How many meal replacements shipments from Colombia did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of meal replacements from Colombia in 2025 through July 29, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Colombia?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Colombia the most frequent are DIETARY (DIETARY, 1 line), DIETARYLBL (not identified as a dietary supplement, 1 line) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover meal replacements from Colombia?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: meal replacements from Colombia

FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to July 29, 2025

FDA refused 2 meal replacements shipment lines from Colombia between October 2016 and July 29, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused product was foods with supplemental nutrients added, most often for DIETARY (DIETARY).

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

2
meal replacements lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Colombia: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Meal replacements refusals from Colombia by year

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

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2025	1
2019	1

Foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals from Colombia

FDA refused 2 foods with supplemental nutrients added lines from Colombia between October 2016 and July 29, 2025, 100% of the meal replacements lines.

Foods with supplemental nutrients added product descriptions refused from Colombia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	2	100.0%

Recent foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals

Recent Foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals from Colombia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 29, 2025	Colombian Roots Company SASBogota, Colombia	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	UNSAFE COL DIETARYLBL DIETARY	Source
Nov 8, 2019	Floreros Celulas Frescas LtdaBogota, Colombia	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	NO ENGLISH NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused meal replacements from Colombia

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

Most frequent refusal charges for meal replacements from Colombia
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
DIETARY	The article purports to be or is represented for special dietary uses and its label does not appear to bear…	1	17%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	1	17%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	1	17%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	17%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	17%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	1	17%

Latest meal replacements refusals from Colombia

Latest FDA meal replacements refusals from Colombia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 29, 2025	Colombian Roots Company SASBogota, Colombia	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	UNSAFE COL DIETARYLBL DIETARY	Source
Nov 8, 2019	Floreros Celulas Frescas LtdaBogota, Colombia	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	NO ENGLISH NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about meal replacements refusals from Colombia

How many meal replacements shipments from Colombia did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of meal replacements from Colombia in 2025 through July 29, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Colombia?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Colombia the most frequent are DIETARY (DIETARY, 1 line), DIETARYLBL (not identified as a dietary supplement, 1 line) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover meal replacements from Colombia?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Colombia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Colombia firms; see the country page.

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