Greece — All Categories
Greece received 66 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 23 in 2025-Q3, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are insanitary plant, insanitary handling, and Listeria monocytogenes. No trade baseline is published for some of Greece's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 55 were hazard refusals and 11 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 52 | — | insanitary plant |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 6 | — | inadequate process control |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 2 | — | pesticide residue |
| Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | 1 | — | pesticide residue |
| Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 1 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 1 | — | not in English |
Recent refusals
- FP1-0036846-2 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. inadequate process control
- AEK-0499323-3 VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CRUDEVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil). Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
- 594-0399287-4 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 594-0399408-6 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 9PS-1166333-7 OLIVES, GREEN, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DWCI. no process filing
- 176-1045408-8 HERRING, HOT SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. HACCP failure
- EJG-2503528-4 HONEYFood Sweeteners (Nutritive). Import division DNBI. nutrition labeling
- DP4-3939508-9 HERRINGFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plant
- 8TG-0040242-9 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. inadequate process control
- 8TG-0040044-9 OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSEI. inadequate process control
- 176-1042460-2 HERRING, HOT SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plant
- DP4-3947967-7 STUFFED OLIVE (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. no process filing
- 594-0392569-2 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 594-0391489-4 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingListeria monocytogenes
- 594-0391087-6 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenesinsanitary plant
- 594-0392018-0 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 594-0391088-4 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenesinsanitary plant
- 594-0393125-2 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenesinsanitary plant
- 594-0393127-8 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 594-0392568-4 SALMON (HUMPBACK, SILVER, KING, SOCKEYE, ETC.), COLD SMOKED, FISHFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 99 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
The file holds entries up to 2026-08-03. To get new ones for Greece by email, watch Greece.
Greece country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →