FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Colombia
FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to April 16, 2025
FDA refused 15 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Colombia between October 2016 and April 16, 2025, 3 of them in 2025; the most refused products were soft drink and noncarbonated soft drink, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 15
- soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016
- 3
- refused so far in 2025
- 5
- firms with the most records, listed below
Soft drinks and water refusals from Colombia by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 1 |
Soft drink refusals from Colombia
FDA refused 7 soft drink lines from Colombia between October 2016 and April 16, 2025, 47% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | 4 | 26.7% |
| Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | 3 | 20.0% |
Recent soft drink refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quala S.A.Bogota, Colombia | Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | UNSAFE ADDNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Industria Nacional de Gaseosas S.ABogota, Colombia | Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala S.A.Bogota, Colombia | Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | UNSAFE ADDNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| PostobonMedellin, Colombia | Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| PostobonMedellin, Colombia | Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Noncarbonated soft drink refusals from Colombia
FDA refused 5 noncarbonated soft drink lines from Colombia between October 2016 and April 16, 2025, 33% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c. | 5 | 33.3% |
Recent noncarbonated soft drink refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source |
Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere refusals from Colombia
FDA refused 2 soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere lines from Colombia between October 2016 and April 16, 2025, 13% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c. | 2 | 13.3% |
Recent soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaxosmithkline Colombia S.ABogota, Colombia | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHDIETARYING | Source | |
| Cimexpro De Colombia SasGuarne, Colombia | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Other soft drinks and water products refused from Colombia
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nonalcoholic beverages | 1 | 6.7% |
Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Colombia
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 8 | 38% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 4 | 19% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 3 | 14% |
| UNSAFE ADD | Food additive unsafe under section 409 | 2 | 10% |
| COLOR LBLG | Artificial coloring not declared | 1 | 5% |
| COLORLABEL | Required information not prominent | 1 | 5% |
| DIETARYING | Dietary ingredients not listed | 1 | 5% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 5% |
Colombia soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Postobon Medellin | Medellin | 5 |
| Postobon | Medellin | 4 |
| Quala S.A. | Bogota | 2 |
| Glaxosmithkline Colombia S.A | Bogota | 1 |
| Cimexpro De Colombia Sas | Guarne | 1 |
Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Colombia
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quala S.A.Bogota, Colombia | Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | UNSAFE ADDNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Industria Nacional de Gaseosas S.ABogota, Colombia | Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala S.A.Bogota, Colombia | Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated | UNSAFE ADDNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| PostobonMedellin, Colombia | Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| PostobonMedellin, Colombia | Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Bavaria S.ABogota, Colombia | Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| PostobonMedellin, Colombia | Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated | COLORLABEL | Source | |
| Glaxosmithkline Colombia S.ABogota, Colombia | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHDIETARYING | Source | |
| PostobonMedellin, Colombia | Nonalcoholic beverages, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLIST INGRECOLOR LBLG | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Postobon MedellinMedellin, Colombia | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Cimexpro De Colombia SasGuarne, Colombia | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Colombia
- How many soft drinks and water shipments from Colombia did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 3 shipment lines of soft drinks and water from Colombia in 2025 through April 16, 2025, compared with 3 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Colombia?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Colombia the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 8 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover soft drinks and water 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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