How many soft drinks and water shipments from Sierra Leone did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone in 2026 through October 2, 2026.

Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone the most frequent are LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 2 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 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 Sierra Leone?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Sierra Leone in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Sierra Leone firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone

FDA category: Soft Drinks and Waters · October 2016 to October 2, 2026

FDA refused 3 soft drinks and water shipment lines from Sierra Leone between October 2016 and October 2, 2026, 1 of them in 2026; the most refused product was soft drink, most often for LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act).

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

3
soft drinks and water lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2026: 6%
of all FDA refusals from Sierra Leone: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Soft drinks and water refusals from Sierra Leone by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through October 2, 2026.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	1
2018	2

Soft drink refusals from Sierra Leone

FDA refused 3 soft drink lines from Sierra Leone between October 2016 and October 2, 2026, 100% of the soft drinks and water lines.

Soft drink product descriptions refused from Sierra Leone
FDA product description	Lines	Share of soft drinks and water
Soft drink, cola, carbonated	1	33.3%
Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated	1	33.3%
Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), noncarbonated	1	33.3%

Recent soft drink refusals

Recent Soft drink refusals from Sierra Leone
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 2, 2026	Fresh Grow SL LimitedFreetown, Sierra Leone	Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), noncarbonated	FSVP VIO	Source
Jul 6, 2018	Kadco SLFreetown, Sierra Leone	Soft drink, cola, carbonated	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C LABELING+1	Source
Jul 6, 2018	Kadco SLFreetown, Sierra Leone	Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C LABELING+1	Source

Why FDA refused soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone

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

Most frequent refusal charges for soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	2	22%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	2	22%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	2	22%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	2	22%
FSVP VIO	Importer not in compliance with FSVP	1	11%

Sierra Leone soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records

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

Sierra Leone soft drinks and water firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Fresh Grow SL Limited	Freetown	1

Latest soft drinks and water refusals from Sierra Leone

Latest FDA soft drinks and water refusals from Sierra Leone
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 2, 2026	Fresh Grow SL LimitedFreetown, Sierra Leone	Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), noncarbonated	FSVP VIO	Source
Jul 6, 2018	Kadco SLFreetown, Sierra Leone	Soft drink, cola, carbonated	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C LABELING+1	Source
Jul 6, 2018	Kadco SLFreetown, Sierra Leone	Soft drink, root flavored (root beer, ginger ale, etc.), carbonated	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C LABELING+1	Source

Questions about soft drinks and water refusals from Sierra Leone

How many soft drinks and water shipments from Sierra Leone did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone in 2026 through October 2, 2026.
Why does FDA refuse soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For soft drinks and water from Sierra Leone the most frequent are LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 2 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 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 Sierra Leone?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Sierra Leone in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Sierra Leone firms; see the country page.

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