How many meal replacements shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of meal replacements from Germany in 2026 through June 26, 2026.

Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Germany?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Germany the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 9 lines), NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 7 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover meal replacements 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.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: meal replacements from Germany

FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to June 26, 2026

FDA refused 18 meal replacements shipment lines from Germany between October 2016 and June 26, 2026, 2 of them in 2026; the most refused products were dietary conventional foods and meal replacements, most often for UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug).

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

18
meal replacements lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2026: 3%
of all FDA refusals from Germany: 4
firms with the most records, listed below

Meal replacements refusals from Germany by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

* 2026 is year to date, through June 26, 2026.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	2
2024	1	0%
2023	1
2021	2	-50%
2020	4	+300%
2019	1	-67%
2018	3	-25%
2017	4

Dietary conventional foods refusals from Germany

FDA refused 10 dietary conventional foods lines from Germany between October 2016 and June 26, 2026, 56% of the meal replacements lines.

Dietary conventional foods product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c.	10	55.6%

Recent dietary conventional foods refusals

Recent Dietary conventional foods refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 5, 2024	Froximun AgSchlanstedt, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NOT LISTED FRNMFGREG	Source
Apr 24, 2023	Anona GmbHColditz, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM PLANT PART+4	Source
Feb 22, 2021	Dentinox Lenk and SchuppanBerlin, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Mar 23, 2020	Alphacaps GmbHAugustdorf, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Apr 4, 2019	Womens BestGriesheim, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	STD IDENT	Source

Meal replacements refusals from Germany

FDA refused 4 meal replacements lines from Germany between October 2016 and June 26, 2026, 22% of the meal replacements lines.

Meal replacements product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	4	22.2%

Recent meal replacements refusals

Recent Meal replacements refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 8, 2021	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 26, 2020	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+4	Source
May 20, 2020	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+7	Source
May 19, 2020	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+6	Source

Foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals from Germany

FDA refused 3 foods with supplemental nutrients added lines from Germany between October 2016 and June 26, 2026, 17% of the meal replacements lines.

Foods with supplemental nutrients added product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	3	16.7%

Recent foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals

Recent Foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 26, 2026	Vermonde UghBingen Am Rhein, Germany	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	LIST INGRE INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM+4	Source
May 29, 2018	Weber Medical GmbHLauenforde, Germany	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	NCONTACT HEALTH C	Source
Jan 31, 2017	Dr Reinwald Healthcare Gmbh + Co KgSchwarzenbruck, Germany	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	UNAPPROVED	Source

Other meal replacements products refused from Germany

Products refused from Germany in meal replacements
Product group	Lines	Share
Nutrtionally incomplete formulations	1	5.6%

Why FDA refused meal replacements from Germany

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

Most frequent refusal charges for meal replacements from Germany
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	9	18%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	7	14%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	7	14%
HEALTH C	Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim	5	10%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	5	10%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	5	10%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	4	8%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	3	6%
DIETARYING	Dietary ingredients not listed	2	4%
FRNMFGREG	Appears to be misbranded as defined in section 502(o) of the FD&C Act. It appears that it was manufactured,…	2	4%

Germany meal replacements firms with the most FDA records

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

Germany meal replacements firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Aquanova AG	Darmstadt	4
Womens Best	Griesheim	3
Dr. Reinwald Healthcare Gmbh + co kg	Altdorf B. Nurnberg	2
Froximun Ag	Schlanstedt	1

Latest meal replacements refusals from Germany

Latest FDA meal replacements refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 26, 2026	Vermonde UghBingen Am Rhein, Germany	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	LIST INGRE INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM+4	Source
Feb 26, 2026	Previtalica e.K.Schofweg, Germany	Nutrtionally incomplete formulations (protein, carbohydrate or fat modulars)	NOT LISTED FRNMFGREG UNAPPROVED	Source
Aug 5, 2024	Froximun AgSchlanstedt, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NOT LISTED FRNMFGREG	Source
Apr 24, 2023	Anona GmbHColditz, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM PLANT PART+4	Source
Jul 8, 2021	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	UNAPPROVED	Source
Feb 22, 2021	Dentinox Lenk and SchuppanBerlin, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 26, 2020	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+4	Source
May 20, 2020	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+7	Source
May 19, 2020	Aquanova AGDarmstadt, Germany	Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)	LIST INGRE DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM+6	Source
Mar 23, 2020	Alphacaps GmbHAugustdorf, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Apr 4, 2019	Womens BestGriesheim, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	STD IDENT	Source
Nov 9, 2018	Womens BestGriesheim, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 18, 2018	Womens BestGriesheim, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 29, 2018	Weber Medical GmbHLauenforde, Germany	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	NCONTACT HEALTH C	Source
May 2, 2017	Inqpharm Europe LimitedBerlin, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH NCONTACT	Source
Apr 11, 2017	Dr. Reinwald Healthcare Gmbh + co kgAltdorf B. Nurnberg, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Mar 27, 2017	Dr. Reinwald Healthcare Gmbh + co kgAltdorf B. Nurnberg, Germany	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jan 31, 2017	Dr Reinwald Healthcare Gmbh + Co KgSchwarzenbruck, Germany	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	UNAPPROVED	Source

Questions about meal replacements refusals from Germany

How many meal replacements shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of meal replacements from Germany in 2026 through June 26, 2026.
Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Germany?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Germany the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 9 lines), NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 7 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover meal replacements 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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