How many meal replacements shipments from Ireland did FDA refuse in 2018?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of meal replacements from Ireland in 2018 through January 31, 2018.

Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Ireland?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Ireland the most frequent are HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim, 1 line), NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover meal replacements from Ireland?

As of October 27, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Ireland in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Ireland firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: meal replacements from Ireland

FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to January 31, 2018

FDA refused 1 meal replacements shipment line from Ireland between October 2016 and January 31, 2018, 1 of them in 2018; the most refused product was dietary conventional foods, most often for HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 27, 2026.

1
meal replacements lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2018: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Ireland: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Meal replacements refusals from Ireland by year

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

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2018	1

Dietary conventional foods refusals from Ireland

FDA refused 1 dietary conventional foods line from Ireland between October 2016 and January 31, 2018, 100% of the meal replacements lines.

Dietary conventional foods product descriptions refused from Ireland
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c.	1	100.0%

Recent dietary conventional foods refusals

Recent Dietary conventional foods refusals from Ireland
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jan 31, 2018	Alltech Life SciencesDublin 2, Ireland	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL HEALTH C	Source

Why FDA refused meal replacements from Ireland

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

Most frequent refusal charges for meal replacements from Ireland
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
HEALTH C	Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim	1	33%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	1	33%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	33%

Latest meal replacements refusals from Ireland

Latest FDA meal replacements refusals from Ireland
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jan 31, 2018	Alltech Life SciencesDublin 2, Ireland	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	NCONTACT NUTRIT LBL HEALTH C	Source

Questions about meal replacements refusals from Ireland

How many meal replacements shipments from Ireland did FDA refuse in 2018?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of meal replacements from Ireland in 2018 through January 31, 2018.
Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Ireland?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Ireland the most frequent are HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim, 1 line), NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover meal replacements from Ireland?: As of October 27, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Ireland in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Ireland firms; see the country page.

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