FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals from Venezuela
Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to October 7, 2026 · how the data is collected
FDA refused 112 shipment lines from Venezuela between October 2016 and October 2026, including 1 in 2026 through October 7, 2026; the most common charges were NUTRIT LBL, NO ENGLISH and FILTHY, and the most refused category was seafood.
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 112
- refused shipment lines since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2026
- 80
- Venezuela firms with an FDA record
- 50
- firms on an active import alert
Refusals from Venezuela 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) | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | -80% |
| 2024 | 30 | +329% |
| 2023 | 7 | +250% |
| 2022 | 2 | -75% |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 11 | -15% |
| 2018 | 13 | -61% |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 1 |
Why FDA refused Venezuela shipment lines
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several. Each code opens FDA's official statement and the countries and products behind it.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 45 | 24% |
| NO ENGLISH | Required label information not in English | 44 | 23% |
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 26 | 14% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 24 | 13% |
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 12 | 6% |
| SALMONELLA | Salmonella | 12 | 6% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 9 | 5% |
| LACKS FIRM | Manufacturer name and address missing | 6 | 3% |
| LISTERIA | Listeria monocytogenes | 6 | 3% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 5 | 3% |
What FDA refused from Venezuela, by product category
FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
| Category | Most refused products | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| SeafoodFishery/Seafood Products | Crab; Fish, n.e.c.; Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | 65 |
| Bakery productsBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers; Chocolate cookie, biscuit, wafer dough; Cookie,biscuit,wafer dough, n.e.c. | 14 |
| Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties | Protein n.e.c.; Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c. | 14 |
| Chocolate and cocoaChocolate and Cocoa Products | Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit; Chocolate and cocoa products, n.e.c.; Chocolate candy bar, with nuts or nut products (not coconut) | 10 |
| Snack foodsSnack Food Items | Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked | 3 |
| Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease) | 3 |
| Grains and starchWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | Corn starch | 1 |
| Tropical and pit fruitFruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) | Tamarind, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit | 1 |
| SpicesSpices, Flavors, and Salts | Mixed spices and seasoning with salt, n.e.c. | 1 |
Most refused products from Venezuela
FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
| Product | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crab | 29 | 25.9% |
| Protein n.e.c. | 13 | 11.6% |
| Fish, n.e.c. | 10 | 8.9% |
| Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | 10 | 8.9% |
| Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | 8 | 7.1% |
| Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit | 6 | 5.4% |
| Mussels, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | 4 | 3.6% |
| Shrimp & prawns | 4 | 3.6% |
| Chocolate cookie, biscuit, wafer dough | 3 | 2.7% |
| Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease) | 3 | 2.7% |
FDA import alerts that list Venezuela firms
14 alerts list at least one firm in Venezuela: 50 firms on a red list, 50 firms on any list.
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-81 | Seafood products: Salmonella | 19 | |
| 16-120 | Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP | 8 | |
| 99-21 | Foods with undeclared added sulfiting agents | 5 | |
| 99-19 | Food products: Salmonella | 4 | |
| 16-39 | Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes | 3 | |
| 16-105 | Fish products: decomposition, histamine or indole | 3 | |
| 16-127 | Seafood: chloramphenicol | 2 | |
| 71-04 | Animal food: Salmonella | 2 | |
| 16-04 | Seafood products that appear to be misbranded | 1 | |
| 16-50 | Molluscan bivalve shellfish | 1 | |
| 16-119 | Fish products from importer and processor combinations | 1 | |
| 16-129 | Seafood products: nitrofurans | 1 |
The 12 alerts with the most listings. All alerts are on the import alerts page.
Venezuela firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data (refusals, import alert listings and other events), not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Trt C.A. | Puerto Miranda | 22 |
| Herbalife Formula 1 | Caracas | 11 |
| Factoria del Lago C.A. | Maracaibo | 8 |
| Procesadora Antartica, C.A. | San Francisco | 6 |
| King Crab de Venezuela, C.A. | La Canada de Urdaneta | 4 |
| Comercializadora LMM, C.A. | Maracaibo | 4 |
| Productos Piscicolas Propisca SA | Carupano | 4 |
| Distribuidora Bienes Costo,C.A. | Santa Rita | 3 |
| Nestle Venezuela, S.A. | Santa Cruz | 3 |
| Comercializadora S.R, C.A. | Maracaibo | 3 |
Latest refusals from Venezuela
The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Franceschi Trading SAEl Pilar, Venezuela | Cocoa bean n.e.c | FILTHY | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Cookie,biscuit,wafer dough, n.e.c | UNSAFE COLNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Nestle Venezuela S ABARQUISIMETO, Venezuela | Chocolate candy bar, without nuts and fruit | NO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Productos Piscicolas Propisca SACarupano, Venezuela | Mussels, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Productos Piscicolas Propisca SACarupano, Venezuela | Mussels, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Productos Piscicolas Propisca SACarupano, Venezuela | Mussels, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Productos Piscicolas Propisca SACarupano, Venezuela | Mussels, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Cumana Seafood C.A.Cumana, Venezuela | Fish, n.e.c | FILTHY | Source | |
| Cumana Seafood C.A.Cumana, Venezuela | Fish, n.e.c | FILTHY | Source | |
| Cumana Seafood C.A.Cumana, Venezuela | Fish, n.e.c | FILTHY | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate cookie, biscuit, wafer dough | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate and cocoa products, n.e.c | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate and cocoa products, n.e.c | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda, Venezuela | Chocolate plain cookies,biscuits and wafers | LACKS N/CNO ENGLISHNUTRIT LBL | Source |
Questions about FDA refusals from Venezuela
- How many Venezuela shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line from Venezuela in 2026 through October 7, 2026, compared with 6 in 2025 (a full year).
