FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Romania
FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to January 28, 2020
FDA refused 34 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Romania between October 2016 and January 28, 2020, 1 of them in 2020; the most refused products were bottled water and water and ice, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 34
- soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2020
- 2
- firms with the most records, listed below
Soft drinks and water refusals from Romania by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | -95% |
| 2019 | 21 | +75% |
| 2018 | 12 |
Bottled water refusals from Romania
FDA refused 33 bottled water lines from Romania between October 2016 and January 28, 2020, 97% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Bottled water | 33 | 97.1% |
Recent bottled water refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecro System SRLRamnicu Valcea, Romania | Bottled water | LIST INGRESTD IDENTINCONSPICU+2 | Source | |
| Mecro System SRLRamnicu Valcea, Romania | Bottled water | DIRSEXMPT | Source | |
| Mecro System SRLRamnicu Valcea, Romania | Bottled water | LIST INGRESTD IDENTNO ENGLISH+1 | Source | |
| Mecro System SRLRamnicu Valcea, Romania | Bottled water | UNAPPROVED | Source | |
| Mecro System SRLRamnicu Valcea, Romania | Bottled water | LIST INGRENUTRIT LBL | Source |
Water and ice refusals from Romania
FDA refused 1 water and ice line from Romania between October 2016 and January 28, 2020, 3% of the soft drinks and water lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of soft drinks and water |
|---|---|---|
| Water and ice, n.e.c. | 1 | 2.9% |
Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Romania
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 | 25 | 20% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 24 | 19% |
| STD IDENT | Does not conform to standard of identity | 23 | 18% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 18 | 14% |
| FALSE | False or misleading labeling | 14 | 11% |
| INSANITARY | Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions | 11 | 9% |
| UNAPPROVED | Unapproved new drug | 5 | 4% |
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 3 | 2% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 2 | 2% |
| DIRSEXMPT | Appears to be a drug within the meaning of Section 201(g) and it lacks adequate directions for use. | 1 | 1% |
Romania soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Mecro System SRL | Ramnicu Valcea | 24 |
| Mecro system | Bucharest | 10 |
Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Romania
Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Romania
- How many soft drinks and water shipments from Romania did FDA refuse in 2020?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of soft drinks and water from Romania in 2020 through January 28, 2020, compared with 21 in 2019.
- Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Romania?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Romania the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 25 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 24 lines) and STD IDENT (does not conform to standard of identity, 23 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover soft drinks and water from Romania?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Romania in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Romania firms; see the country page.
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