Philippines — Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings — Bakery
Philippines received 17 FDA import refusals in Bakery, part of Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q2, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are color not declared, unsafe color additive, and ingredients not listed. Measured against US import value, that runs at 121.7 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Philippines over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import bakery from Philippines
Above the median. Philippines ranks 5th of 13 origins shipping bakery to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 121.7 — above 67% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 17 refusals in the last 3 years, 11 were hazard findings and 6 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 1,939 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 3rd highest refusal rate of 9 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (13); DNEI — Northeast (3); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- June, September, October, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- unsafe color additive (10), undeclared allergen (1), melamine (1), poisonous or deleterious substance (1), unfit for food (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- color not declared (11), ingredients not listed (5), false or misleading label (4).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- BDD-6711316-3 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declaredFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared
- BDD-6801575-5 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousfalse or misleading labelno common name+1 more
- BDD-0834536-1 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. ingredients not listednot in Englishnutrition labeling
- W69-5221128-3 CAKE WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivefalse or misleading labelcolor not declared
- SCS-5470147-6 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substancemelamineunfit for food
- 8MN-0018183-3 OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-0782718-7 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- BDD-6710366-9 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousfalse or misleading labelcolor not declared
- 427-8312360-9 CAKE WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-0757710-5 BISCUITS Import division DNEI. color not declared
- BDD-0792658-3 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- W69-5150017-3 CAKE WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING Import division DWCI. unsafe color additiveingredients not listedfalse or misleading labelcolor not declared+4 more
- 9BL-0242409-5 CRACKERS (NON FILLED) N.E.C. Import division DSWI. FSVP violationunsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-6707881-2 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-6800186-2 CAKE WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING Import division DWCI. FSVP violation
- BDD-6705358-3 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedno net quantitynot in English
- 8J5-0000511-1 CAKE WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-0842187-3 BISCUITS Import division DSEI. undeclared allergennutrition labelingcolor additive labeling
- BDD-6705037-3 BISCUITS Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousfalse or misleading labelnutrition labeling
- BDD-6704952-4 NUT PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS Import division DWCI. Salmonella
Data and downloads
Download all 37 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
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Philippines country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →