Honduras — Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings — Bakery
Honduras received 8 FDA import refusals in Bakery, part of Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unsafe color additive, color not declared, and nutrition labeling. Measured against US import value, that runs at 84.9 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Honduras over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import bakery from Honduras
Above the median. Honduras ranks 6th of 13 origins shipping bakery to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 84.9 — above 58% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 8 refusals in the last 3 years, 8 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 2,753 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 4th highest refusal rate of 9 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (8).
- Riskiest months
- August, September, December, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- unsafe color additive (7), undeclared allergen (2), FD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared (2), filth (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- color not declared (7), color additive labeling (1), no net quantity (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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- ASE-1514928-9 MIXED PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS Import division DSEI. undeclared allergennutrition labelingunsafe color additivecolor not declared
- EJR-1044697-3 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. filthundeclared allergen
- 94T-8140782-7 VANILLA PLAIN COOKIE,BISCUIT AND WAFER Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declaredFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared
- 94T-8129189-0 VANILLA PLAIN COOKIE,BISCUIT AND WAFER Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 94T-8129898-6 VANILLA PLAIN COOKIE,BISCUIT AND WAFER Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 94T-8129494-4 FLAVORED OR PARTY CRACKERS Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 94T-8128889-6 FLAVORED OR PARTY CRACKERS Import division DSEI. color not declaredFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclaredunsafe color additive
- CFQ-8128347-1 FLAVORED OR PARTY CRACKERS Import division DSEI. ingredients not listednot in Englishunsafe color additivecolor not declared+2 more
- EJR-1035662-8 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameno net quantitynutrition labeling
- AMN-0082001-5 BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. label not conspicuous
- AMN-0074576-6 BISCUITS Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer namelabelingnutrition labeling+1 more
- AMN-0068738-0 BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. labelingnot in English
- AZK-3029308-6 MIXED PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS Import division DSEI. false or misleading labelunsafe color additivecolor not declared
- AMN-0068316-5 BISCUITS Import division DSEI. labelingno common name
Data and downloads
Download all 14 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-17. To get new ones for Honduras by email, watch Honduras.
Honduras country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →