Italy — All Categories
Italy received 130 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 27 in 2024-Q1, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are no process, unsafe col, and filthy. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Italy, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 74 were hazard refusals and 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 29 | — | filthy |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 26 | — | unsafe col |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 8 | — | no process |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 7 | — | unsafe col |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 4 | — | false |
Recent rejections
- SCS-1055895-3 DNEIMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet)SAUCES, N.E.C. no process
- SCS-1740541-4 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTOMATOES (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) filthy
- NAU-0006152-2 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumMARSHMALLOW CANDY, SOFT, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe collist ingrelacks n/cno english+2 more
- 231-8328561-5 DSWIBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsPASTRY (ECLAIRS, CREAM PUFFS) CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLED unsafe colcolor lblg
- 224-5113645-5 DWCIMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet)SAUCES, N.E.C. inadprcctl
- 334-7247600-2 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsMUSSELS false
- DF4-1639816-5 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTOMATOES (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) filthy
- 1FX-9775219-9 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTRUFFLE, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. no process
- 334-7239430-4 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsMUSSELS false
- 9YN-0143733-3 DNEIVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)OLIVE OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT pesticide
- SQ4-0608415-3 DNBIFruit and Fruit ProductsBERRIES, DRIED OR PASTE, N.E.C. lacks n/cnutrit lblfilthy
- 224-5110420-6 DWCIMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet)SAUCES, N.E.C. inadprcctl
- 97N-0647434-1 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsOLIVES, GREEN, (PIT FRUIT) unsafe colcolor lblg
- 1FX-6280874-5 DSEIVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CRUDE pesticide
- 603-1122351-9 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTRUFFLE, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. no process
- DCS-0218397-6 DNEINuts and Edible SeedsPISTACHIO, SPREAD unsafe col
- 8GQ-0061437-9 DNEIFishery/Seafood ProductsFISH ROE, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. imptrhaccp
- 1FX-2322220-0 DSEIVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CRUDE pesticide
- DF4-1633683-5 DSEIFood Sweeteners (Nutritive)HONEY concealedadded bulk
- 9AG-0088854-7 DSEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsTRUFFLE, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. needs fceno process
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 1 |
| 2026-W36 | 2 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 1 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 1 |
| 2026-W31 | 0 |