FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals from Latvia
Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to November 10, 2025 · how the data is collected
FDA refused 38 shipment lines from Latvia between October 2016 and November 2025, including 1 in 2025 through November 10, 2025; the most common charges were MFRHACCP, UNAPPROVED and JUICE %, and the most refused category was seafood.
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 38
- refused shipment lines since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2025
- 48
- Latvia firms with an FDA record
- 17
- firms on an active import alert
Refusals from Latvia 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 | -83% |
| 2024 | 6 | +200% |
| 2023 | 2 | -71% |
| 2022 | 7 | +600% |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | +80% |
| 2018 | 5 | -29% |
| 2017 | 7 |
Why FDA refused Latvia 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.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFRHACCP | Seafood HACCP requirements not met | 11 | 21% |
| UNAPPROVED | Unapproved new drug | 9 | 17% |
| JUICE % | Juice percentage not declared | 6 | 12% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 6 | 12% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 5 | 10% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 4 | 8% |
| FALSE | False or misleading labeling | 3 | 6% |
| MFR INJ | Insanitary conditions, may be injurious | 3 | 6% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 3 | 6% |
| DIETARYLBL | Not identified as a dietary supplement | 2 | 4% |
What FDA refused from Latvia, by product category
FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
| Category | Most refused products | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| SeafoodFishery/Seafood Products | Herring; Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.), cold smoked, fish; Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.) | 12 |
| Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.; Bee pollen (vit/min/protein/unconventional dietary spec for human/animal, n.e.c.); Fats and lipid substances, n.e.c. | 12 |
| Berries and citrusFruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits) | Raspberries, red (berry); Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates; Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates | 4 |
| Tropical and pit fruitFruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) | Berries and core, mixed, juices or concentrates; Berries, mixed, juices or concentrates; Cherry, juice, pit fruit juices or concentrates | 4 |
| Cereals and breakfast foodsCereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | Oatmeal, regular, fruit or spice added, quick or instant cooking | 1 |
| Vegetables (legumes and leafy)Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) | Tomatoes, juice | 1 |
| Chocolate and cocoaChocolate and Cocoa Products | Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit | 1 |
| SweetenersFood Sweeteners (Nutritive) | Food sweetners (nutritive) n.e.c. | 1 |
| Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners | 1 |
| Pet foodPet and Laboratory Animal Foods | Pet dog food n.e.c. | 1 |
Most refused products from Latvia
FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
| Product | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c. | 10 | 26.3% |
| Herring | 7 | 18.4% |
| Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.), cold smoked, fish | 3 | 7.9% |
| Raspberries, red (berry) | 2 | 5.3% |
| Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates | 1 | 2.6% |
| Bee pollen (vit/min/protein/unconventional dietary spec for human/animal, n.e.c.) | 1 | 2.6% |
| Berries and core, mixed, juices or concentrates | 1 | 2.6% |
| Berries, mixed, juices or concentrates | 1 | 2.6% |
| Cherry, juice, pit fruit juices or concentrates | 1 | 2.6% |
| Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit | 1 | 2.6% |
FDA import alerts that list Latvia firms
8 alerts list at least one firm in Latvia: 17 firms on a red list, 17 firms on any list.
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 8 | |
| 16-119 | Fish products from importer and processor combinations | 4 | |
| 16-120 | Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP | 3 | |
| 16-39 | Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | |
| 16-74 | Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish | 2 | |
| 99-08 | Processed human and animal foods: pesticides | 1 | |
| 99-38 | Low-acid canned/acidified foods: inadequate process control | 1 | |
| 99-45 | Foods that are or contain an unsafe food additive | 1 |
Latvia 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.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| SIA Karavela | Riga | 11 |
| SIA Vitolana | Riga | 7 |
| Sia Cido Grupa | Riga | 6 |
| Salas Zivis LLC | Riga | 2 |
Latest refusals from Latvia
The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Workshop LtdRiga, Latvia | Pet dog food n.e.c | INCONSPICU | Source | |
| Bee BiteSaldus, Latvia | Bee pollen (vit/min/protein/unconventional dietary spec for human/animal, n.e.c.) | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Fats and lipid substances, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| PeptidesRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | DIETARYLBLNO ENGLISHLABELING+1 | Source | |
| PeptidesRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | FALSENO ENGLISHLABELING | Source | |
| PeptidesRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | FALSENO ENGLISHNCONTACT+2 | Source | |
| PeptidesRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | FALSENO ENGLISHLABELING | Source | |
| Lat Eko Food LtdAdazi, Latvia | Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit, mixed, flavored jams, jellies, marmalades, butters and candie | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Lat Eko Food LtdAdazi, Latvia | Oatmeal, regular, fruit or spice added, quick or instant cooking | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Salas Zivis LLCRiga, Latvia | Raspberries, red (berry) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Food sweetners (nutritive) n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| SIA VitolanaRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Viola Farma SiaRiga, Latvia | Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Salas Zivis LLCRiga, Latvia | Raspberries, red (berry) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Helene SalenieceRiga, Latvia | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | LIST INGREDIETARYLBLNO ENGLISH+4 | Source | |
| Solid Coffee SiaBaldone, Latvia | Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit | NUTRIT LBL | Source |
Questions about FDA refusals from Latvia
- How many Latvia shipments did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line from Latvia in 2025 through November 10, 2025, compared with 6 in 2024; the count is down 83% on the year before.
- Why does FDA refuse food from Latvia?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Latvia the most frequent are MFRHACCP (seafood HACCP requirements not met, 11 lines), UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 9 lines) and JUICE % (juice percentage not declared, 6 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 Latvia firms have the most FDA refusals?
- In SupplierRadar's records the Latvia firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are SIA Karavela (Riga) with 11 records, SIA Vitolana (Riga) with 7 records and SIA CIDO GRUPA (Riga) with 6 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
- Which FDA import alerts list Latvia firms?
- As of October 26, 2026, 8 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Latvia. The alerts with the most Latvia listings are Import Alert 45-02 (8 firms), Import Alert 16-119 (4 firms) and Import Alert 16-120 (3 firms).
- How many Latvia firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
- As of October 26, 2026, 17 Latvia firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 17 firms are on any list.
All Latvia suppliers with FDA records (18)
Every Latvia 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.
- Rujienas saldejums LTDRujiena
- SIA VitolanaRiga
- OOO "Elanders"Riga
- Rezekne Dairies And Canneries (Stock Company)Rezekne
- Salas Zivis LLCRiga
- Sia Cido GrupaRiga
- Berzciems SiaEngures Pagasts
- SIA KaravelaRiga
- Brivais VilnisSalacgriva
- Sia Zila LagunaKalkunes Pagasts
- Zila Laguna SIARiga
- Sabiedriba IMS Ltd.Babites Pagasts
- Gamma-A SIARiga
- Columbus Trading Group LlcRiga
- GuttaRiga
- JSC "Hoffnungs M"Riga
- Saldus Partikas KombinatsSaldus
- Sabiles ADK Ltd.Talsi
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