How many meal replacements shipments from Ecuador did FDA refuse in 2024?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of meal replacements from Ecuador in 2024 through March 22, 2024.

Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Ecuador?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Ecuador the most frequent are INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover meal replacements 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.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: meal replacements from Ecuador

FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to March 22, 2024

FDA refused 1 meal replacements shipment line from Ecuador between October 2016 and March 22, 2024, 1 of them in 2024; the most refused product was dietary conventional foods, most often for INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous).

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

1
meal replacements lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2024: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Ecuador: 0
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Meal replacements refusals from Ecuador 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
2024	1

Dietary conventional foods refusals from Ecuador

FDA refused 1 dietary conventional foods line from Ecuador between October 2016 and March 22, 2024, 100% of the meal replacements lines.

Dietary conventional foods product descriptions refused from Ecuador
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c.	1	100.0%

Recent dietary conventional foods refusals

Recent Dietary conventional foods refusals from Ecuador
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 22, 2024	James Brown Pharma CaPifo, Ecuador	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	INCONSPICU	Source

Why FDA refused meal replacements from Ecuador

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

Most frequent refusal charges for meal replacements from Ecuador
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	1	100%

Latest meal replacements refusals from Ecuador

Latest FDA meal replacements refusals from Ecuador
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 22, 2024	James Brown Pharma CaPifo, Ecuador	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	INCONSPICU	Source

Questions about meal replacements refusals from Ecuador

How many meal replacements shipments from Ecuador did FDA refuse in 2024?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of meal replacements from Ecuador in 2024 through March 22, 2024.
Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Ecuador?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Ecuador the most frequent are INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover meal replacements 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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