How many sweeteners shipments from El Salvador did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of sweeteners from El Salvador in 2025 through August 13, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse sweeteners from El Salvador?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For sweeteners from El Salvador the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines), UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 lines) and FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover sweeteners from El Salvador?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in El Salvador in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list El Salvador firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: sweeteners from El Salvador

FDA category: Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) · October 2016 to August 13, 2025

FDA refused 3 sweeteners shipment lines from El Salvador between October 2016 and August 13, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were imitation syrups and blended syrups, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

3
sweeteners lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 1%
of all FDA refusals from El Salvador: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Sweeteners refusals from El Salvador 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
2025	1	0%
2024	1	0%
2023	1

Imitation syrups refusals from El Salvador

FDA refused 2 imitation syrups lines from El Salvador between October 2016 and August 13, 2025, 67% of the sweeteners lines.

Imitation syrups product descriptions refused from El Salvador
FDA product description	Lines	Share of sweeteners
Imitation syrups, molasses and honey, n.e.c.	2	66.7%

Recent imitation syrups refusals

Recent Imitation syrups refusals from El Salvador
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 2, 2024	Jose Maria Efigenio GamezSanta Tecla, El Salvador	Imitation syrups, molasses and honey, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL NUTRIT LBL	Source
Oct 11, 2023	LUMI El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador	Imitation syrups, molasses and honey, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE FALSE+3	Source

Blended syrups refusals from El Salvador

FDA refused 1 blended syrups line from El Salvador between October 2016 and August 13, 2025, 33% of the sweeteners lines.

Blended syrups product descriptions refused from El Salvador
FDA product description	Lines	Share of sweeteners
Blended syrups, pancake and waffle syrup	1	33.3%

Recent blended syrups refusals

Recent Blended syrups refusals from El Salvador
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 13, 2025	Productos Alimenticios de El Salvador SA de CVSanto Tomas, El Salvador	Blended syrups, pancake and waffle syrup	FILTHY	Source

Why FDA refused sweeteners from El Salvador

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

Most frequent refusal charges for sweeteners from El Salvador
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	2	22%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	2	22%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	1	11%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	1	11%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	1	11%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	1	11%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	11%

El Salvador sweeteners firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

El Salvador sweeteners firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Jose Maria Efigenio Gamez	Santa Tecla	1

Latest sweeteners refusals from El Salvador

Latest FDA sweeteners refusals from El Salvador
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 13, 2025	Productos Alimenticios de El Salvador SA de CVSanto Tomas, El Salvador	Blended syrups, pancake and waffle syrup	FILTHY	Source
Oct 2, 2024	Jose Maria Efigenio GamezSanta Tecla, El Salvador	Imitation syrups, molasses and honey, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL NUTRIT LBL	Source
Oct 11, 2023	LUMI El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.Santiago Nonualco, El Salvador	Imitation syrups, molasses and honey, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE FALSE+3	Source

Questions about sweeteners refusals from El Salvador

How many sweeteners shipments from El Salvador did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of sweeteners from El Salvador in 2025 through August 13, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse sweeteners from El Salvador?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For sweeteners from El Salvador the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines), UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 lines) and FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover sweeteners from El Salvador?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in El Salvador in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list El Salvador firms; see the country page.

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