How many soft drinks and water shipments from Russia did FDA refuse in 2023?

FDA refused 3 shipment lines of soft drinks and water from Russia in 2023 through March 30, 2023.

Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Russia?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Russia the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 10 lines), UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 8 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 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 Russia?

As of October 26, 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.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Russia

FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to March 30, 2023

FDA refused 23 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Russia between October 2016 and March 30, 2023, 3 of them in 2023; the most refused products were carbonated soft drink and soft drink, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 26, 2026.

23
soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016: 3
refused so far in 2023: 5%
of all FDA refusals from Russia: 5
firms with the most records, listed below

Soft drinks and water refusals from Russia by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2023	3
2021	3	+50%
2020	2
2018	10	+100%
2017	5

Carbonated soft drink refusals from Russia

FDA refused 16 carbonated soft drink lines from Russia between October 2016 and March 30, 2023, 70% of the soft drinks and water lines.

Carbonated soft drink product descriptions refused from Russia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soft drinks and water
Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c.	16	69.6%

Recent carbonated soft drink refusals

Recent Carbonated soft drink refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 30, 2023	Zavod Trehsosensky Llc.Ulyanovsk, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH LABELING	Source
Mar 30, 2023	Zavod Trehsosensky Llc.Ulyanovsk, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH LABELING	Source
Mar 30, 2023	Zavod Trehsosensky Llc.Ulyanovsk, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH LABELING	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source

Soft drink refusals from Russia

FDA refused 5 soft drink lines from Russia between October 2016 and March 30, 2023, 22% of the soft drinks and water lines.

Soft drink product descriptions refused from Russia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soft drinks and water
Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated	2	8.7%
Soft drink, pit fruit flavored, carbonated	2	8.7%
Soft drink, other fruit flavored, carbonated	1	4.3%

Recent soft drink refusals

Recent Soft drink refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 23, 2021	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 23, 2021	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Soft drink, pit fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 23, 2021	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source

Bottled spring or mineral water refusals from Russia

FDA refused 2 bottled spring or mineral water lines from Russia between October 2016 and March 30, 2023, 9% of the soft drinks and water lines.

Bottled spring or mineral water product descriptions refused from Russia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soft drinks and water
Bottled spring or mineral water	2	8.7%

Recent bottled spring or mineral water refusals

Recent Bottled spring or mineral water refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 17, 2020	Ooo Essentukskie Mineral'Nye VodyEssentuki, Russia	Bottled spring or mineral water	INCONSPICU	Source
Jul 17, 2020	Ooo Essentukskie Mineral'Nye VodyEssentuki, Russia	Bottled spring or mineral water	INCONSPICU	Source

Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Russia

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.

Most frequent refusal charges for soft drinks and water from Russia
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	10	37%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	8	30%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	3	11%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	3	11%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	2	7%
YELLOW #5	FD&C Yellow No. 5 not declared	1	4%

Russia soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

Russia soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Aqualife LLC	Chernogolovka	9
ZAO "Old Spring"	Mineralnye Vody	5
Ascania-Aqua	Mineralnye Vody	2
Aqualife PK	Yamkino	1
Askania TD LLC	Mineralnye Vody	1

Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Russia

Latest FDA soft drinks and water refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 30, 2023	Zavod Trehsosensky Llc.Ulyanovsk, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH LABELING	Source
Mar 30, 2023	Zavod Trehsosensky Llc.Ulyanovsk, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH LABELING	Source
Mar 30, 2023	Zavod Trehsosensky Llc.Ulyanovsk, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH LABELING	Source
Jul 23, 2021	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 23, 2021	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Soft drink, pit fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 23, 2021	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Soft drink, berry fruit flavored, carbonated	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jul 17, 2020	Ooo Essentukskie Mineral'Nye VodyEssentuki, Russia	Bottled spring or mineral water	INCONSPICU	Source
Jul 17, 2020	Ooo Essentukskie Mineral'Nye VodyEssentuki, Russia	Bottled spring or mineral water	INCONSPICU	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife PKYamkino, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Apr 12, 2018	Aqualife LLCChernogolovka, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Dec 7, 2017	ZAO "Old Spring"Mineralnye Vody, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Dec 6, 2017	Askania TD LLCMineralnye Vody, Russia	Carbonated soft drink, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL YELLOW #5	Source

Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Russia

How many soft drinks and water shipments from Russia did FDA refuse in 2023?: FDA refused 3 shipment lines of soft drinks and water from Russia in 2023 through March 30, 2023.
Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Russia?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Russia the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 10 lines), UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 8 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 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 Russia?: As of October 26, 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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