FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals from New Zealand
Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to June 26, 2026 · how the data is collected
FDA refused 179 shipment lines from New Zealand between October 2016 and June 2026, including 6 in 2026 through June 26, 2026; the most common charges were FALSE, NUTRIT LBL and NEEDS FCE, and the most refused category was pet food.
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 179
- refused shipment lines since October 2016
- 6
- refused so far in 2026
- 58
- New Zealand firms with an FDA record
- 17
- firms on an active import alert
Refusals from New Zealand 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) | 6 | |
| 2025 | 16 | +300% |
| 2024 | 4 | -71% |
| 2023 | 14 | +133% |
| 2022 | 6 | -67% |
| 2021 | 18 | +800% |
| 2020 | 2 | -71% |
| 2019 | 7 | -92% |
| 2018 | 91 | +600% |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 2 |
Why FDA refused New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALSE | False or misleading labeling | 50 | 22% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 42 | 19% |
| NEEDS FCE | Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods | 41 | 18% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 39 | 17% |
| UNAPPROVED | Unapproved new drug | 15 | 7% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 12 | 5% |
| POISONOUS | Poisonous or deleterious substance | 8 | 4% |
| LACK NOTIF | Adulterated, 801(a)(3), lack of documentation establishing that the infant formula meets all notification… | 7 | 3% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 6 | 3% |
| STD QUALIT | Appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(h)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the article… | 6 | 3% |
What FDA refused from New Zealand, by product category
FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
| Category | Most refused products | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Pet foodPet and Laboratory Animal Foods | Other pet food, n.e.c.; Comb prod pet dog food; Poultry prod pet cat food | 58 |
| Milk and butterMilk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | Cream, sweet, whipping, table, etc.; Milk, dried | 45 |
| Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.; Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c.; Animal by-products and extracts, n.e.c. | 26 |
| Baby foodBaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | Milk base infant formula product (0-12 months), powder formula; Other formula products, n.e.c., powder formula; Goat milk based infant formula product (0-12 months), liquid concentrate | 18 |
| SweetenersFood Sweeteners (Nutritive) | Honey | 13 |
| Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c.; Nutrtionally incomplete formulations (protein, carbohydrate or fat modulars) | 6 |
| SeafoodFishery/Seafood Products | Salmon, all, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products; Fish maw, fishery products, n.e.c.; Orange roughy | 4 |
| Beverage basesBeverage Bases | Beverage base not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c. | 4 |
| Sauces and prepared mealsMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties | Sauces, n.e.c. | 3 |
| Meat and poultryMeat, Meat Products, and Poultry | Venison, edible offal | 1 |
| Berries and citrusFruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits) | Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates | 1 |
Most refused products from New Zealand
FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
| Product | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cream, sweet, whipping, table, etc. | 41 | 22.9% |
| Other pet food, n.e.c. | 38 | 21.2% |
| Honey | 13 | 7.3% |
| Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c. | 13 | 7.3% |
| Milk base infant formula product (0-12 months), powder formula | 11 | 6.1% |
| Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c. | 10 | 5.6% |
| Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c. | 5 | 2.8% |
| Beverage base not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c. | 4 | 2.2% |
| Comb prod pet dog food | 4 | 2.2% |
| Milk, dried | 4 | 2.2% |
FDA import alerts that list New Zealand firms
9 alerts list at least one firm in New Zealand: 16 firms on a red list, 17 firms on any list.
