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FDA import refusals from Honduras

Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to October 13, 2026 · how the data is collected

FDA refused 533 shipment lines from Honduras between October 2016 and October 2026, including 40 in 2026 through October 13, 2026; the most common charges were NUTRIT LBL, NO ENGLISH and LACKS N/C, and the most refused category was snack foods.

Data from FDA public records, last checked .

533
refused shipment lines since October 2016
40
refused so far in 2026
172
Honduras firms with an FDA record
66
firms on an active import alert

Refusals from Honduras by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
Bar chart: refusal lines by 2016 to 2026. The same numbers are in the table.01002003002016 (from October 1): 1 refusal lines’162017: 51 refusal lines’172018: 3 refusal lines’182019: 17 refusal lines’192020: 6 refusal lines’202021: 6 refusal lines’212022: 219 refusal lines219’222023: 80 refusal lines’232024: 66 refusal lines’242025: 44 refusal lines’252026 (year to date): 40 refusal lines40’26*
* 2026 is year to date, through October 13, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.
Refusal lines by year
YearRefusal linesvs prior year
2026 (to date)40
202544-33%
202466-17%
202380-63%
2022219+3550%
202160%
20206-65%
201917+467%
20183-94%
201751
2016 (from Oct)1

Why FDA refused Honduras shipment lines

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several. Each code opens FDA's official statement and the countries and products behind it.
Most frequent refusal charges for Honduras
Charge codeMeaningLinesShare
NUTRIT LBLNutrition information missing from label14419%
NO ENGLISHRequired label information not in English14018%
LACKS N/CNet quantity statement missing8711%
LIST INGREIngredients not listed719%
LABELINGFair Packaging and Labeling Act709%
LACKS FIRMManufacturer name and address missing598%
USUAL NAMECommon or usual name missing547%
NO PROCESSNo scheduled process filed527%
NEEDS FCEProcessor not registered for canned or acidified foods506%
UNSAFE COLColor additive unsafe under section 721456%

What FDA refused from Honduras, by product category

FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
FDA import refusals from Honduras by product category
CategoryMost refused productsLines
Snack foodsSnack Food ItemsFried snack foods, n.e.c.; Corn chips, fried; Plantain snacks, fruit snack foods, fried/oil cooked71
Milk and butterMilk, Butter, and Dried Milk ProductsMilk, flavored (chocolate, etc.); Butter (plain or whipped); Cream, sour67
Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary SpecialtiesMultiple vitamins (mvi-12 vitamin combo) (vitamin); Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.; Vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin)67
Bakery productsBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsBread/rolls/buns, n.e.c.; Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c.; Flavored or party crackers62
Vegetables (legumes and leafy)Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables)Okra (fruit used as vegetable); Chinese eggplant, thai eggplant (fruit used as vegetable); Beans, corn, and pea, n.e.c. (vegetable)49
Soft drinks and waterSoft Drinks and WatersSoft drink, cola, carbonated; Soft drink, imitation fruit flavored, carbonated; Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c.48
CheeseCheese and Cheese ProductsCheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.; Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc); Cheese products, standardized, n.e.c.40
Candy and chewing gumCandy without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumGel cups, fruit flavored; Soft candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate); Caramel candy pieces, hard, without nuts or fruit (without chocolate)29
Coffee and teaCoffee and TeaCoffee, beans; Coffee, ground; Tea, n.e.c.19
Tropical and pit fruitFruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits)Mixed fruit, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c.; Mixed fruit, juices or concentrates n.e.c.; Plantain (subtropical and tropical fruit)13
SeafoodFishery/Seafood ProductsSpiny lobster, rock lobster; Conch,conchmeat; Corvina8
SpicesSpices, Flavors, and SaltsMixed spices and seasonings, liquid, without salt, n.e.c.; Allspice, whole (spice); Annatto seed, ground, cracked (spice)8
Vegetable oilsVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)Vegetable shortening, n.e.c.; Coconut oil, refined, single ingredient; Olive oil, refined, single ingredient7
Beverage basesBeverage BasesBeverage base not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c.; Beverage base of non-fruit origin, n.e.c.; Fruit beverage base, n.e.c.7
Grains and starchWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchCorn, milled product n.e.c.; Wheat flour, plain; Potato flour6
Sauces and prepared mealsMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and SpecialtiesTomato sauce (with other ingredients); Brown sauce; Soy sauce6
Berries and citrusFruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits)Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates; Orange, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter and candied5
Vine and other fruitFruit and Fruit Products (vine and other fruits)Bitter melon (vine fruit)4
SweetenersFood Sweeteners (Nutritive)Honey4
Dressings and condimentsDressings and CondimentsCatsup; Condiments, n.e.c.; Pepper sauce (hot, mild, etc.)3
Nuts and seedsNuts and Edible SeedsCashew, shelled; Peanut, shelled2
Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal ReplacementsFoods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners2
Cereals and breakfast foodsCereal Preparations, Breakfast FoodsOatmeal, regular, fruit or spice added, quick or instant cooking1
Imitation milkFilled Milk and Imitation Milk ProductsImitation milk, butter type product1
Root vegetables and mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi)Ginseng, juice or drink (root & tuber vegetable)1
Chocolate and cocoaChocolate and Cocoa ProductsChocolate and cocoa, n.e.c.1
Food additives (flavors and colors)Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents)Enzymes (food additives for human use)1
Food additives (stabilizers)Food Additives for Human Use (stabilizers, thickeners, other)Food additives for human use, n.e.c.1

Most refused products from Honduras

FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
Most refused products from Honduras
ProductLinesShare
Milk, flavored (chocolate, etc.)346.4%
Fried snack foods, n.e.c.254.7%
Multiple vitamins (mvi-12 vitamin combo) (vitamin)254.7%
Bread/rolls/buns, n.e.c.193.6%
Okra (fruit used as vegetable)152.8%
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.152.8%
Coffee, beans132.4%
Corn chips, fried132.4%
Soft drink, cola, carbonated132.4%
Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.122.3%

