Canada — All Categories

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Canada received 556 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are lacks n/c, nutrit lbl, and unsafe col. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Canada, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

Of these, 374 were hazard refusals and 182 were paperwork refusals.

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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

67 2023-Q4 2023-Q4: 67 42 2024-Q1 2024-Q1: 42 50 2024-Q2 2024-Q2: 50 62 2024-Q3 2024-Q3: 62 28 2024-Q4 2024-Q4: 28 43 2025-Q1 2025-Q1: 43 54 2025-Q2 2025-Q2: 54 48 2025-Q3 2025-Q3: 48 34 2025-Q4 2025-Q4: 34 29 2026-Q1 2026-Q1: 29 62 2026-Q2 2026-Q2: 62 37 2026-Q3 2026-Q3: 37

By category, last 156 weeks

Category Rejections Per $1B US imports Most-cited hazard
Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans 193 filthy
Vegetables and Vegetable Products 117 pesticide
Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings 40 unsafe col
Fruit and Fruit Products 39 pesticide
Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum 23 unsafe col
Chocolate and Cocoa Products 23 unsafe col
Soft Drinks and Waters 21 nutrit lbl
Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) 12 unsafe col
Nuts and Edible Seeds 12 pesticide
Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods 4 lacks n/c
Coffee and Tea 3 nutrit lbl
Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products 2 usual name
Cheese and Cheese Products 2 nutrit lbl
Filled Milk and Imitation Milk Products 2 no process

Recent rejections

Recent weeks

WeekBorder rejections
2026-W380
2026-W377
2026-W363
2026-W351
2026-W342
2026-W338
2026-W324
2026-W312

→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W38