- Why does FDA refuse food from Venezuela?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For Venezuela the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 45 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 44 lines) and FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 26 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line; it is not a finding about every firm in the country.
- Which Venezuela firms have the most FDA refusals?
- In SupplierRadar's records the Venezuela firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are TRT C.A. (Puerto Miranda) with 22 records, HERBALIFE FORMULA 1 (Caracas) with 11 records and FACTORIA DEL LAGO C.A. (Maracaibo) with 8 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
- Which FDA import alerts list Venezuela firms?
- As of October 25, 2026, 14 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in Venezuela. The alerts with the most Venezuela listings are Import Alert 16-81 (19 firms), Import Alert 16-120 (8 firms) and Import Alert 99-21 (5 firms).
- How many Venezuela firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
- As of October 25, 2026, 50 Venezuela firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 50 firms are on any list.
All Venezuela suppliers with FDA records (64)
Every Venezuela firm in SupplierRadar's data with an active import alert, a warning letter or at least five FDA records, most recently active first. Each name opens the firm's FDA record history.
- Alimentos Tesoro Azul S.A.La Concepcion
- Grupo VPAS C.A.Caracas
- Luis Tovar ChaivezValencia
- Trt C.A.Puerto Miranda
- Productos Piscicolas Propisca SACarupano
- Promoto AuropielYaracuy
- Gol Can SaMaracaibo
- Procesadora Marina De La Costa Oriental Del Lago C.A.Santa Rita
- Cumana Seafood C.A.Cumana
- Pesquera Puerto Rey S.A.Puerto La Cruz
- Procesadora Antartica, C.A.San Francisco
- Corporacion Sun C.ABarquisimeto
- Procesadora Nature CorpJobo Alto (Kilometro 25)
- Alimentos Mar Caribe 2008 C.A.San Francisco
- Comercial Visol C.A.Punto Fijo
- Industrias Procesadoras del Mar, C.A.La Canada de Urdaneta
- Tuta CorporationMaracaibo
- Comercializadora LMM, C.A.Maracaibo
- Comercializadora Lugo, C.A.Maracaibo
- Comercializadora S.R., C.A.San Francisco
- King Crab de Venezuela, C.A.La Canada de Urdaneta
- Comercializadora S.R, C.A.Maracaibo
- Inversiones Cangrejo Azul CaZULIA
- Inversiones Cangrejo Azul, C.A.San Carlos Del Zulia
- Procesadora de Cangrejos del Zulia C.A.La Canada de Urdaneta
- Productos del Lago Barranquitas, C.A.La Canada De Urdaneta
- Aqua Farm Del Lago C.A.Maracaibo
- Nestle Venezuela, S.A.Santa Cruz
- Herbalife Formula 1Caracas
- Laboratorios ValmorCaracas
- Vida Herbal Suplementos AlimenticiosCaracas
- Factoria del Lago C.A.Maracaibo
- Distribuidora Bienes Costo,C.A.Santa Rita
- Caribbean Seafood de Venezuela,CAMachiques
- Delicious Seafood de Venezuela,CALa Villa del Rosario
- Productora De Alimentos Del Lago C.A.Maracaibo
- Cangrejas Brisas Del LagoMaracaibo
- Industria Marina De Alimentos C.A (IMDACA)San Francisco
- Productos Delta CA-CaprodelDepartamento Antonio Diaz
- Procesadora "El Cangrejito del Mar" C.A. (Procamar, C.A.)Concepcion
- Distribuidora Palmita, C.A.Maracaibo
- Corporacion Del Mar C.A.Maracaibo
- Comercializadora de Productos Marinos (Compromar)Maracaibo
- Agroproductos Sesame, S.A.Villa Bruzual
- Pescamarca Pescadores Marinos C.A.La canada de urdaneta
- Procesadora Marina de Venezuela, C.A. PROMAVENMaracaibo
- CrustalagoMaracaibo
- San Clemente, C. A.Venezuela
- La Oriental Salted Fish FactoryMaracaibo
- Agroexport S.A.Portuguesa
- DispremcaMaracaibo
- Pescanova C.C.Guiria
- Pesquera Monte Negro C.A.Maracaibo
- Procesadora Bracmar C.A.Maracaibo
- Rigar Inversiones C.A.Maracaibo
- Camaronera Crestamar C APuerto La Cruz
- Crustamar Del Mar, CAPunto Fijo
- Exportadora Agricola Exasa SAAraure
- Golfo Mar Export, C.A.Maracaibo
- Interpromar C APunto Fijo
- Marin TradingCaracas
- Pesquera Del Pacifico C.A.Maiquetia
- Todamar, S AMaracaibo
- Fresco Mar C.A.Margarita
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