FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: sauces and prepared meals from Costa Rica
FDA category: Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties · October 2016 to October 6, 2023
FDA refused 17 sauces and prepared meals shipment lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and October 6, 2023, 2 of them in 2023; the most refused products were tomato sauce and bean, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 17
- sauces and prepared meals lines refused since October 2016
- 2
- refused so far in 2023
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Sauces and prepared meals refusals from Costa Rica by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | -71% |
| 2022 | 7 | +75% |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 2 |
Tomato sauce refusals from Costa Rica
FDA refused 12 tomato sauce lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and October 6, 2023, 71% of the sauces and prepared meals lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sauces and prepared meals |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | 12 | 70.6% |
Recent tomato sauce refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | LABELING | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | LIST INGRENUTRIT LBL | Source |
Bean refusals from Costa Rica
FDA refused 4 bean lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and October 6, 2023, 24% of the sauces and prepared meals lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sauces and prepared meals |
|---|---|---|
| Bean, ground sauce | 4 | 23.5% |
Recent bean refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever de Centro AmericaHeredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | NO ENGLISHNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | NO ENGLISHNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | NO ENGLISHNO PROCESS | Source |
Sauces refusals from Costa Rica
FDA refused 1 sauces line from Costa Rica between October 2016 and October 6, 2023, 6% of the sauces and prepared meals lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sauces and prepared meals |
|---|---|---|
| Sauces, n.e.c. | 1 | 5.9% |
Recent sauces refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Sauces, n.e.c | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source |
Why FDA refused sauces and prepared meals from Costa Rica
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 | 10 | 38% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 7 | 27% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 4 | 15% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 2 | 8% |
| FSVP VIO | Importer not in compliance with FSVP | 1 | 4% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 1 | 4% |
| NEEDS FCE | Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods | 1 | 4% |
Costa Rica sauces and prepared meals firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A. | Heredia | 16 |
Latest sauces and prepared meals refusals from Costa Rica
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unilever de Centro AmericaHeredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | LABELING | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Sauces, n.e.c | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | NO ENGLISHNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | NO ENGLISHNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Bean, ground sauce | NO ENGLISHNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | LIST INGRENUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | LIST INGRENUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBLNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBLNO PROCESS | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UL Costa Rica SCC, S.A.Heredia, Costa Rica | Tomato sauce (with other ingredients) | NUTRIT LBL | Source |
Questions about sauces and prepared meals refusals from Costa Rica
- How many sauces and prepared meals shipments from Costa Rica did FDA refuse in 2023?
- FDA refused 2 shipment lines of sauces and prepared meals from Costa Rica in 2023 through October 6, 2023, compared with 7 in 2022.
- Why does FDA refuse sauces and prepared meals from Costa Rica?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For sauces and prepared meals from Costa Rica the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 10 lines), NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 7 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover sauces and prepared meals 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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