FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: chocolate and cocoa from Nigeria
FDA category: Chocolate and Cocoa Products · October 2016 to November 6, 2025
FDA refused 7 chocolate and cocoa shipment lines from Nigeria between October 2016 and November 6, 2025, 4 of them in 2025; the most refused products were chocolate and cocoa beverage base and cocoa bean n.e.c., most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 7
- chocolate and cocoa lines refused since October 2016
- 4
- refused so far in 2025
- 0
- firms with the most records, listed below
Chocolate and cocoa refusals from Nigeria by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | +100% |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Chocolate and cocoa beverage base refusals from Nigeria
FDA refused 6 chocolate and cocoa beverage base lines from Nigeria between October 2016 and November 6, 2025, 86% of the chocolate and cocoa lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of chocolate and cocoa |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c. | 6 | 85.7% |
Recent chocolate and cocoa beverage base refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elixir Global Manufacturing Food LimitedIbadan, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | STD IDENTNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Elixir Global Manufacturing Food LimitedIbadan, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Elixir Global Manufacturing Food LimitedIbadan, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| New Home Products Industries LimMushin Area, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| New Home Products Industries LtdMato, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRENUTRIT LBL | Source |
Cocoa bean n.e.c. refusals from Nigeria
FDA refused 1 cocoa bean n.e.c. line from Nigeria between October 2016 and November 6, 2025, 14% of the chocolate and cocoa lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of chocolate and cocoa |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa bean n.e.c. | 1 | 14.3% |
Recent cocoa bean n.e.c. refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem & Kamoru (Nigeria) Ltd.Ikirun, Nigeria | Cocoa bean n.e.c | FILTHY | Source |
Why FDA refused chocolate and cocoa from Nigeria
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 | 6 | 35% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 5 | 29% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 3 | 18% |
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 1 | 6% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 1 | 6% |
| STD IDENT | Does not conform to standard of identity | 1 | 6% |
Latest chocolate and cocoa refusals from Nigeria
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elixir Global Manufacturing Food LimitedIbadan, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | STD IDENTNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Elixir Global Manufacturing Food LimitedIbadan, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Elixir Global Manufacturing Food LimitedIbadan, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| New Home Products Industries LimMushin Area, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| New Home Products Industries LtdMato, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRENUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| New Home Products Industries LimMushin Area, Nigeria | Chocolate and cocoa beverage base, n.e.c | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Akeem & Kamoru (Nigeria) Ltd.Ikirun, Nigeria | Cocoa bean n.e.c | FILTHY | Source |
Questions about chocolate and cocoa refusals from Nigeria
- How many chocolate and cocoa shipments from Nigeria did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 4 shipment lines of chocolate and cocoa from Nigeria in 2025 through November 6, 2025, compared with 2 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse chocolate and cocoa from Nigeria?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For chocolate and cocoa from Nigeria the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 6 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 5 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover chocolate and cocoa from Nigeria?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Nigeria in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Nigeria firms; see the country page.
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