FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: snack foods from United Arab Emirates
FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to June 11, 2025
FDA refused 4 snack foods shipment lines from United Arab Emirates between October 2016 and June 11, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were potato snacks and cheese puffs, most often for MFR INJ (insanitary conditions, may be injurious).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 4
- snack foods lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2025
- 1
- firms with the most records, listed below
Snack foods refusals from United Arab Emirates by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | -67% |
| 2024 | 3 |
Potato snacks refusals from United Arab Emirates
FDA refused 2 potato snacks lines from United Arab Emirates between October 2016 and June 11, 2025, 50% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | 2 | 50.0% |
Recent potato snacks refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source |
Cheese puffs refusals from United Arab Emirates
FDA refused 1 cheese puffs line from United Arab Emirates between October 2016 and June 11, 2025, 25% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese puffs, fired | 1 | 25.0% |
Recent cheese puffs refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Cheese puffs, fired | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source |
Potato chips refusals from United Arab Emirates
FDA refused 1 potato chips line from United Arab Emirates between October 2016 and June 11, 2025, 25% of the snack foods lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of snack foods |
|---|---|---|
| Potato chips,fried | 1 | 25.0% |
Recent potato chips refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Potato chips,fried | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source |
Why FDA refused snack foods from United Arab Emirates
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Food Industries, LLC | Dubai | 4 |
Latest snack foods refusals from United Arab Emirates
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Potato chips,fried | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Cheese puffs, fired | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source | |
| National Food Industries, LLCDubai, United Arab Emirates | Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | MFR INSANMFR INJ | Source |
Questions about snack foods refusals from United Arab Emirates
- How many snack foods shipments from United Arab Emirates did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of snack foods from United Arab Emirates in 2025 through June 11, 2025, compared with 3 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse snack foods from United Arab Emirates?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from United Arab Emirates the most frequent are MFR INJ (insanitary conditions, may be injurious, 4 lines) and MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 4 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 United Arab Emirates?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in United Arab Emirates in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list United Arab Emirates firms; see the country page.
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