How many dietary supplements shipments from Mexico did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 131 shipment lines of dietary supplements from Mexico in 2026 through October 8, 2026, compared with 127 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Mexico?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Mexico the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 697 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 421 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 278 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover dietary supplements from Mexico?

As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Mexico firms are Import Alert 54-16 (13 firms) and Import Alert 54-14 (12 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Mexico firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: dietary supplements from Mexico

FDA category: Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties · October 2016 to October 8, 2026

FDA refused 1,132 dietary supplements shipment lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 131 of them in 2026; the most refused products were vitamin and herbals & botanicals, most often for UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug).

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

1,132
dietary supplements lines refused since October 2016: 131
refused so far in 2026: 8%
of all FDA refusals from Mexico: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Dietary supplements refusals from Mexico by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through October 8, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	131
2025	127	-13%
2024	146	+51%
2023	97	-66%
2022	285	+400%
2021	57	-36%
2020	89	-15%
2019	105	+200%
2018	35	-26%
2017	47
2016 (from Oct)	13

Vitamin refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 681 vitamin lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 60% of the dietary supplements lines.

Vitamin product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.	632	55.8%
Vitamin, n.e.c.	49	4.3%

Recent vitamin refusals

Recent Vitamin refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 22, 2026	Omega NutritionHidalgo Del Parral, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	ADDDRUGBIO	Source
Sep 17, 2026	Merck, S.A. de C.V.Naucalpan De Juarez, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	RmUnknown, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	El Dragon de Oro de la SaludCalle Ocampo 3 Guanaj, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	El Dragon de Oro de la SaludCalle Ocampo 3 Guanaj, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Herbals & botanicals refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 87 herbals & botanicals lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 8% of the dietary supplements lines.

Herbals & botanicals product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.	87	7.7%

Recent herbals & botanicals refusals

Recent Herbals & botanicals refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 2, 2026	Herbalfoods, S.A. de C.V.Guadalajara, Mexico	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	NEEDS FCE NO PROCESS	Source

Vitamin c refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 42 vitamin c lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 4% of the dietary supplements lines.

Vitamin c product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of dietary supplements
Vitamin c (ascorbic acid)	42	3.7%

Recent vitamin c refusals

Recent Vitamin c refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 8, 2026	Bayer de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.Lerma, Mexico	Vitamin c (ascorbic acid)	UNAPPROVED	Source

Other dietary supplements products refused from Mexico

Products refused from Mexico in dietary supplements
Product group	Lines	Share
Vitamin b12	36	3.2%
Vitamin b1	30	2.7%
Glucosamine hydrochloride	22	1.9%
Multiple vitamins	21	1.9%
Folic acid	15	1.3%
Herbals & botanical teas	11	1.0%

Why FDA refused dietary supplements from Mexico

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

Most frequent refusal charges for dietary supplements from Mexico
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	697	39%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	421	23%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	278	15%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	124	7%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	103	6%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	38	2%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	36	2%
HEALTH C	Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim	35	2%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	35	2%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	33	2%

Import alerts for dietary supplements that list Mexico firms

Import alerts for dietary supplements listing firms in Mexico
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
54-16	Foods/supplements with active pharmaceutical ingredient	13
54-14	Supplements from firms not meeting supplement GMP	12

Mexico dietary supplements firms with the most FDA records

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

Mexico dietary supplements firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Plantas Medicinales de Mexico	DELEGACION XOCHIMILCO C.P	171
Omega Nutrition	Hidalgo Del Parral	127
Tonic Life S de RL	Irapuato	34
Natural Provida	Guadalajara	24
Merck, S.A. de C.V.	Naucalpan De Juarez	22
Laboratorio y Red de Distribucion Vital Health S.A. de C.V.	Hermosillo	16
True Herbs	Michoacan	16
Herbolaris Internacional	Zapopan	15
Corporativo Serysi, S. De R.L. De C.V.	Zapopan	14
Laboratorios Tornel, S.A.	Naucalpan	13

Latest dietary supplements refusals from Mexico

Latest FDA dietary supplements refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 8, 2026	MercNaucalpan De Juarez, Mexico	Vitamin b6 (pyridoxine)	UNAPPROVED	Source
Oct 8, 2026	Bayer de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.Lerma, Mexico	Vitamin c (ascorbic acid)	UNAPPROVED	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Herbalfoods, S.A. de C.V.Guadalajara, Mexico	Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c	NEEDS FCE NO PROCESS	Source
Sep 29, 2026	Laboratorio y Red de Distribucion Vital Health S.A. de C.V.Hermosillo, Mexico	Vitamin a	FALSE	Source
Sep 22, 2026	Omega NutritionHidalgo Del Parral, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	ADDDRUGBIO	Source
Sep 17, 2026	Merck, S.A. de C.V.Naucalpan De Juarez, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	RmUnknown, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	El Dragon de Oro de la SaludCalle Ocampo 3 Guanaj, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	El Dragon de Oro de la SaludCalle Ocampo 3 Guanaj, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 17, 2026	RmUnknown, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 14, 2026	Laboratorio Kimik BotanikZapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Sep 14, 2026	Laboratorios ShelaCoyoacan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 9, 2026	Best S ABenito Juarez, Mexico	Multiple vitamins (mvi-12 vitamin combo) (vitamin)	UNAPPROVED	Source
Aug 31, 2026	Merck, S.A. de C.V.Naucalpan De Juarez, Mexico	Vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin)	UNAPPROVED	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Asesoria Y Desarrollo De Productos Naturistas, S.A. De C.V.Zapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Asesoria Y Desarrollo De Productos Naturistas, S.A. De C.V.Zapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Asesoria Y Desarrollo De Productos Naturistas, S.A. De C.V.Zapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Asesoria Y Desarrollo De Productos Naturistas, S.A. De C.V.Zapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Asesoria Y Desarrollo De Productos Naturistas, S.A. De C.V.Zapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Asesoria Y Desarrollo De Productos Naturistas, S.A. De C.V.Zapopan, Mexico	Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source

Questions about dietary supplements refusals from Mexico

How many dietary supplements shipments from Mexico did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 131 shipment lines of dietary supplements from Mexico in 2026 through October 8, 2026, compared with 127 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse dietary supplements from Mexico?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For dietary supplements from Mexico the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 697 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 421 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 278 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover dietary supplements from Mexico?: As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Mexico firms are Import Alert 54-16 (13 firms) and Import Alert 54-14 (12 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Mexico firms too; see the country page.

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