FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: sweeteners from Greece
FDA category: Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) · October 2016 to December 15, 2025
FDA refused 6 sweeteners shipment lines from Greece between October 2016 and December 15, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused product was honey, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 6
- sweeteners lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2025
- 0
- firms with the most records, listed below
Sweeteners refusals from Greece 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 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 |
Honey refusals from Greece
FDA refused 6 honey lines from Greece between October 2016 and December 15, 2025, 100% of the sweeteners lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of sweeteners |
|---|---|---|
| Honey | 5 | 83.3% |
| Honey, n.e.c. | 1 | 16.7% |
Recent honey refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cretamel SACRETE, Greece | Honey | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Stayia FarmHalkida, Greece | Honey | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Stayia FarmHalkida, Greece | Honey | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Cretan Apiary Center "Meligyris"Crete, Greece | Honey | LACKS N/C | Source | |
| Stayia FarmHalkida, Greece | Honey | NUTRIT LBL | Source |
Why FDA refused sweeteners from Greece
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 5 | 45% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 2 | 18% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 2 | 18% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 1 | 9% |
| TRANSFAT | The product is misbranded under Section 403(q) because the nutrition label does not provide all of the… | 1 | 9% |
Latest sweeteners refusals from Greece
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cretamel SACRETE, Greece | Honey | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Stayia FarmHalkida, Greece | Honey | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Stayia FarmHalkida, Greece | Honey | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Cretan Apiary Center "Meligyris"Crete, Greece | Honey | LACKS N/C | Source | |
| Stayia FarmHalkida, Greece | Honey | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Charalampos FotopoulosAthens, Greece | Honey, n.e.c | TRANSFATNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Questions about sweeteners refusals from Greece
- How many sweeteners shipments from Greece did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of sweeteners from Greece in 2025 through December 15, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse sweeteners from Greece?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For sweeteners from Greece the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 5 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover sweeteners from Greece?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Greece in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Greece firms; see the country page.
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