China — Vegetable Protein Products (Simulated Meats)
China received 28 FDA import refusals in Vegetable Protein Products (Simulated Meats) between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2025-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are melamine, poisonous or deleterious substance, and unfit for food. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from China, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import vegetable protein products (simulated meats) from China
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 28 refusals in the last 3 years, 27 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (17); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (4); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (3).
- Riskiest months
- January, April, May, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- melamine (27), poisonous or deleterious substance (9), unfit for food (6), pesticide residue (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- supplement labeling (1), no net quantity (1), no process filing (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-Q4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 274-2602882-8 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamine
- D77-5015264-8 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residuemelamine
- CIU-8128070-7 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. supplement labelingno process filing
- 231-6946750-0 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamine
- 231-6946559-5 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. melamine
- 8SB-0033589-9 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
- 799-2507200-3 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
- NYY-1021366-8 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. melamine
- NYY-1020983-1 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. melamine
- 799-8941363-9 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. melamine
- SCS-0904781-7 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. melamine
- 8SB-0032974-4 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- AEK-6962597-6 SOYBEAN PROTEIN POWDER (MEAT EXTENDER) Import division DWCI. melamine
- 791-5308194-3 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- 337-0489627-4 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
- A88-0015089-0 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. no net quantitymelamine
- BJU-1132450-8 VEGETABLE PROTEIN MEAT EXTENDERS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
- DSV-1141454-4 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
- B8P-0286342-5 SOYBEAN PROTEIN POWDER (MEAT EXTENDER) Import division DWCI. melamine
- NQW-0000816-1 VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. melamine
Data and downloads
Download all 41 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
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