FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: bakery products from Turkey
FDA category: Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings · October 2016 to October 8, 2026
FDA refused 113 bakery products shipment lines from Turkey between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 7 of them in 2026; the most refused products were chocolate filled/iced cookies and mixed filled/iced cookies, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 113
- bakery products lines refused since October 2016
- 7
- refused so far in 2026
- 10
- firms with the most records, listed below
Bakery products refusals from Turkey by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | 7 | |
| 2025 | 14 | -7% |
| 2024 | 15 | +25% |
| 2023 | 12 | 0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +9% |
| 2021 | 11 | +1000% |
| 2020 | 1 | -94% |
| 2019 | 16 | +220% |
| 2018 | 5 | +400% |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 19 |
Chocolate filled/iced cookies refusals from Turkey
FDA refused 15 chocolate filled/iced cookies lines from Turkey between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 13% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | 15 | 13.3% |
Mixed filled/iced cookies refusals from Turkey
FDA refused 9 mixed filled/iced cookies lines from Turkey between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 8% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | 9 | 8.0% |
Recent mixed filled/iced cookies refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nersen Gida Limited SirketiGaziantep, Turkey | Mixed filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LABELING | Source | |
| Nersen Gida Limited SirketiGaziantep, Turkey | Mixed filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CLABELING | Source |
Plain cookies refusals from Turkey
FDA refused 9 plain cookies lines from Turkey between October 2016 and October 8, 2026, 8% of the bakery products lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of bakery products |
|---|---|---|
| Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c. | 9 | 8.0% |
Recent plain cookies refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voda Elektronik Sanayi Ve Dis TicBesiktas, Turkey | Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+2 | Source |
Other bakery products products refused from Turkey
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cake without custard or cream filling | 8 | 7.1% |
| Cakes | 7 | 6.2% |
| Filled/iced cookies | 7 | 6.2% |
| Sweet goods without custard or cream filling | 7 | 6.2% |
| Bagel bread/rolls | 5 | 4.4% |
| Biscuits | 5 | 4.4% |
| Butter/butter flavored | 5 | 4.4% |
Why FDA refused bakery products from Turkey
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 | 70 | 27% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 49 | 19% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 46 | 18% |
| ALLERGEN | Major food allergen not declared | 21 | 8% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 21 | 8% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 19 | 7% |
| UNSAFE COL | Color additive unsafe under section 721 | 13 | 5% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 8 | 3% |
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 7 | 3% |
| STD QUALIT | Appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(h)(1) of the FD&C Act in that the article… | 7 | 3% |
Turkey bakery products firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Besuzzi Gida Tur. Hay.San.Tic.Lt | Kartepe | 18 |
| Tibet Ithalat Ihracat Ve Kozmetik Sanayi A.S. | Seyhli | 12 |
| Ani Biskuvi Gida San. Ve Tic. A.S. | Karamankaraman | 7 |
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic Ltd | Gaziantep | 6 |
| Simsek Biskuvi ve gida sanayii A.s. | Karaman | 5 |
| Biskot Biskuvi Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret | Karaman | 5 |
| Akasya General Trading | Sehitkami | 5 |
| Donuk Firincilik Urunleri Sanayi Ve Tic. A.S. | Umraniye | 5 |
| Colak Plaza Otem Mut Tic Ltd Sti | Merkez Sancam | 4 |
| Altunsa Gida San. Tic. A.S. | Gaziantep | 3 |
Latest bakery products refusals from Turkey
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic LtdGaziantep, Turkey | Sweet goods without custard or cream filling, n.e.c | INCONSPICULACKS N/CUSUAL NAME+1 | Source | |
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic LtdGaziantep, Turkey | Sweet goods without custard or cream filling, n.e.c | INCONSPICULACKS N/CUSUAL NAME+1 | Source | |
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic LtdGaziantep, Turkey | Sweet goods without custard or cream filling, n.e.c | INCONSPICULACKS N/CUSUAL NAME+1 | Source | |
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic LtdGaziantep, Turkey | Sweet goods without custard or cream filling, n.e.c | INCONSPICULACKS N/CNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic LtdGaziantep, Turkey | Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | INCONSPICULACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+2 | Source | |
| Dreamo Gida Teks San Ve Tic LtdGaziantep, Turkey | Sweet goods without custard or cream filling, n.e.c | INCONSPICULACKS N/CUSUAL NAME+1 | Source | |
| Voda Elektronik Sanayi Ve Dis TicBesiktas, Turkey | Plain cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | LIST INGRELACKS FIRMLACKS N/C+2 | Source | |
| Colak Plaza Otem Mut Tic Ltd StiMerkez Sancam, Turkey | Cake dough or batter without custard or cream filling | LACKS N/CALLERGENNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Colak Plaza Otem Mut Tic Ltd StiMerkez Sancam, Turkey | Cake dough or batter without custard or cream filling | LACKS N/CALLERGENNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Colak Plaza Otem Mut Tic Ltd StiMerkez Sancam, Turkey | Cake dough or batter without custard or cream filling | LACKS N/CALLERGENNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Colak Plaza Otem Mut Tic Ltd StiMerkez Sancam, Turkey | Macaroon,prepared dry cookie, biscuits and wafer mixes with milk or eggs | LACKS N/CALLERGENNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Emek Dogal Saglik Urunleri Iklimlendirme Gida Insaat San Ve Tic Ltd StiKaratay, Turkey | Cookie,biscuit,wafer dough, n.e.c | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| Nobel Cikolata Gida Tarim ve Hayvancilik Otomotiv San. Tic Ltd. Sti.Karatay, Turkey | Cake,custard or cream filled | UNSAFE COLLACKS N/C | Source | |
| Merter Helva SanayiMaltepe, Turkey | Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| Modern Cikolata Gida San. VeKaraman, Turkey | Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | LACKS N/CUSUAL NAMENUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Eti Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.Eskisehir, Turkey | Crackers (non filled) n.e.c | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHUSUAL NAME+1 | Source | |
| Eti Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.Eskisehir, Turkey | Crackers (non filled) n.e.c | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Merter Helva SanayiMaltepe, Turkey | Filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers, n.e.c | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| Nersen Gida Limited SirketiGaziantep, Turkey | Mixed filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LABELING | Source | |
| Nersen Gida Limited SirketiGaziantep, Turkey | Mixed filled/iced cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CLABELING | Source |
Questions about bakery products refusals from Turkey
- How many bakery products shipments from Turkey did FDA refuse in 2026?
- FDA refused 7 shipment lines of bakery products from Turkey in 2026 through October 8, 2026, compared with 14 in 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse bakery products from Turkey?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For bakery products from Turkey the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 70 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 49 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 46 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover bakery products from Turkey?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Turkey in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Turkey firms; see the country page.
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