Japan — Fishery/Seafood Products — Squid-Octopus
Japan received 3 FDA import refusals in Squid-Octopus, part of Fishery/Seafood Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Listeria monocytogenes, HACCP failure, and bulking agent added. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Japan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 2 were hazard refusals and 1 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recent refusals
- FY1-4106818-6 SQUID, BREADED, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
- EH3-2473943-0 OCTOPUS, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenesbulking agent added
- 597-0205909-4 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 427-7373151-0 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 235-1644976-8 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 235-1641573-6 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 235-1640462-3 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. Listeria monocytogenes
- 221-6164460-8 SQUID, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES Import division DWCI. HACCP failure
Data and downloads
Download all 8 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 2026-10-14. To get new ones for Japan by email, watch Japan.
Japan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →