How many meal replacements shipments from South Africa did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 4 shipment lines of meal replacements from South Africa in 2025 through May 2, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from South Africa?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from South Africa the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 4 lines), DIETARYLBL (not identified as a dietary supplement, 1 line) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover meal replacements from South Africa?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list South Africa firms are Import Alert 41-03 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list South Africa firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: meal replacements from South Africa

FDA category: Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements · October 2016 to May 2, 2025

FDA refused 5 meal replacements shipment lines from South Africa between October 2016 and May 2, 2025, 4 of them in 2025; the most refused product was dietary conventional foods, most often for UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug).

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

5
meal replacements lines refused since October 2016: 4
refused so far in 2025: 2%
of all FDA refusals from South Africa: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Meal replacements refusals from South Africa 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
2025	4
2022	1

Dietary conventional foods refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 5 dietary conventional foods lines from South Africa between October 2016 and May 2, 2025, 100% of the meal replacements lines.

Dietary conventional foods product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of meal replacements
Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c.	5	100.0%

Recent dietary conventional foods refusals

Recent Dietary conventional foods refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jun 14, 2022	Cape Kingdom NutraceuticalsCape Town, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM LABELING	Source

Why FDA refused meal replacements from South Africa

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

Most frequent refusal charges for meal replacements from South Africa
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
UNAPPROVED	Unapproved new drug	4	57%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	1	14%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	1	14%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	1	14%

Import alerts for meal replacements that list South Africa firms

Import alerts for meal replacements listing firms in South Africa
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
41-03	Adulterated and Misbranded Medical Foods	1

Latest meal replacements refusals from South Africa

Latest FDA meal replacements refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
May 2, 2025	VelobioticsGermiston, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	UNAPPROVED	Source
Jun 14, 2022	Cape Kingdom NutraceuticalsCape Town, South Africa	Dietary conventional foods, n.e.c	DIETARYLBL LACKS FIRM LABELING	Source

Questions about meal replacements refusals from South Africa

How many meal replacements shipments from South Africa did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 4 shipment lines of meal replacements from South Africa in 2025 through May 2, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse meal replacements from South Africa?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For meal replacements from South Africa the most frequent are UNAPPROVED (unapproved new drug, 4 lines), DIETARYLBL (not identified as a dietary supplement, 1 line) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover meal replacements from South Africa?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list South Africa firms are Import Alert 41-03 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list South Africa firms too; see the country page.

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