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FDA refusal charge UNSFDIETSP: unsafe dietary ingredient

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The UNSFDIETSP charge appeared in 356 FDA import refusals between 2020 and 2026 — 1.9% of the 19,123 refusals that identify a hazard. The origins cited most often are Indonesia, India, Singapore. The most-affected product category is Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Volume in 2025 was down 83% on 2024.

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What FDA's charge says

UNSFDIETSP is the code FDA prints on a refusal; below is the charge language FDA publishes for it, quoted from its charge table, with the sections of the FD&C Act it cites.

The article appears to be a dietary supplement or ingredient for which there is inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that such ingredient does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury.

Sections 402(f)(1)(B), 801(a)(3) Adulteration

UNSFDIETSP refusals by year

YearRefusalsYoY
2020171—
2021124-27.5%
202223-81.5%
202322-4.3%
202412-45.5%
20252-83.3%
20262—YTD
Total356

Origins most often refused under UNSFDIETSP

#Origin countryRefusals
1Indonesia284
2India19
3Singapore18
4United States10
5Hong Kong7
6United Arab Emirates4
7United Kingdom4
8China3
9Netherlands3
10Germany1
11Spain1
12Taiwan1
13Thailand1

Product categories refused under UNSFDIETSP

#Product categoryRefusals
1Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans346
2Coffee and Tea6
3Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements2
4Nuts and Edible Seeds1
5Spices, Flavors, and Salts1

Latest refusals citing UNSFDIETSP

About UNSFDIETSP

What does the FDA import refusal charge UNSFDIETSP mean?

FDA uses UNSFDIETSP for: unsafe dietary ingredient. Its published charge language reads: “The article appears to be a dietary supplement or ingredient for which there is inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that such ingredient does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury.”

Is UNSFDIETSP a food safety finding?

Yes. This site counts UNSFDIETSP as a hazard finding, so a refusal citing it is on the hazard side of the hazard and paperwork split, whatever else the refusal cites.

What happens to a shipment refused under UNSFDIETSP?

Under section 801(a) of the FD&C Act a refused entry has to be exported or destroyed, normally within 90 days of the notice of refusal. Bringing a product into compliance, for instance by relabelling, is something the importer asks FDA for before the decision is final. The notice itself and FDA's guidance govern a particular case; this page describes the published data and is not legal advice.