Ghana — All Categories
Ghana received 71 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 10 in 2024-Q3, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are mfr insan, filthy, and labeling. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Ghana, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 49 were hazard refusals and 22 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 23 | — | salmonella |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 14 | — | mfr insan |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 3 | — | nutrit lbl |
| Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | 3 | — | color lblg |
Recent rejections
- 8B4-0012704-7 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsTILAPIA, HOT SMOKED, FISH labeling
- BNI-0146958-2 DNEIWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchTAPIOCA STARCH PRODUCT std identallergennutrit lbllabeling
- BNI-0148659-4 DNEINuts and Edible SeedsMELON SEEDS (EDIBLE SEED) salmonella
- U72-0540691-2 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsFISH, N.E.C. mfr insanfilthysalmonella
- N56-0051111-1 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsMACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING) mfr insanlacks n/c
- N56-0050563-4 DNEIVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)BLENDED VEGETABLE OILS, REFINED, N.E.C. no processcolor lblgallergen
- 8B4-0012577-7 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsEEL mfr insan
- N56-0051227-5 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- BNI-0147462-4 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- BNI-0145567-2 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- 8B4-0011805-3 DNEISoft Drinks and WatersSOFT DRINK, MILK BASED (CHOCOLATE FLAVORED, ETC.), NONCARBONATED list ingre
- 8B4-0011896-2 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsMACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING) mfr insan
- 8B4-0011828-5 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsEEL mfr insan
- N56-0050956-0 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsTILAPIA, HOT SMOKED, FISH nutrit lbl
- F23-9351692-7 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsMACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING) mfr insan
- 8B4-0012107-3 DNBIFishery/Seafood ProductsMACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING) mfr insan
- 8B4-0011923-4 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsEEL mfr insan
- 8B4-0011716-2 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsEEL mfr insanlabeling
- BNI-0140106-4 DNEINuts and Edible SeedsMELON SEEDS (EDIBLE SEED) salmonella
- N56-0050495-9 DNEINuts and Edible SeedsPEANUT, SHELLED nutrit lblunapproved
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 1 |
| 2026-W32 | 1 |
| 2026-W31 | 1 |