Philippines — Macaroni and Noodle Products — Noodles-Pasta
Philippines received 22 FDA import refusals in Noodles-Pasta, part of Macaroni and Noodle Products between 2024-Q4 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, color not declared, and unsafe color additive. Measured against US import value, that runs at 1,418 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 noodles-pasta from Philippines
Above the median. Philippines ranks 2nd of 4 origins shipping noodles-pasta to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 1,418 — above 67% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 22 refusals in the last 3 years, 19 were hazard findings and 3 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 298 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (15); DNEI — Northeast (5); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- December, September, June, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- filth (15), unsafe color additive (4), FD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- color not declared (6), no process filing (2), FSVP violation (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 9 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 316-4158762-6 ORIENTAL NOODLES (FLAVORED WITH SHRIMP,CHICKEN,BEEF,LOBSTER,CRAB,PLAIN,ETC.) Import division DNEI. filth
- BDD-6711353-6 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-6711345-2 RICE STICKS Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-6801609-2 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-0733969-6 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declaredlabelingno process filing
- N4A-0519514-0 RICE STICKS Import division DNBI. filth
- 224-3701408-1 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. color not declaredFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclaredno common name
- BDD-6801261-2 RICE STICKS Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-6710189-5 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-6710174-7 RICE STICKS Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-6710052-5 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivefilthcolor not declaredFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared
- BDD-6801099-6 RICE STICKS Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-6709362-1 RICE VERMICELLI Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-0782674-2 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BDD-0757770-9 MACARONI/NOODLE PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. filth
- BDD-0834344-0 RICE STICKS Import division DWCI. filth
- BDD-6709361-3 WONTON NOODLE SKINS Import division DWCI. color not declarednutrition labeling
- BDD-0834264-0 ORIENTAL NOODLES (FLAVORED WITH SHRIMP,CHICKEN,BEEF,LOBSTER,CRAB,PLAIN,ETC.) Import division DWCI. filth
- 316-4034842-6 ORIENTAL NOODLES (FLAVORED WITH SHRIMP,CHICKEN,BEEF,LOBSTER,CRAB,PLAIN,ETC.) Import division DNEI. filth
- 316-4005618-5 ORIENTAL NOODLES (FLAVORED WITH SHRIMP,CHICKEN,BEEF,LOBSTER,CRAB,PLAIN,ETC.) Import division DNEI. filth
Data and downloads
Download all 22 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 →