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FDA import refusals from Iran

Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to December 5, 2022 · how the data is collected

FDA refused 90 shipment lines from Iran between October 2016 and December 2022, including 8 in 2022 through December 5, 2022; the most common charges were NUTRIT LBL, LACKS N/C and NO PROCESS, and the most refused category was tropical and pit fruit.

Data from FDA public records, last checked .

90
refused shipment lines since October 2016
8
refused so far in 2022
64
Iran firms with an FDA record
36
firms on an active import alert

Refusals from Iran by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
Bar chart: refusal lines by 2016 to 2022. The same numbers are in the table.02040602016 (from October 1): 3 refusal lines’162017: 17 refusal lines’172018: 47 refusal lines47’182019: 1 refusal lines’192020: 5 refusal lines’202021: 9 refusal lines’212022: 8 refusal lines8’22
FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.
Refusal lines by year
YearRefusal linesvs prior year
20228-11%
20219+80%
20205+400%
20191-98%
201847+176%
201717
2016 (from Oct)3

Why FDA refused Iran 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 Iran
Charge codeMeaningLinesShare
NUTRIT LBLNutrition information missing from label3721%
LACKS N/CNet quantity statement missing3017%
NO PROCESSNo scheduled process filed2615%
NO ENGLISHRequired label information not in English2011%
PESTICIDEPesticide chemical residue137%
FILTHYFilthy, putrid or decomposed substance127%
LIST INGREIngredients not listed127%
NEEDS FCEProcessor not registered for canned or acidified foods127%
LACKS FIRMManufacturer name and address missing116%
INCONSPICURequired information not conspicuous42%

What FDA refused from Iran, by product category

FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
FDA import refusals from Iran by product category
CategoryMost refused productsLines
Tropical and pit fruitFruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits)Mixed fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c.; Apricot, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied; Cherry, dried or paste25
Root vegetables and mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi)Tzahp choy (chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables) (mixed vegetables); Mixed vegetables, n.e.c.; Tzahp choy (chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables), with sauce17
Berries and citrusFruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits)Berries, dried or paste, n.e.c.; Raisins (dried grapes) (berry); Orange, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter and candied12
SeafoodFishery/Seafood ProductsTuna (albacore, yellowfin, bluefin, skipjack, etc.)11
Vegetables (legumes and leafy)Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables)Cucumbers (fruit used as vegetable); Cucumbers, dried or paste; Egg plant, with sauce8
Soft drinks and waterSoft Drinks and WatersSoft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c.; Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c.; Scented water for cooking, soft drinks and waters, n.e.c.8
Snack foodsSnack Food ItemsFruit snack foods, n.e.c., baked3
Candy and chewing gumCandy without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumHard candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate); Soft candy without nuts and fruit, n.e.c. (without chocolate)3
SweetenersFood Sweeteners (Nutritive)Sugar syrup, beet and cane (liquid sucrose, simple syrup); Syrups and molasses, n.e.c.2
Vine and other fruitFruit and Fruit Products (vine and other fruits)Other fruit and fruit products, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c.1

Most refused products from Iran

FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
Most refused products from Iran
ProductLinesShare
Tuna (albacore, yellowfin, bluefin, skipjack, etc.)1112.2%
Tzahp choy (chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables) (mixed vegetables)88.9%
Berries, dried or paste, n.e.c.77.8%
Mixed fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c.66.7%
Mixed vegetables, n.e.c.55.6%
Cucumbers (fruit used as vegetable)44.4%
Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c.44.4%
Apricot, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied33.3%
Cherry, dried or paste33.3%
Cherry, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied33.3%

FDA import alerts that list Iran firms

7 alerts list at least one firm in Iran: 36 firms on a red list, 36 firms on any list.
Import alerts listing firms in Iran
AlertCoversRedGreen
99-08Processed human and animal foods: pesticides21
99-19Food products: Salmonella7
45-02Foods with illegal or undeclared colors6
23-14Food products: mycotoxins3
99-21Foods with undeclared added sulfiting agents2
99-42Foods: heavy metal (toxic element) contamination1
99-47Foods that appear adulterated for economic gain1

Iran 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.
Iran firms with the most FDA records
FirmCityFDA records
Urum Ada Co (Pis)Urmia13
Nc Macaron CompAlley10
Esfahan Pegah Co MobarakehIsfahan9
Mashhad RoostaMashad7
Mehraz Trading Co.Tehran4
Kral Azarbaijan Foodstuff production and packing Co.Azarshahr , Tabriz3
Rossen Market Development CoTehran1
NazaricoKerman1

Latest refusals from Iran

The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
Latest FDA import refusals from Iran
DateFirmProductCharges
Dorrin GolKashan, IranSyrups and molasses, n.e.cLACKS N/CCOLORLABELSource
Dorrin GolKashan, IranScented water for cooking, soft drinks and waters, n.e.cNO ENGLISHSource
Mousavi Food IndTabriz, IranCherry, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candiedNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLSource
Mousavi Food IndTabriz, IranQuince, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter and candiedNUTRIT LBLSource
Mousavi Food IndTabriz, IranOrange, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter and candiedFALSENUTRIT LBLSource
Mousavi Food IndTabriz, IranOther fruit and fruit products, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.cNUTRIT LBLSource
Dorrin GolKashan, IranScented water for cooking, soft drinks and waters, n.e.cINCONSPICUSource
Dorrin GolKashan, IranSugar syrup, beet and cane (liquid sucrose, simple syrup)INCONSPICUSource
azooghe shiraz food companyShiraz, IranCucumbers (fruit used as vegetable)LIST INGREINCONSPICULACKS FIRM+3Source
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranTzahp choy (Chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables) (mixed vegetables)NEEDS FCENO PROCESSSource
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranCherry, dried or pasteLACKS N/CSource
KamchinTehran, IranVegetable & vegetable products not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.cLIST INGRESTD QUALITNUTRIT LBLSource
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranCherry, dried or pasteSTD QUALITNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLSource
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranFruit cocktail, mixed fruit, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candiedLIST INGRESTD QUALITNO ENGLISH+1Source
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranCherry, dried or pasteSTD QUALITNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBLSource
Sibone Food IndustriesTehran, IranTomato, driedFILTHYLACKS N/CNUTRIT LBLSource
Golvash Food IndustriesTehran, IranParsley (leaf & stem vegetable)LACKS N/CNUTRIT LBLSource
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranTzahp choy (Chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables) (mixed vegetables)NEEDS FCENO PROCESSSource
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranTzahp choy (Chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables) (mixed vegetables)NEEDS FCENO PROCESSSource
Nc Macaron CompAlley, IranTzahp choy (Chinese canned sweet pickles made from mixed vegetables) (mixed vegetables)NEEDS FCENO PROCESSSource

Questions about FDA refusals from Iran

How many Iran shipments did FDA refuse in 2022?
FDA refused 8 shipment lines from Iran in 2022 through December 5, 2022, compared with 9 in 2021; the count is down 11% on the year before.
Why does FDA refuse food from Iran?
FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Iran the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 37 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 30 lines) and NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 26 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 Iran firms have the most FDA refusals?
In SupplierRadar's records the Iran firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are Urum Ada Co (Pis) (Urmia) with 13 records, NC MACARON COMP (Alley) with 10 records and ESFAHAN PEGAH CO MOBARAKEH (Isfahan) with 9 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
Which FDA import alerts list Iran firms?
As of October 26, 2026, 7 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Iran. The alerts with the most Iran listings are Import Alert 99-08 (21 firms), Import Alert 99-19 (7 firms) and Import Alert 45-02 (6 firms).
How many Iran firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
As of October 26, 2026, 36 Iran firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 36 firms are on any list.

All Iran suppliers with FDA records (39)

Every Iran firm in SupplierRadar's data with an active import alert, a warning letter or at least five FDA records, most recently active first. Each name opens the firm's FDA record history.

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