FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: vegetable oils from Nepal
FDA category: Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) · October 2016 to October 8, 2025
FDA refused 2 vegetable oils shipment lines from Nepal between October 2016 and October 8, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused product was mustard oil, most often for UNSAFE ADD (food additive unsafe under section 409).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 2
- vegetable oils lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2025
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Vegetable oils refusals from Nepal 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 |
Mustard oil refusals from Nepal
FDA refused 2 mustard oil lines from Nepal between October 2016 and October 8, 2025, 100% of the vegetable oils lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetable oils |
|---|---|---|
| Mustard oil, refined, single ingredient, see 28o for mustard oil as a flavoring | 2 | 100.0% |
Recent mustard oil refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagoon Export Nepal Pvt LtdKathmandu, Nepal | Mustard oil, refined, single ingredient, see 28o for mustard oil as a flavoring | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| DrukCan Nepal Private LimitedKathmandu, Nepal | Mustard oil, refined, single ingredient, see 28o for mustard oil as a flavoring | UNSAFE ADDNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Why FDA refused vegetable oils from Nepal
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNSAFE ADD | Food additive unsafe under section 409 | 2 | 67% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 1 | 33% |
Nepal vegetable oils firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| DrukCan Nepal Private Limited | Kathmandu | 1 |
Latest vegetable oils refusals from Nepal
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagoon Export Nepal Pvt LtdKathmandu, Nepal | Mustard oil, refined, single ingredient, see 28o for mustard oil as a flavoring | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| DrukCan Nepal Private LimitedKathmandu, Nepal | Mustard oil, refined, single ingredient, see 28o for mustard oil as a flavoring | UNSAFE ADDNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Questions about vegetable oils refusals from Nepal
- How many vegetable oils shipments from Nepal did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of vegetable oils from Nepal in 2025 through October 8, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse vegetable oils from Nepal?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetable oils from Nepal the most frequent are UNSAFE ADD (food additive unsafe under section 409, 2 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover vegetable oils from Nepal?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Nepal in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Nepal firms; see the country page.
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