FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals from Lithuania
Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to August 14, 2026 · how the data is collected
FDA refused 72 shipment lines from Lithuania between October 2016 and August 2026, including 2 in 2026 through August 14, 2026; the most common charges were NO ENGLISH, NUTRIT LBL and NCONTACT, and the most refused category was dietary supplements.
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 72
- refused shipment lines since October 2016
- 2
- refused so far in 2026
- 59
- Lithuania firms with an FDA record
- 13
- firms on an active import alert
Refusals from Lithuania by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | +100% |
| 2022 | 1 | -75% |
| 2021 | 4 | -84% |
| 2020 | 25 | +525% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0% |
| 2018 | 4 | -87% |
| 2017 | 30 |
Why FDA refused Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 27 | 17% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 26 | 16% |
| NCONTACT | No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label | 23 | 14% |
| DIETARYLBL | Not identified as a dietary supplement | 19 | 12% |
| DIETARYING | Dietary ingredients not listed | 18 | 11% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 17 | 11% |
| UNSFDIETSP | Dietary ingredient without safety assurance | 10 | 6% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 9 | 6% |
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 6 | 4% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 6 | 4% |
What FDA refused from Lithuania, by product category
FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
| Category | Most refused products | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.; Fats and lipid substances, n.e.c.; Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c. | 36 |
| SeafoodFishery/Seafood Products | Bream; Bream, hot smoked, fish; Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | 5 |
| Vegetables (legumes and leafy)Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) | Cannellini bean; Chili bean, with sauce; Garbanzo bean | 5 |
| Root vegetables and mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi) | Mushroom, common (agaricus bisporus), whole (button) (fungi); Root & tuber vegetable, n.e.c.; Mushroom, common (agaricus bisporus), pieces and stems, sliced | 5 |
| SoupsSoups | Minestrone soup; Mushroom soup, creamed; Soup, n.e.c. | 5 |
| Dressings and condimentsDressings and Condiments | Mayonnaise | 4 |
| Candy and chewing gumCandy without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | Candy bar or pieces (not caramel or fondant), soft, with fruit (without chocolate) | 3 |
| Bakery productsBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | Bread/rolls/buns, n.e.c. | 2 |
| Milk and butterMilk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | Fluid/dry milk products not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c. | 2 |
| Grains and starchWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | Gluten, wheat | 1 |
| Soft drinks and waterSoft Drinks and Waters | Bottled spring or mineral water | 1 |
| Coffee and teaCoffee and Tea | Tea, n.e.c. | 1 |
| Chocolate and cocoaChocolate and Cocoa Products | Chocolate and cocoa products, n.e.c. | 1 |
| Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c. | 1 |
Most refused products from Lithuania
FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
| Product | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c. | 15 | 20.8% |
| Fats and lipid substances, n.e.c. | 8 | 11.1% |
| Mayonnaise | 4 | 5.6% |
| Bream | 3 | 4.2% |
| Candy bar or pieces (not caramel or fondant), soft, with fruit (without chocolate) | 3 | 4.2% |
| Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c. | 3 | 4.2% |
| Bread/rolls/buns, n.e.c. | 2 | 2.8% |
| Fluid/dry milk products not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c. | 2 | 2.8% |
| Magnesium (mineral) | 2 | 2.8% |
| Mushroom, common (agaricus bisporus), whole (button) (fungi) | 2 | 2.8% |
FDA import alerts that list Lithuania firms
7 alerts list at least one firm in Lithuania: 13 firms on a red list, 13 firms on any list.
