FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: sauces and prepared meals from Ecuador
FDA category: Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties · October 2016 to September 18, 2024
FDA refused 3 sauces and prepared meals shipment lines from Ecuador between October 2016 and September 18, 2024, 1 of them in 2024; the most refused products were garlic sauce and sauces, most often for INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 3
- sauces and prepared meals lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2024
- 2
- firms with the most records, listed below
Sauces and prepared meals refusals from Ecuador by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Garlic sauce refusals from Ecuador
FDA refused 1 garlic sauce line from Ecuador between October 2016 and September 18, 2024, 33% of the sauces and prepared meals lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sauces and prepared meals |
|---|---|---|
| Garlic sauce | 1 | 33.3% |
Recent garlic sauce refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra LindaAmbato, Ecuador | Garlic sauce | INCONSPICUNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Sauces refusals from Ecuador
FDA refused 1 sauces line from Ecuador between October 2016 and September 18, 2024, 33% of the sauces and prepared meals lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sauces and prepared meals |
|---|---|---|
| Sauces, n.e.c. | 1 | 33.3% |
Recent sauces refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Vicente Guerra DelgadoGuayaquil, Ecuador | Sauces, n.e.c | UNSAFE COL | Source |
Soy sauce refusals from Ecuador
FDA refused 1 soy sauce line from Ecuador between October 2016 and September 18, 2024, 33% of the sauces and prepared meals lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sauces and prepared meals |
|---|---|---|
| Soy sauce | 1 | 33.3% |
Recent soy sauce refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental Industria Alimenticia O.I.A.Quevedo, Ecuador | Soy sauce | LIST INGRE | Source |
Why FDA refused sauces and prepared meals from Ecuador
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 1 | 25% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 25% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 1 | 25% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 1 | 25% |
Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Vicente Guerra Delgado | Guayaquil | 1 |
| Tierra Linda | Ambato | 1 |
Latest sauces and prepared meals refusals from Ecuador
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental Industria Alimenticia O.I.A.Quevedo, Ecuador | Soy sauce | LIST INGRE | Source | |
| Tierra LindaAmbato, Ecuador | Garlic sauce | INCONSPICUNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Jose Vicente Guerra DelgadoGuayaquil, Ecuador | Sauces, n.e.c | UNSAFE COL | Source |
Questions about sauces and prepared meals refusals from Ecuador
- How many sauces and prepared meals shipments from Ecuador did FDA refuse in 2024?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of sauces and prepared meals from Ecuador in 2024 through September 18, 2024, compared with 1 in 2023.
- Why does FDA refuse sauces and prepared meals from Ecuador?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For sauces and prepared meals from Ecuador the most frequent are INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 1 line), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 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 sauces and prepared meals from Ecuador?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Ecuador in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Ecuador firms; see the country page.
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