FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: meal replacements from New Zealand
FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to October 6, 2025
FDA refused 6 meal replacements shipment lines from New Zealand between October 2016 and October 6, 2025, 5 of them in 2025; the most refused products were dietary conventional foods and nutrtionally incomplete formulations, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 6
- meal replacements lines refused since October 2016
- 5
- refused so far in 2025
- 2
- firms with the most records, listed below
Meal replacements 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Dietary conventional foods refusals from New Zealand
FDA refused 5 dietary conventional foods lines from New Zealand between October 2016 and October 6, 2025, 83% of the meal replacements lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of meal replacements |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c. | 5 | 83.3% |
Recent dietary conventional foods refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| NRG Group LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source |
Nutrtionally incomplete formulations refusals from New Zealand
FDA refused 1 nutrtionally incomplete formulations line from New Zealand between October 2016 and October 6, 2025, 17% of the meal replacements lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of meal replacements |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrtionally incomplete formulations (protein, carbohydrate or fat modulars) | 1 | 16.7% |
Recent nutrtionally incomplete formulations refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIG Nutritionals Limited - PaerataPukekohe, New Zealand | Nutrtionally incomplete formulations (protein, carbohydrate or fat modulars) | NEEDS ACID | Source |
Why FDA refused meal replacements from New Zealand
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 4 | 67% |
| NEEDS ACID | Appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become… | 1 | 17% |
| UNAPPROVED | Unapproved new drug | 1 | 17% |
New Zealand meal replacements firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| NRG Group Limited | Auckland | 1 |
| NIG Nutritionals Limited - Paerata | Pukekohe | 1 |
Latest meal replacements refusals from New Zealand
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| NRG Group LimitedAuckland, New Zealand | Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| NIG Nutritionals Limited - PaerataPukekohe, New Zealand | Nutrtionally incomplete formulations (protein, carbohydrate or fat modulars) | NEEDS ACID | Source |
Questions about meal replacements refusals from New Zealand
- How many meal replacements shipments from New Zealand did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 5 shipment lines of meal replacements from New Zealand in 2025 through October 6, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from New Zealand?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from New Zealand the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines), NEEDS ACID (NEEDS ACID, 1 line) and UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover meal replacements from New Zealand?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in New Zealand in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list New Zealand firms; see the country page.
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