France — Cheese and Cheese Products
France received 35 FDA import refusals in Cheese and Cheese Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 6 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Listeria monocytogenes, unsafe color additive, and color not declared. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from France, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import cheese and cheese products from France
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 34 refusals in the last 3 years, 31 were hazard findings and 3 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (15); DWCI — West Coast (12); DSEI — Southeast (5).
- Riskiest months
- September, October, January, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- Listeria monocytogenes (22), unsafe color additive (9), filth (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- color not declared (3), not in English (3), nutrition labeling (2).
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 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 1FX-6593439-0 CHEESE, GOAT, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 808-2505089-3 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 1FX-2428531-3 CHEESE, GOAT, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 808-2504534-9 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- AQZ-0633989-2 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (E.G., BRIE, CAMEMBERT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- AQZ-0631658-5 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (E.G., BRIE, CAMEMBERT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- N29-0267648-6 CHEESE, GOAT, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 799-3383265-3 CHEESE, GOAT, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 808-2503456-6 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 808-2503780-9 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (E.G., BRIE, CAMEMBERT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 316-2078052-3 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. unsafe color additiveListeria monocytogenes
- 879-4075855-7 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- DP4-3923652-3 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- AQZ-0621413-7 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 316-2075420-5 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. ingredients not listednot in Englishnutrition labeling
- 808-2501907-0 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DWCI. unsafe color additive
- MH9-2150818-9 CHEESE, GOAT, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
- 084-1799672-8 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (E.G., BRIE, CAMEMBERT) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- DP4-3857106-0 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- DP4-3860284-0 CHEESE, SHEEP, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
Data and downloads
Download all 42 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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France country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →