Brazil — Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum — Candy
Brazil received 27 FDA import refusals in Candy, part of Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are insanitary plant, refused establishment inspection, and listing refusal. Measured against US import value, that runs at 129.6 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Brazil over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import candy from Brazil
Below the median. Brazil ranks 13th of 19 origins shipping candy to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 129.6 — above 33% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 26 refusals in the last 3 years, 21 were hazard findings and 5 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 2,785 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 8th highest refusal rate of 13 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (14); DNEI — Northeast (12).
- Riskiest months
- July, June, August, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- insanitary plant (9), undeclared allergen (6), refused establishment inspection (4), insanitary handling (2), unsafe color additive (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- not in English (5), nutrition labeling (5), listing refusal (3).
FDA does not publish how many entries it examines, so no page can state a true probability of refusal; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 8RG-2689182-6 MIXED/ASSORTED SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS, FRUIT OR CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- SCS-7682396-9 SOFT CANDY WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. insanitary conditionsinsanitary plant
- SCS-7093376-4 HARD CANDY WITH NUT OR NUT PRODUCTS, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- SCS-6226795-7 SOFT CANDY WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- SCS-6426077-8 CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- SCS-7826253-9 CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- SCS-7659236-6 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C. Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- SCS-6828006-1 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C. Import division DSEI. insanitary plant
- SCS-6946153-8 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C. Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 1FX-3883830-5 HARD CANDY WITH NUT OR NUT PRODUCTS, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 1FX-2853347-8 MIXED/ASSORTED SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS, FRUIT OR CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
- J37-0013652-9 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS (NOT COCONUT OR SUCKERS)(WITHOUT Import division DNEI. refused establishment inspectionlisting refusal
- WGB-2506271-9 SOFT CANDY WITH FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DSEI. ingredients not listed
- DP4-3960425-8 CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. refused establishment inspectionlisting refusal
- DP4-3912183-2 CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. not in Englishundeclared allergennutrition labeling
- 267-0262367-4 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. supplement GMP failure
- 267-0262289-0 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. supplement GMP failure
- 267-0262284-1 FLAVORED CANDY, HARD (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. supplement GMP failure
- W11-1017090-1 CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), HARD, WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. refused establishment inspectionlisting refusal
- W11-1017059-6 CARAMEL TOPPING (TOPPING WITHOUT FRUIT, NUTS OR CHOCOLATE) Import division DNEI. refused establishment inspection
Data and downloads
Download all 35 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 2026-08-23. To get new ones for Brazil by email, watch Brazil.
Brazil country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →