Canada — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Groundnut
Canada received 8 FDA import refusals in Groundnut, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume is rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, no net quantity, and nutrition labeling. Measured against US import value, that runs at 41.8 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Canada over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import groundnut from Canada
Above the median. Canada ranks 2nd of 3 origins shipping groundnut to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 41.8 — above 50% of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 7 refusals in the last 3 years, 7 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 6,750 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (7).
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (6), undeclared allergen (1), poisonous or deleterious substance (1), unsafe color additive (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- no net quantity (1), ingredients not listed (1), nutrition labeling (1).
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-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 551-4103464-2 PEANUT, SHELLED Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 9RK-4382031-5 PEANUT, SHELLED Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 551-4072996-0 PEANUT, SHELLED Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 551-4069294-5 PEANUT, SHELLED Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- CIU-5261606-1 PEANUT, BUTTER Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- CIU-7070700-9 PEANUT, BUTTER Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- SCS-3256049-6 PEANUT, IN SHELL Import division DNBI. no net quantityno common namenutrition labelingingredients not listed+3 more
- CIU-7058413-5 PEANUT, BUTTER Import division DNBI. pesticide residueno net quantity
- 551-3540183-1 PEANUT, SHELLED Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 98F-0056069-6 PEANUT, BUTTER Import division DNBI. no net quantitynutrition labeling
Data and downloads
Download all 10 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 2026-03-25. To get new ones for Canada by email, watch Canada.
Canada country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →