FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Dominican Republic
FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to November 1, 2017
FDA refused 5 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Dominican Republic between October 2016 and November 1, 2017, 5 of them in 2017; the most refused products were bottled spring water with fruit flavors and noncarbonated soft drink, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 5
- soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016
- 5
- refused so far in 2017
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Soft drinks and water refusals from Dominican Republic by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 |
Bottled spring water with fruit flavors refusals from Dominican Republic
FDA refused 4 bottled spring water with fruit flavors lines from Dominican Republic between October 2016 and November 1, 2017, 80% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | 4 | 80.0% |
Recent bottled spring water with fruit flavors refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | COLOR LBLGNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | COLOR LBLGNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Noncarbonated soft drink refusals from Dominican Republic
FDA refused 1 noncarbonated soft drink line from Dominican Republic between October 2016 and November 1, 2017, 20% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c. | 1 | 20.0% |
Recent noncarbonated soft drink refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATM Enterprise SRLSanto Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Dominican Republic
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 5 | 45% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 4 | 36% |
| COLOR LBLG | Artificial coloring not declared | 2 | 18% |
Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CATM Enterprise SRL | Santo Domingo Este | 1 |
Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Dominican Republic
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | COLOR LBLGNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quala DominicanaBajos De Haina, Dominican Republic | Bottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal) | COLOR LBLGNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| CATM Enterprise SRLSanto Domingo Este, Dominican Republic | Noncarbonated soft drink, n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Dominican Republic
- How many soft drinks and water shipments from Dominican Republic did FDA refuse in 2017?
- FDA refused 5 shipment lines of soft drinks and water from Dominican Republic in 2017 through November 1, 2017.
- Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Dominican Republic?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Dominican Republic the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 5 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 2 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 Dominican Republic?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Dominican Republic in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Dominican Republic firms; see the country page.
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