How many meal replacements shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2023?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of meal replacements from Italy in 2023 through May 12, 2023.

Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Italy?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Italy the most frequent are NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 3 lines), FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 2 lines) and ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 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 Italy?

As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Italy in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Italy firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: meal replacements from Italy

FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to May 12, 2023

FDA refused 4 meal replacements shipment lines from Italy between October 2016 and May 12, 2023, 2 of them in 2023; the most refused product was foods with supplemental nutrients added, most often for NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 25, 2026.

4
meal replacements lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2023: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Italy: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Meal replacements refusals from Italy 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
2023	2
2018	2

Foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals from Italy

FDA refused 4 foods with supplemental nutrients added lines from Italy between October 2016 and May 12, 2023, 100% of the meal replacements lines.

Foods with supplemental nutrients added product descriptions refused from Italy
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	4	100.0%

Recent foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals

Recent Foods with supplemental nutrients added refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 12, 2023	FoodFarmaCaronno Pertusella, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	FALSE COLOR LBLG ALLERGEN+1	Source
May 12, 2023	FoodFarmaCaronno Pertusella, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	DIETARYLBL FALSE NCONTACT	Source
Nov 16, 2018	Hortus Novus SRLGenoa, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	NO ENGLISH UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 4, 2018	Pharma Green S.R.L.Falciano, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE NCONTACT+1	Source

Why FDA refused meal replacements from Italy

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

Most frequent refusal charges for meal replacements from Italy
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	3	23%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	2	15%
ALLERGEN	Major food allergen not declared	1	8%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	1	8%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	1	8%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	1	8%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	8%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	8%
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	1	8%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	1	8%

Italy meal replacements firms with the most FDA records

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

Italy meal replacements firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
FoodFarma	Caronno Pertusella	2
Pharma Green S.R.L.	Falciano	1

Latest meal replacements refusals from Italy

Latest FDA meal replacements refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 12, 2023	FoodFarmaCaronno Pertusella, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	FALSE COLOR LBLG ALLERGEN+1	Source
May 12, 2023	FoodFarmaCaronno Pertusella, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	DIETARYLBL FALSE NCONTACT	Source
Nov 16, 2018	Hortus Novus SRLGenoa, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	NO ENGLISH UNAPPROVED	Source
Apr 4, 2018	Pharma Green S.R.L.Falciano, Italy	Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE NCONTACT+1	Source

Questions about meal replacements refusals from Italy

How many meal replacements shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2023?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of meal replacements from Italy in 2023 through May 12, 2023.
Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from Italy?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from Italy the most frequent are NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 3 lines), FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 2 lines) and ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 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 Italy?: As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Italy in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Italy firms; see the country page.

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