How many snack foods shipments from Costa Rica did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 3 shipment lines of snack foods from Costa Rica in 2025 through September 22, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Costa Rica?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Costa Rica the most frequent are LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 3 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 snack foods 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: snack foods from Costa Rica

FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to September 22, 2025

FDA refused 6 snack foods shipment lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and September 22, 2025, 3 of them in 2025; the most refused products were fried snack foods and plantain snacks, most often for LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act).

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

6
snack foods lines refused since October 2016: 3
refused so far in 2025: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Costa Rica: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Snack foods refusals from Costa Rica 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
2025	3
2022	2
2016 (from Oct)	1

Fried snack foods refusals from Costa Rica

FDA refused 3 fried snack foods lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and September 22, 2025, 50% of the snack foods lines.

Fried snack foods product descriptions refused from Costa Rica
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Fried snack foods, n.e.c.	3	50.0%

Recent fried snack foods refusals

Recent Fried snack foods refusals from Costa Rica
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 22, 2025	Project Buildhope Cr S.A.Escazu, Costa Rica	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 22, 2025	Project Buildhope Cr S.A.Escazu, Costa Rica	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 22, 2025	Project Buildhope Cr S.A.Escazu, Costa Rica	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Plantain snacks refusals from Costa Rica

FDA refused 3 plantain snacks lines from Costa Rica between October 2016 and September 22, 2025, 50% of the snack foods lines.

Plantain snacks product descriptions refused from Costa Rica
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	3	50.0%

Recent plantain snacks refusals

Recent Plantain snacks refusals from Costa Rica
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 28, 2022	Alimentos Zuniga S.ALa Union, Costa Rica	Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Mar 28, 2022	Alimentos Zuniga S.ALa Union, Costa Rica	Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Nov 8, 2016	Alimentos Zuniga S.ALa Union, Costa Rica	Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	UNSAFE COL YELLOW #5	Source

Why FDA refused snack foods from Costa Rica

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

Most frequent refusal charges for snack foods from Costa Rica
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	3	25%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	3	25%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	3	25%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	2	17%
YELLOW #5	FD&C Yellow No. 5 not declared	1	8%

Latest snack foods refusals from Costa Rica

Latest FDA snack foods refusals from Costa Rica
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 22, 2025	Project Buildhope Cr S.A.Escazu, Costa Rica	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 22, 2025	Project Buildhope Cr S.A.Escazu, Costa Rica	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 22, 2025	Project Buildhope Cr S.A.Escazu, Costa Rica	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 28, 2022	Alimentos Zuniga S.ALa Union, Costa Rica	Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Mar 28, 2022	Alimentos Zuniga S.ALa Union, Costa Rica	Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Nov 8, 2016	Alimentos Zuniga S.ALa Union, Costa Rica	Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked	UNSAFE COL YELLOW #5	Source

Questions about snack foods refusals from Costa Rica

How many snack foods shipments from Costa Rica did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 3 shipment lines of snack foods from Costa Rica in 2025 through September 22, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Costa Rica?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Costa Rica the most frequent are LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 3 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 snack foods 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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