FDA import alerts that list Honduras firms

13 alerts list at least one firm in Honduras: 65 firms on a red list, 66 firms on any list.
Import alerts listing firms in Honduras
AlertCoversRedGreen
99-43Ready-to-eat foods: insanitary conditions21
99-05Raw agricultural products: pesticides13
12-10Cheese: microbiological contamination12
16-81Seafood products: Salmonella11
45-02Foods with illegal or undeclared colors10
16-74Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish2
99-21Foods with undeclared added sulfiting agents2
16-120Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP1
21-07Tamarind and tamarind products: filth1
23-14Food products: mycotoxins1
99-22Undeclared or mislabeled major food allergens1
99-36Low-acid canned/acidified foods: process information1

The 12 alerts with the most listings. All alerts are on the import alerts page.

Honduras firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data (refusals, import alert listings and other events), not a ranking of quality.
Honduras firms with the most FDA records
FirmCityFDA records
Cerveceria Hondurena, S.A. de C.V. (Planta Refrescos)San Pedro Sula32
Martinez Envios Express 504Juticalpa32
Corporacion DinantSan Pedro Sula29
Panaderia y Lacteos la VentaTegucigalpa24
Diex Import Mi Honduras S. de R.L. de C.V.Comayaguela22
Mi PulpeTegucigalpa19
Angies Envios Express 504El Progreso16
Corporacion Dinant S.A. de CVTegucigalpa15
Lacteos de AgaltaAgalta14
Olam Honduras S.A.de C.V.Villanueva13

Latest refusals from Honduras

The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
Latest FDA import refusals from Honduras
DateFirmProductCharges
Productos de Lacteos GabrielOlancho, HondurasCream, sourSTD IDENTSTD QUALITINCONSPICU+2Source
Industria de Dulce S.A. de C.V.Comayaguela, HondurasLollipop (without chocolate)NUTRIT LBLSource
Alimentos Maravilla de Honduras S.A.Comayagua, HondurasTomatoes, juiceALLERGENNUTRIT LBLSource
Inversiones Asaf S de RL de CVEl Negrito, HondurasMixed plain cookies,biscuits and wafersUNSAFE COLCOLOR LBLGSource
Inversiones Asaf S de RL de CVEl Negrito, HondurasMixed plain cookies,biscuits and wafersUNSAFE COLCOLOR LBLGSource
Alimentos Maravilla de Honduras S.A.Comayagua, HondurasTomatoes, juiceALLERGENNUTRIT LBLSource
InfarmaCalle De Comercio, HondurasVitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.cLABELINGSource
Lacteos de AgaltaSan Esteban, HondurasCheese products, standardized, n.e.cLIST INGREINSANITARYLACKS FIRM+4Source
Panificadora JerusalenSan Pedro Sula, HondurasPlain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.cFILTHYALLERGENSource
Lacteos de AgaltaSan Esteban, HondurasCheese products, standardized, n.e.cINSANITARYSource
Lacteos de AgaltaSan Esteban, HondurasCheese products, standardized, n.e.cLIST INGRELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+4Source
Lacteos de Honduras S.A. (LACTHOSA) Division Sula NorteSan Pedro Sula, HondurasMilk, driedLACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLSource
Lacteos de Honduras S.A. (LACTHOSA) Division Sula NorteSan Pedro Sula, HondurasFluid/dry milk products not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.cUNSAFE COLSource
San Esteban Farm'S S. de R.L. Dec.V.Namasigue, HondurasPepper, sweet (fruit used as vegetable)LABELINGSource
Lacteos de AgaltaSan Esteban, HondurasCheese products, standardized, n.e.cINSANITARYMFR INSANMFR INJSource
Inversiones Asaf S de RL de CVEl Negrito, HondurasFlavored or party crackersUNSAFE COLCOLOR LBLGYELLOW #5Source
Inversiones Asaf S de RL de CVEl Negrito, HondurasVanilla plain cookie,biscuit and waferUNSAFE COLCOLOR LBLGSource
San Esteban Farm'S S. de R.L. Dec.V.Namasigue, HondurasOkra (fruit used as vegetable)PESTICIDESource
San Esteban Farm'S S. de R.L. Dec.V.Namasigue, HondurasOkra (fruit used as vegetable)PESTICIDESource
Two Brother Produce S de RLCholuteca, HondurasPepper, sweet (fruit used as vegetable)LACKS FIRMLACKS N/CSource

Questions about FDA refusals from Honduras

How many Honduras shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?
FDA refused 40 shipment lines from Honduras in 2026 through October 13, 2026, compared with 44 in 2025 (a full year).
Why does FDA refuse food from Honduras?
FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Honduras the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 144 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 140 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 87 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line; it is not a finding about every firm in the country.
Which Honduras firms have the most FDA refusals?
In SupplierRadar's records the Honduras firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are Cerveceria Hondurena, S.A. de C.V. (Planta Refrescos) (San Pedro Sula) with 32 records, MARTINEZ ENVIOS EXPRESS 504 (Juticalpa) with 32 records and Corporacion Dinant (San Pedro Sula) with 29 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
Which FDA import alerts list Honduras firms?
As of October 25, 2026, 13 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Honduras. The alerts with the most Honduras listings are Import Alert 99-43 (21 firms), Import Alert 99-05 (13 firms) and Import Alert 12-10 (12 firms).
How many Honduras firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
As of October 25, 2026, 65 Honduras firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 66 firms are on any list.

All Honduras suppliers with FDA records (125)

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