Portugal — Cheese and Cheese Products
Portugal received 1 FDA import refusal in Cheese and Cheese Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Listeria monocytogenes, insanitary conditions, and filth. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Portugal, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 1 were hazard refusals and 0 were paperwork refusals.
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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 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- ARE-1091358-5 CHEESE, SEMISOFT Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
- DP4-8613286-4 CHEESE, SEMISOFT Import division DNEI. insanitary conditions
- J21-0096403-5 CHEESE, HARD (CHESIRE,ESRUM,FORTINA,FORTINE,KASSENI,MOZZARELLA,MONTASIO,PECARINO,PORT SALUT, ETC) Import division DNEI. filth
- B5D-0007331-5 CHEESE AND CHEESE PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- DP4-8440304-4 CHEESE, SEMISOFT Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno manufacturer nameno net quantity+1 more
- 038-0658304-7 SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (E.G., BRIE, CAMEMBERT) Import division DNEI. Listeria monocytogenes
Data and downloads
Download all 6 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 2026-09-16. To get new ones for Portugal by email, watch Portugal.
Portugal country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →