FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Italy
FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to March 25, 2025
FDA refused 18 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Italy between October 2016 and March 25, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere and bottled spring or mineral water, most often for NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 18
- soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2025
- 6
- firms with the most records, listed below
Soft drinks and water refusals from Italy 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 | 0% |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 1 | -67% |
| 2018 | 3 | +50% |
| 2017 | 2 |
Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere refusals from Italy
FDA refused 11 soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere lines from Italy between October 2016 and March 25, 2025, 61% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c. | 11 | 61.1% |
Recent soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srlThiene, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srlThiene, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source |
Bottled spring or mineral water refusals from Italy
FDA refused 4 bottled spring or mineral water lines from Italy between October 2016 and March 25, 2025, 22% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Bottled spring or mineral water | 4 | 22.2% |
Recent bottled spring or mineral water refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castello SRLTuri, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| Sanpellegrino S.p.A.San Pellegrino Terme, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | USUAL NAMELABELING | Source | |
| Norda SpaLecco, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Acque Minerali D'Italia S.P.A.Milan, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Soft drink refusals from Italy
FDA refused 2 soft drink lines from Italy between October 2016 and March 25, 2025, 11% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Soft drink, other fruit flavored, noncarbonated | 2 | 11.1% |
Recent soft drink refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonti Di Vinadio SrlVinadio, Italy | Soft drink, other fruit flavored, noncarbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Fonti Di Vinadio SrlVinadio, Italy | Soft drink, other fruit flavored, noncarbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Other soft drinks and water products refused from Italy
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nonalcoholic beverages | 1 | 5.6% |
Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Italy
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 15 | 27% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 13 | 23% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 11 | 20% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 6 | 11% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 4 | 7% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 2 | 4% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 2 | 4% |
| FSVP VIO | Importer not in compliance with FSVP | 1 | 2% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 1 | 2% |
| NEEDS FCE | Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods | 1 | 2% |
Italy soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Ciaccadi' SRL | Rome | 6 |
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srl | Thiene | 4 |
| Fonti Di Vinadio Srl | Vinadio | 2 |
| Norda Spa | Lecco | 1 |
| Sanpellegrino S.p.A. | San Pellegrino Terme | 1 |
| Dais S.p.A. | Belpasso | 1 |
Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Italy
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doi S.P.A.Santa Vittoria d' Alb, Italy | Nonalcoholic beverages, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBLNO PROCESS | Source | |
| Castello SRLTuri, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srlThiene, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srlThiene, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srlThiene, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Ciaccadi' SRLRome, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Bassan Bernardo & Figli srlThiene, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/CNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Sanpellegrino S.p.A.San Pellegrino Terme, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | USUAL NAMELABELING | Source | |
| Dais S.p.A.Belpasso, Italy | Soft drinks and waters not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHUSUAL NAME+3 | Source | |
| Norda SpaLecco, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Acque Minerali D'Italia S.P.A.Milan, Italy | Bottled spring or mineral water | NO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Fonti Di Vinadio SrlVinadio, Italy | Soft drink, other fruit flavored, noncarbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Fonti Di Vinadio SrlVinadio, Italy | Soft drink, other fruit flavored, noncarbonated | NO ENGLISH | Source |
Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Italy
- How many soft drinks and water shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of soft drinks and water from Italy in 2025 through March 25, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Italy?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Italy the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 15 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 13 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 11 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover soft drinks and water 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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