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 5 | |
| 16-74 | Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish | 4 | |
| 16-39 | Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | |
| 34-02 | Confectionery with non-nutritive components | 1 | |
| 99-08 | Processed human and animal foods: pesticides | 1 | |
| 99-19 | Food products: Salmonella | 1 | |
| 99-45 | Foods that are or contain an unsafe food additive | 1 |
Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UAB "EKV Logistik | Kovno | 23 |
| Grybai Lt | Sirvintos | 15 |
| Endobiotech | Kovno | 8 |
| Satimed Uab | Kovno | 6 |
| Uab | Silute | 5 |
| Uab "Daisena" | Kovno | 1 |
Latest refusals from Lithuania
The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uab Kontaktine GamybaVilnius, Lithuania | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | DIETARYLBLLACKS FIRMLABELING | Source | |
| Kontraktine Gamyba UabVilnius, Lithuania | Magnesium (mineral) | LIST INGREDIETARYLBLALLERGEN+1 | Source | |
| UabSilute, Lithuania | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Canchema UabVilnius, Lithuania | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Ab AmilinaPanevezys, Lithuania | Gluten, wheat | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| UAB Kedainiu Konservu FabrikasKedainiai, Lithuania | Mayonnaise | LIST INGREFLAVR LBLGNO ENGLISH | Source | |
| UAB Kedainiu Konservu FabrikasKedainiai, Lithuania | Mayonnaise | LIST INGREFLAVR LBLGNO ENGLISH | Source | |
| UAB Kedainiu Konservu FabrikasKedainiai, Lithuania | Mayonnaise | LIST INGREFLAVR LBLGNO ENGLISH | Source | |
| UAB Kedainiu Konservu FabrikasKedainiai, Lithuania | Mayonnaise | LIST INGREFLAVR LBLGNO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Baltasis Pyragas UABJonava, Lithuania | Bread/rolls/buns, n.e.c | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Baltasis Pyragas UABJonava, Lithuania | Bread/rolls/buns, n.e.c | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Valerian (herbal & botanicals, not teas ii) | DIETARYLBLNO ENGLISHDIETARYING+2 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | DIETARYLBLNO ENGLISHDIETARYING+2 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Licorice (herbal & botanicals, not teas) | NO ENGLISHDIETARYINGNCONTACT+1 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | NO ENGLISHDIETARYINGNCONTACT+1 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Milk thistle (herbal & botanical other than teas) | DIETARYLBLNO ENGLISHDIETARYING+2 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | NO ENGLISHNCONTACTNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | DIETARYLBLNO ENGLISHDIETARYING+2 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | NO ENGLISHDIETARYINGNCONTACT+1 | Source | |
| UAB "EKV LogistikKovno, Lithuania | Tea, n.e.c | DIETARYLBLNO ENGLISHDIETARYING+2 | Source |
Questions about FDA refusals from Lithuania
- How many Lithuania shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?
- FDA refused 2 shipment lines from Lithuania in 2026 through August 14, 2026.
- Why does FDA refuse food from Lithuania?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Lithuania the most frequent are NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 27 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 26 lines) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 23 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 Lithuania firms have the most FDA refusals?
- In SupplierRadar's records the Lithuania firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are UAB "EKV Logistik (Kovno) with 23 records, GRYBAI LT (Sirvintos) with 15 records and ENDOBIOTECH (Kovno) with 8 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
- Which FDA import alerts list Lithuania firms?
- As of October 26, 2026, 7 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Lithuania. The alerts with the most Lithuania listings are Import Alert 45-02 (5 firms), Import Alert 16-74 (4 firms) and Import Alert 16-39 (2 firms).
- How many Lithuania firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
- As of October 26, 2026, 13 Lithuania firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 13 firms are on any list.
All Lithuania suppliers with FDA records (17)
Every Lithuania 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.
- Vetrija UabAlytus
- Grybai LtSirvintos
- Viciumai Ir PartneriaiPlunge
- UabSilute
- AB "Zemaitijos pienas"Telsiai
- UAB "EKV LogistikKovno
- Satimed UabKovno
- Uab "Daisena"Kovno
- EndobiotechKovno
- UAB JVA PartnerisPriekule
- UAB "Ukininko rojus"Panevezio R. Sav.
- Uab Viciunai Ir KoKaunas
- Viciunai Ir Partneriai UabPlunge
- Nartida Ir Ko, UABDidziuju Kabiskiu K.
- Naturalios sultysSiauliai
- Naturalios SultysKairiai
- Palaseja ltdKaunas
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