How many snack foods shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of snack foods from Germany in 2025 through August 5, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Germany?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Germany the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 5 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 snack foods 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: snack foods from Germany

FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to August 5, 2025

FDA refused 9 snack foods shipment lines from Germany between October 2016 and August 5, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were grain snacks and potato snacks, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

9
snack foods lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Germany: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Snack foods 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
2025	1
2021	4
2017	3
2016 (from Oct)	1

Grain snacks refusals from Germany

FDA refused 2 grain snacks lines from Germany between October 2016 and August 5, 2025, 22% of the snack foods lines.

Grain snacks product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Grain snacks (whole, split), n.e.c., baked	2	22.2%

Recent grain snacks refusals

Recent Grain snacks refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 2, 2021	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Grain snacks (whole, split), n.e.c., baked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Aug 2, 2021	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Grain snacks (whole, split), n.e.c., baked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Potato snacks refusals from Germany

FDA refused 2 potato snacks lines from Germany between October 2016 and August 5, 2025, 22% of the snack foods lines.

Potato snacks product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	2	22.2%

Recent potato snacks refusals

Recent Potato snacks refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 3, 2017	Intersnack Group Gmbh & Co. KgCologne, Germany	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 3, 2017	The Lorenz Bahlsen Snack World GmbhNeu-Isenburg, Germany	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Fruit snack foods refusals from Germany

FDA refused 2 fruit snack foods lines from Germany between October 2016 and August 5, 2025, 22% of the snack foods lines.

Fruit snack foods product descriptions refused from Germany
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Fruit snack foods, n.e.c., baked	1	11.1%
Fruit snack foods, n.e.c., fried/oil cooked	1	11.1%

Recent fruit snack foods refusals

Recent Fruit snack foods refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 13, 2021	Govinda Natur GmbHHeidelberg, Germany	Fruit snack foods, n.e.c., baked	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 2, 2021	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Fruit snack foods, n.e.c., fried/oil cooked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Other snack foods products refused from Germany

Products refused from Germany in snack foods
Product group	Lines	Share
Banana snacks	1	11.1%
Corn chips	1	11.1%
Potato chips	1	11.1%

Why FDA refused snack foods from Germany

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

Most frequent refusal charges for snack foods from Germany
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	7	54%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	5	38%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	1	8%

Germany snack foods firms with the most FDA records

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

Germany snack foods firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KG	Pfaffenhofen A.d.ilm	3
Ferraro	Frankfurt Am Main	1

Latest snack foods refusals from Germany

Latest FDA snack foods refusals from Germany
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 5, 2025	LidlBeckarsulm, Germany	Corn chips, baked	FALSE	Source
Aug 13, 2021	Govinda Natur GmbHHeidelberg, Germany	Fruit snack foods, n.e.c., baked	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 2, 2021	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Grain snacks (whole, split), n.e.c., baked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Aug 2, 2021	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Grain snacks (whole, split), n.e.c., baked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Aug 2, 2021	Hipp GmbH & CO Vertrieb KGPfaffenhofen A.d.ilm, Germany	Fruit snack foods, n.e.c., fried/oil cooked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 3, 2017	Intersnack Group Gmbh & Co. KgCologne, Germany	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 3, 2017	The Lorenz Bahlsen Snack World GmbhNeu-Isenburg, Germany	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 3, 2017	FerraroFrankfurt Am Main, Germany	Potato chips,baked	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Oct 4, 2016	Power Bar EuropeMuchen, Germany	Banana snacks, fruit snack foods, baked	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about snack foods refusals from Germany

How many snack foods shipments from Germany did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of snack foods from Germany in 2025 through August 5, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Germany?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Germany the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 5 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 snack foods 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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