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-02 | Foods with illegal or undeclared colors | 3 | |
| 99-39 | Imported foods that appear to be misbranded | 3 | |
| 16-04 | Seafood products that appear to be misbranded | 2 | |
| 16-39 | Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | |
| 71-04 | Animal food: Salmonella | 2 | |
| 99-08 | Processed human and animal foods: pesticides | 2 | |
| 16-02 | Dried shark fins, fish maws and shark cartilage: filth | 1 | |
| 99-21 | Foods with undeclared added sulfiting agents | 1 | |
| 99-47 | Foods that appear adulterated for economic gain | 1 |
New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Petfoodnz International | Gisborne | 57 |
| Westland Co-Operative Dairy Company Limited | Rolleston | 41 |
| Central Honey | Palmeston North | 12 |
| NIG Nutritionals Limited - Paerata | Pukekohe | 11 |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals Ltd | Havelock North | 9 |
| New Image International Limited | Auckland | 4 |
| Deep Blue Health New Zealand Limited | Auckland | 4 |
| Fonterra Limited | Auckland | 4 |
| Xtend-Life Group Limited | Christchurch | 4 |
| Bsgi Nz Ltd T/A Bevie Craft | Auckland | 4 |
Latest refusals from New Zealand
The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proliant New ZealandFeilding, New Zealand | Animal by-products and extracts, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Xtend-Life Group LimitedChristchurch, New Zealand | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | SUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Xtend-Life Group LimitedChristchurch, New Zealand | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | SUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Multichem New ZealandAuckland, New Zealand | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Xtend-Life Group LimitedChristchurch, New Zealand | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | SUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Xtend-Life Group LimitedChristchurch, New Zealand | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | SUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Deep Blue Health New Zealand LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Deep Blue Health New Zealand LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Deep Blue Health New Zealand LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Deep Blue Health New Zealand LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Alpha Laboratories (NZ) LtdEast Tamaki, New Zealand | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| NRG Group LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| NRG Group LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North, New Zealand | Herbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source |
Questions about FDA refusals from New Zealand
- How many New Zealand shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?
- FDA refused 6 shipment lines from New Zealand in 2026 through June 26, 2026, compared with 16 in 2025 (a full year).
- Why does FDA refuse food from New Zealand?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For New Zealand the most frequent are FALSE (false or misleading labeling, 50 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 42 lines) and NEEDS FCE (processor not registered for canned or acidified foods, 41 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 New Zealand firms have the most FDA refusals?
- In SupplierRadar's records the New Zealand firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are Petfoodnz International (Gisborne) with 57 records, Westland Co-Operative Dairy Company Limited (Rolleston) with 41 records and Central Honey (Palmeston North) with 12 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
- Which FDA import alerts list New Zealand firms?
- As of October 25, 2026, 9 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in New Zealand. The alerts with the most New Zealand listings are Import Alert 45-02 (3 firms), Import Alert 99-39 (3 firms) and Import Alert 16-04 (2 firms).
- How many New Zealand firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
- As of October 25, 2026, 16 New Zealand 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 New Zealand suppliers with FDA records (35)
Every New Zealand 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.
- Synlait Milk LimitedRakaia
- Xtend-Life Group LimitedChristchurch
- Deep Blue Health New Zealand LimitedAuckland
- Alpha Laboratories (NZ) LtdEast Tamaki
- BLIS Technologies LimitedDunedin
- NRG Group LimitedAuckland
- Dairy Meats Nz LimitedAuckland
- Dairy Meats Of New Zealand Ltd.Auckland
- Midwest Pharmaceuticals LtdHavelock North
- Synlait Milk LimitedAuckland
- Dairy Goat Co-operative (or DGC)Hamilton
- The Little Oak Company LtdAuckland
- New Zealand New MilkAuckland
- NIG Nutritionals Limited - PaerataPukekohe
- Claridges Organic LimitedChristchurch
- New Image International LimitedAuckland
- Central HoneyPalmeston North
- Fonterra LimitedAuckland
- Bsgi Nz Ltd T/A Bevie CraftAuckland
- Petfoodnz InternationalGisborne
- Westland Co-Operative Dairy Company LimitedRolleston
- Groenz LimitedWellington
- The New Zealand King Salmon Co.Nelson
- Nrg Group LtdAuckland
- Aroma (NZ) LimitedChristchurch
- Moana Pacific FisheriesAuckland
- SEI LimitedWhitianga
- Arnott's Biscuit New Zealand LtdOtahuhu, Auckland
- Jackson & Jackson Ltd.Auckland
- Nestles New Zealand LtdNewmarket
- Fruit Export NZ Ltd.Te Horo
- Penwarden Holdings (N.Z.) Ltd.Aukland
- The New Zealand Blackcurrant Co-operativeNelson
- Kiwi Mussel Processors LtdNelson
- Kiwi Mussels LtdNelson
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