How many soups shipments from Ethiopia did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of soups from Ethiopia in 2025 through April 2, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse soups from Ethiopia?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soups from Ethiopia the most frequent are FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 2 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 2 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover soups from Ethiopia?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: soups from Ethiopia

FDA category: Soups · October 2016 to April 2, 2025

FDA refused 2 soups shipment lines from Ethiopia between October 2016 and April 2, 2025, 2 of them in 2025; the most refused product was dried soup, most often for FALSE (false or misleading labeling).

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

2
soups lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2025: 5%
of all FDA refusals from Ethiopia: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Soups refusals from Ethiopia 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	2

Dried soup refusals from Ethiopia

FDA refused 2 dried soup lines from Ethiopia between October 2016 and April 2, 2025, 100% of the soups lines.

Dried soup product descriptions refused from Ethiopia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soups
Dried soup, n.e.c.	2	100.0%

Recent dried soup refusals

Recent Dried soup refusals from Ethiopia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 2, 2025	Gerezgher Amare DestaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dried soup, n.e.c	FALSE NO ENGLISH USUAL NAME+1	Source
Apr 2, 2025	Gerezgher Amare DestaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dried soup, n.e.c	FALSE NO ENGLISH USUAL NAME+1	Source

Why FDA refused soups from Ethiopia

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

Most frequent refusal charges for soups from Ethiopia
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	2	25%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	2	25%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	2	25%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	2	25%

Ethiopia soups firms with the most FDA records

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

Ethiopia soups firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Gerezgher Amare Desta	Addis Ababa	2

Latest soups refusals from Ethiopia

Latest FDA soups refusals from Ethiopia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 2, 2025	Gerezgher Amare DestaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dried soup, n.e.c	FALSE NO ENGLISH USUAL NAME+1	Source
Apr 2, 2025	Gerezgher Amare DestaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dried soup, n.e.c	FALSE NO ENGLISH USUAL NAME+1	Source

Questions about soups refusals from Ethiopia

How many soups shipments from Ethiopia did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of soups from Ethiopia in 2025 through April 2, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse soups from Ethiopia?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soups from Ethiopia the most frequent are FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 2 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 2 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover soups from Ethiopia?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Ethiopia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Ethiopia firms; see the country page.

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