FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: bakery products from Germany
FDA category: Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings · October 2016 to July 24, 2025
FDA refused 96 bakery products shipment lines from Germany between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were nut cookie and nut filled/iced cookies, most often for UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 96
- bakery products lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2025
- 6
- firms with the most records, listed below
Bakery products refusals from Germany by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | -50% |
| 2022 | 2 | -33% |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | -98% |
| 2017 | 87 |
Nut cookie refusals from Germany
FDA refused 74 nut cookie lines from Germany between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 77% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | 74 | 77.1% |
Recent nut cookie refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source |
Nut filled/iced cookies refusals from Germany
FDA refused 6 nut filled/iced cookies lines from Germany between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 6% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Nut filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | 6 | 6.3% |
Oatmeal filled/iced cookies refusals from Germany
FDA refused 2 oatmeal filled/iced cookies lines from Germany between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 2% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Oatmeal filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | 2 | 2.1% |
Recent oatmeal filled/iced cookies refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.u.H.Kuechle GmbH & Co. KGGunzburg, Germany | Oatmeal filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Other bakery products products refused from Germany
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other bakery products | 2 | 2.1% |
| Plain cookies | 2 | 2.1% |
| Breading | 1 | 1.0% |
| Cakes | 1 | 1.0% |
| Chocolate filled/iced cookies | 1 | 1.0% |
| Cookie | 1 | 1.0% |
| Doughnut without custard or cream filling | 1 | 1.0% |
Why FDA refused bakery products from Germany
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 85 | 81% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 8 | 8% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 4 | 4% |
| COLOR LBLG | Artificial coloring not declared | 2 | 2% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 2 | 2% |
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 1 | 1% |
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 1 | 1% |
| LACKS FIRM | Manufacturer name and address missing | 1 | 1% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 1 | 1% |
Germany bakery products firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG | Nuremberg | 82 |
| Lebkuchen-Welt.de | Furth | 3 |
| Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG | Bielefeld | 1 |
| August Storck KG | Berlin | 1 |
| Seitenbacher GmbH | Buchen (Odenwald) | 1 |
| Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KG | Pfaffenhofen A.d.ilm | 1 |
Latest bakery products refusals from Germany
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Storck KGBerlin, Germany | Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | INCONSPICUNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Seitenbacher GmbHBuchen (Odenwald), Germany | Doughs for bread,rolls,muffins, and buns, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| SchapfenMuehle GmbH & Co. KGUlm, Germany | Breading, breading mixes. etc | FILTHY | Source | |
| D. Entrup-Haselbach GmbH & Co. KGGevelsberg, Germany | Doughnut without custard or cream filling | LIST INGRECOLOR LBLGLACKS N/C+1 | Source | |
| Henry Lambertz GmbH & Co. KGAachen, Germany | Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS FIRMNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Welt.deFurth, Germany | Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLCOLOR LBLG | Source | |
| Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany | Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Welt.deFurth, Germany | Mixed plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Odu GmbH & Co. KGMuhldorf a. Inn, Germany | Other bakery products, n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Kronenbrot GmbHWurselen, Germany | Cakes, filled (other than fruit or jelly) | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Welt.deFurth, Germany | Cookie,biscuit,wafer dough, n.e.c | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| W.u.H.Kuechle GmbH & Co. KGGunzburg, Germany | Oatmeal filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| RUF Lebensmittelwerk KGQuakenbruck, Germany | Icing and icing mixes with chocolate | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KGBielefeld, Germany | Other bakery products, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source | |
| Lebkuchen-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KGNuremberg, Germany | Nut cookie,biscuit,wafer dough | UNSAFE COL | Source |
Questions about bakery products refusals from Germany
- How many bakery products shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of bakery products from Germany in 2025 through July 24, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse bakery products from Germany?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For bakery products from Germany the most frequent are UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 85 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 8 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover bakery products from Germany?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Germany in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Germany firms; see the country page.
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