Japan — Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements
Japan received 3 FDA import refusals in Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are not in English, nutrition labeling, and supplement labeling. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Japan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 0 were hazard refusals and 3 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- NUV-4010000-3 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno manufacturer namenutrition labeling
- U35-6260620-4 FOODS (INCLUDING WATER) WITH EXCESSIVE NUTRITIONAL CLAIMS Import division DWCI. unapproved new drug
- 799-4864982-8 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DWCI. supplement GMP failure
- 799-5901957-1 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DSEI. not in English
- 799-6306574-3 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DSEI. label not conspicuousnot in Englishnutrition labeling
- 799-5025532-3 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
- 799-3643836-5 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. supplement labelingnot in English
- 799-3636547-7 MEDICAL FOODS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. supplement labelingnot in English
- 799-1184168-2 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DSEI. supplement labeling
- 799-1243973-4 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedundeclared allergen
- 799-1216079-3 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. label not conspicuousno net quantitylabelingnutrition labeling
- 8N5-0010764-5 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS Import division DSWI. false or misleading label
- AEK-8924939-2 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedsupplement labelingno manufacturer nameno net quantity+3 more
- AEK-8671338-2 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. not in English
Data and downloads
Download all 14 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-03. To get new ones for Japan by email, watch Japan.
Japan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →