How many dietary supplements shipments from Bulgaria did FDA refuse in 2024?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of dietary supplements from Bulgaria in 2024 through December 20, 2024.

Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Bulgaria?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Bulgaria the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 7 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 2 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 Bulgaria?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: dietary supplements from Bulgaria

FDA category: Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties · October 2016 to December 20, 2024

FDA refused 10 dietary supplements shipment lines from Bulgaria between October 2016 and December 20, 2024, 1 of them in 2024; the most refused products were vitamin and herbals & botanical teas, most often for UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug).

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

10
dietary supplements lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2024: 12%
of all FDA refusals from Bulgaria: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Dietary supplements refusals from Bulgaria 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
2024	1
2021	2	+100%
2020	1	-50%
2019	2
2017	3
2016 (from Oct)	1

Vitamin refusals from Bulgaria

FDA refused 7 vitamin lines from Bulgaria between October 2016 and December 20, 2024, 70% of the dietary supplements lines.

Vitamin product descriptions refused from Bulgaria
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.	6	60.0%
Vitamin, n.e.c.	1	10.0%

Recent vitamin refusals

Recent Vitamin refusals from Bulgaria
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 16, 2021	DoychPlovdiv, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIRECTIONS UNAPPROVED	Source
Jun 16, 2021	DoychPlovdiv, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Oct 29, 2020	Elimus LtdSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
May 9, 2019	Vitapro JvSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source
Aug 10, 2017	Proviotic AdSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source

Herbals & botanical teas refusals from Bulgaria

FDA refused 2 herbals & botanical teas lines from Bulgaria between October 2016 and December 20, 2024, 20% of the dietary supplements lines.

Herbals & botanical teas product descriptions refused from Bulgaria
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c.	2	20.0%

Recent herbals & botanical teas refusals

Recent Herbals & botanical teas refusals from Bulgaria
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 20, 2024	Vita Pro JSCSofia, Bulgaria	Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Dec 14, 2016	Rose Valley Tour LtdSofia, Bulgaria	Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source

Herbals & botanicals refusals from Bulgaria

FDA refused 1 herbals & botanicals line from Bulgaria between October 2016 and December 20, 2024, 10% of the dietary supplements lines.

Herbals & botanicals product descriptions refused from Bulgaria
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.	1	10.0%

Recent herbals & botanicals refusals

Recent Herbals & botanicals refusals from Bulgaria
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 14, 2019	Bulgar Herbs LtdSmolyan, Bulgaria	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL+2	Source

Why FDA refused dietary supplements from Bulgaria

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

Most frequent refusal charges for dietary supplements from Bulgaria
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	7	41%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	4	24%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	2	12%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	1	6%
DIRECTIONS	Is a device whose label appears to not bear adequate directions for use.	1	6%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	1	6%
HEALTH C	Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim	1	6%

Latest dietary supplements refusals from Bulgaria

Latest FDA dietary supplements refusals from Bulgaria
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 20, 2024	Vita Pro JSCSofia, Bulgaria	Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 16, 2021	DoychPlovdiv, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIRECTIONS UNAPPROVED	Source
Jun 16, 2021	DoychPlovdiv, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Oct 29, 2020	Elimus LtdSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL UNAPPROVED	Source
May 9, 2019	Vitapro JvSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 14, 2019	Bulgar Herbs LtdSmolyan, Bulgaria	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL+2	Source
Aug 10, 2017	Proviotic AdSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jul 11, 2017	Proviotic AdSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 30, 2017	Proviotic AdSofia, Bulgaria	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Dec 14, 2016	Rose Valley Tour LtdSofia, Bulgaria	Herbals & botanical teas, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source

Questions about dietary supplements refusals from Bulgaria

How many dietary supplements shipments from Bulgaria did FDA refuse in 2024?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of dietary supplements from Bulgaria in 2024 through December 20, 2024.
Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Bulgaria?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Bulgaria the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 7 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 2 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 Bulgaria?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Bulgaria in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Bulgaria firms; see the country page.

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