How many dietary supplements shipments from Costa Rica did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of dietary supplements from Costa Rica in 2025 through December 5, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Costa Rica?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Costa Rica the most frequent are INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 1 line), NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover dietary supplements from Costa Rica?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: dietary supplements from Costa Rica

FDA category: Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties · October 2016 to December 5, 2025

FDA refused 2 dietary supplements shipment lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and December 5, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were nicotinamide and vitamin, most often for INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions).

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

2
dietary supplements lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Costa Rica: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Dietary supplements refusals from Costa Rica 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
2023	1

Nicotinamide refusals from Costa Rica

FDA refused 1 nicotinamide line from Costa Rica between October 2016 and December 5, 2025, 50% of the dietary supplements lines.

Nicotinamide product descriptions refused from Costa Rica
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Nicotinamide (niacinamide) (vitamin)	1	50.0%

Recent nicotinamide refusals

Recent Nicotinamide refusals from Costa Rica
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 5, 2025	Marlen Lemur Laboratories SASan Jose, Costa Rica	Nicotinamide (niacinamide) (vitamin)	UNAPPROVED	Source

Vitamin refusals from Costa Rica

FDA refused 1 vitamin line from Costa Rica between October 2016 and December 5, 2025, 50% of the dietary supplements lines.

Vitamin product descriptions refused from Costa Rica
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.	1	50.0%

Recent vitamin refusals

Recent Vitamin refusals from Costa Rica
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 9, 2023	Natural Aloe de Costa Rica S.A.Liberia, Costa Rica	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	INSANITARY NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused dietary supplements from Costa Rica

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

Most frequent refusal charges for dietary supplements from Costa Rica
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
INSANITARY	Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions	1	25%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	1	25%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	25%
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	1	25%

Latest dietary supplements refusals from Costa Rica

Latest FDA dietary supplements refusals from Costa Rica
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 5, 2025	Marlen Lemur Laboratories SASan Jose, Costa Rica	Nicotinamide (niacinamide) (vitamin)	UNAPPROVED	Source
Feb 9, 2023	Natural Aloe de Costa Rica S.A.Liberia, Costa Rica	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	INSANITARY NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about dietary supplements refusals from Costa Rica

How many dietary supplements shipments from Costa Rica did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of dietary supplements from Costa Rica in 2025 through December 5, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Costa Rica?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Costa Rica the most frequent are INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 1 line), NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover dietary supplements from Costa Rica?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Costa Rica in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Costa Rica firms; see the country page.

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