Russia — All Categories
Russia received 39 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2025-Q3, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, poisonous or deleterious substance, and not in English. No trade baseline is published for some of Russia's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 25 were hazard refusals and 14 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q3 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 15 | — | pesticide residue |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 5 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 5 | — | not in English |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 4 | — | poisonous or deleterious substance |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 4 | — | unsafe food additive |
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 2 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 2 | — | undeclared allergen |
| Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 1 | — | FSVP violation |
Recent refusals
- 9AJ-0014399-3 CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOWS, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUITChocolate and Cocoa Products. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BQL-0114368-2 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- BQL-0113312-1 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9AJ-0014632-7 CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 9AJ-0013865-4 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- BQL-0112962-4 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- 9AJ-0011806-0 CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substanceno manufacturer nameno net quantitynot in English+2 more
- 9AJ-0012042-1 CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 9AJ-0013055-2 OATMEAL PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS, AND WAFERSBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings. Import division DNEI. undeclared allergen
- 9AJ-0011274-1 CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 9AJ-0011827-6 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- AEK-9263378-1 VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C.Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DWCI. label not conspicuousnutrition labelingunapproved new drug
- 9AJ-0011601-5 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C.Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings. Import division DNEI. undeclared allergenlabeling
- AEK-9149041-5 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C.Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements. Import division DSEI. establishment not listednot in Englishforeign plant not registeredunapproved new drug
- 9AJ-0009953-4 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 9AJ-0010034-0 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- AEK-7697953-1 DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C.Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements. Import division DSEI. supplement labelingdietary supplement violationno net quantitylabeling
- 9AJ-0008541-8 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- AEK-7697954-9 L-GLUTAMIC ACID (PROTEIN)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. not in Englishunapproved new drug
- BQL-0109297-0 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
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