How many milk and butter shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2022?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of milk and butter from Germany in 2022 through November 7, 2022.

Why does FDA refuse milk and butter from Germany?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For milk and butter from Germany the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 2 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 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 milk and butter 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: milk and butter from Germany

FDA category: Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products · October 2016 to November 7, 2022

FDA refused 3 milk and butter shipment lines from Germany between October 2016 and November 7, 2022, 1 of them in 2022; the most refused products were milk and whey protein concentrate, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).

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

3
milk and butter lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2022: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Germany: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Milk and butter refusals from Germany by year

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

FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2022	1
2017	1
2016 (from Oct)	1

Milk refusals from Germany

FDA refused 2 milk lines from Germany between October 2016 and November 7, 2022, 67% of the milk and butter lines.

Milk product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of milk and butter
Milk, dried	1	33.3%
Milk, flavored, low fat	1	33.3%

Recent milk refusals

Recent Milk refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 7, 2022	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Milk, dried	FALSE NO ENGLISH	Source
Dec 12, 2017	Milchwerke "Mittelelbe" GmbHStendal, Germany	Milk, flavored, low fat	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Whey protein concentrate refusals from Germany

FDA refused 1 whey protein concentrate line from Germany between October 2016 and November 7, 2022, 33% of the milk and butter lines.

Whey protein concentrate product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of milk and butter
Whey protein concentrate	1	33.3%

Recent whey protein concentrate refusals

Recent Whey protein concentrate refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 4, 2016	Multipower GermanyHamburg, Germany	Whey protein concentrate	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused milk and butter from Germany

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

Most frequent refusal charges for milk and butter from Germany
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	2	40%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	2	40%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	1	20%

Germany milk and butter firms with the most FDA records

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

Germany milk and butter firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Milchwerke "Mittelelbe" GmbH	Stendal	1
Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KG	Pfaffenhofen A.d.ilm	1

Latest milk and butter refusals from Germany

Latest FDA milk and butter refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 7, 2022	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Milk, dried	FALSE NO ENGLISH	Source
Dec 12, 2017	Milchwerke "Mittelelbe" GmbHStendal, Germany	Milk, flavored, low fat	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Oct 4, 2016	Multipower GermanyHamburg, Germany	Whey protein concentrate	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about milk and butter refusals from Germany

How many milk and butter shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2022?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of milk and butter from Germany in 2022 through November 7, 2022.
Why does FDA refuse milk and butter from Germany?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For milk and butter from Germany the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 2 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 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 milk and butter 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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