangladesh: 7
firms with the most records, listed below

Snack foods refusals from Bangladesh by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through August 17, 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)	7
2025	2	-50%
2024	4	+100%
2023	2	0%
2022	2
2018	2	+100%
2017	1
2016 (from Oct)	1

Fried snack foods refusals from Bangladesh

FDA refused 13 fried snack foods lines from Bangladesh between October 2016 and August 17, 2026, 62% of the snack foods lines.

Fried snack foods product descriptions refused from Bangladesh
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Fried snack foods, n.e.c.	13	61.9%

Recent fried snack foods refusals

Recent Fried snack foods refusals from Bangladesh
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 3, 2026	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 18, 2025	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Mar 18, 2025	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Dec 2, 2024	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 5, 2024	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	COLOR LBLG	Source

Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned refusals from Bangladesh

FDA refused 6 snack foods not elsewhere mentioned lines from Bangladesh between October 2016 and August 17, 2026, 29% of the snack foods lines.

Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned product descriptions refused from Bangladesh
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.	6	28.6%

Recent snack foods not elsewhere mentioned refusals

Recent Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned refusals from Bangladesh
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 17, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Jun 3, 2026	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	AFLATOXIN NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 6, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE FALSE NO ENGLISH+1	Source
Apr 6, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Apr 6, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source

Baked snack food refusals from Bangladesh

FDA refused 1 baked snack food line from Bangladesh between October 2016 and August 17, 2026, 5% of the snack foods lines.

Baked snack food product descriptions refused from Bangladesh
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Baked snack food, n.e.c.	1	4.8%

Recent baked snack food refusals

Recent Baked snack food refusals from Bangladesh
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 7, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Baked snack food, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source

Other snack foods products refused from Bangladesh

Products refused from Bangladesh in snack foods
Product group	Lines	Share
Potato snacks	1	4.8%

Why FDA refused snack foods from Bangladesh

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

Most frequent refusal charges for snack foods from Bangladesh
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	7	22%
SALMONELLA	Salmonella	6	19%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	4	13%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	4	13%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	3	9%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	2	6%
FSVP VIO	Importer not in compliance with FSVP	2	6%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	2	6%
AFLATOXIN	The article appears to contain a mycotoxin, a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it…	1	3%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	1	3%

Bangladesh snack foods firms with the most FDA records

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

Bangladesh snack foods firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Pran Agro Ltd	Dhaka	8
Habiganj Agro Limited	Dhaka	5
Tohfa Enterprise	Dhaka	2
Mashud Fish Processing & Ice Complex, Unit-2	Chattagram	2
Agricultural Marketing Ltd.	Narshingdi	1
Banoful & Co.	Pathantooly	1
Habiganj Agro Limited	Habiganj	1

Latest snack foods refusals from Bangladesh

Latest FDA snack foods refusals from Bangladesh
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 17, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Aug 7, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Baked snack food, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Jun 3, 2026	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jun 3, 2026	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	AFLATOXIN NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 6, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	LIST INGRE FALSE NO ENGLISH+1	Source
Apr 6, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Apr 6, 2026	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Jul 18, 2025	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Mar 18, 2025	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Dec 2, 2024	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 5, 2024	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	COLOR LBLG	Source
Jul 5, 2024	Habiganj Agro LimitedDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	COLOR LBLG	Source
Apr 25, 2024	Pran Agro LtdDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LIST INGRE INCONSPICU FALSE+1	Source
Jun 20, 2023	Agricultural Marketing Ltd.Narshingdi, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Mar 20, 2023	Habiganj Agro LimitedHabiganj, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Nov 3, 2022	Tohfa EnterpriseDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	FSVP VIO	Source
Nov 3, 2022	Tohfa EnterpriseDhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	FSVP VIO	Source
Jan 31, 2018	Mashud Fish Processing & Ice Complex, Unit-2Chattagram, Bangladesh	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 31, 2018	Mashud Fish Processing & Ice Complex, Unit-2Chattagram, Bangladesh	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 26, 2017	Bombay Sweets & Co. Ltd.Dhaka, Bangladesh	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LIST INGRE TRANSFAT LABELING+1	Source

Questions about snack foods refusals from Bangladesh

How many snack foods shipments from Bangladesh did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 7 shipment lines of snack foods from Bangladesh in 2026 through August 17, 2026, compared with 2 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Bangladesh?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Bangladesh the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), SALMONELLA (Salmonella, 6 lines) and COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover snack foods from Bangladesh?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Bangladesh in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Bangladesh firms; see the country page.

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