FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: snack foods from Russia
FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to July 17, 2025
FDA refused 61 snack foods shipment lines from Russia between October 2016 and July 17, 2025, 5 of them in 2025; the most refused products were pretzels and bread sticks, most often for UNSAFE ADD (food additive unsafe under section 409).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 61
- snack foods lines refused since October 2016
- 5
- refused so far in 2025
- 6
- firms with the most records, listed below
Snack foods refusals from Russia 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 | -83% |
| 2024 | 29 | +222% |
| 2023 | 9 | -31% |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 5 |
Pretzels refusals from Russia
FDA refused 28 pretzels lines from Russia between October 2016 and July 17, 2025, 46% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Pretzels,baked | 28 | 45.9% |
Recent pretzels refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADDPRESRV LBL | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADD | Source |
Bread sticks refusals from Russia
FDA refused 20 bread sticks lines from Russia between October 2016 and July 17, 2025, 33% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | 20 | 32.8% |
Recent bread sticks refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADDINCONSPICU+2 | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | LIST INGREINCONSPICUFLAVR LBLG+1 | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | CYCLAMATE | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | CYCLAMATE | Source |
Mini bread snacks refusals from Russia
FDA refused 10 mini bread snacks lines from Russia between October 2016 and July 17, 2025, 16% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Mini bread snacks, bread snacks baked | 10 | 16.4% |
Other snack foods products refused from Russia
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baked snack food | 3 | 4.9% |
Why FDA refused snack foods from Russia
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 | 30 | 22% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 20 | 14% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 20 | 14% |
| CYCLAMATE | The article appears to bear or contain cyclamate, an unsafe food additive within the meaning of Section 409 | 17 | 12% |
| PRESRV LBL | Chemical preservative not declared | 14 | 10% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 12 | 9% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 10 | 7% |
| FLAVR LBLG | Appears to contain an artificial flavoring and it fails to bear labeling stating that fact. | 7 | 5% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 5 | 4% |
| ALLERGEN | Major food allergen not declared | 4 | 3% |
Russia snack foods firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Aleshin E.O | Abakan | 43 |
| OAO ''Hlebprom'' | Chelyabinsk | 6 |
| Aleshin | Abakan | 5 |
| KDV Krasnodar LLC | Tomsk | 4 |
| Upak-Product Ooo | Samara | 2 |
| OOO Pravilnoe Pitanie | Krasnoiarski R-On, pos. Novosemeikino | 1 |
Latest snack foods refusals from Russia
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADDINCONSPICU+2 | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | LIST INGREINCONSPICUFLAVR LBLG+1 | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | CYCLAMATE | Source | |
| AleshinAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | CYCLAMATE | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | CYCLAMATESACCHARLBL | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Bread sticks (flavored or unflavored), baked | CYCLAMATESACCHARLBL | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADDPRESRV LBL | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADDPRESRV LBL | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADDPRESRV LBL | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | UNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADD | Source | |
| Aleshin E.OAbakan, Russia | Pretzels,baked | LIST INGREUNSAFE ADD | Source |
Questions about snack foods refusals from Russia
- How many snack foods shipments from Russia did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 5 shipment lines of snack foods from Russia in 2025 through July 17, 2025, compared with 29 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse snack foods from Russia?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from Russia the most frequent are UNSAFE ADD (food additive unsafe under section 409, 30 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 20 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 20 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover snack foods from Russia?
- As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Russia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Russia firms; see the country page.
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