Portugal — Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods
Portugal received 5 FDA import refusals in Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2026-Q2, with the trend newly active in the last year. The most-cited issue is pesticide residue. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Portugal, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import cereal preparations, breakfast foods from Portugal
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 5 refusals in the last 3 years, 5 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (5).
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (5).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- DP4-1082016-2 MIXED CEREAL FLAKES,SHREDDED AND OTHER FORMS READY TO EAT Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- ARE-1031437-0 WHEAT FLAKES,PUFFS,KRISPIES,LOOPS,SHREDDED,WHEAT GERM READY TO EAT Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- ARE-1036267-6 WHEAT FLAKES,PUFFS,KRISPIES,LOOPS,SHREDDED,WHEAT GERM READY TO EAT Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- DP4-1038898-8 MIXED CEREAL FLAKES,SHREDDED AND OTHER FORMS READY TO EAT Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- DP4-1039353-3 MIXED CEREAL FLAKES,SHREDDED AND OTHER FORMS READY TO EAT Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- B8P-0269067-9 CEREAL PREPARATIONS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- JE8-1019949-5 CORN FLAKES,PUFFS,KRISPIES,LOOPS READY TO EAT Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
Data and downloads
Download all 7 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 2026-09-02. To get new ones for Portugal by email, watch Portugal.
Portugal country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →