Senegal — All Categories
Senegal received 83 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 24 in 2025-Q3, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are inadequate process control, histamine, and filth. No trade baseline is published for some of Senegal's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 76 were hazard refusals and 7 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 |
| 2025 | 59 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 77 | — | histamine |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 2 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Beverage Bases | 1 | — | filth |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 1 | — | supplement labeling |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 1 | — | no net quantity |
| Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | 1 | — | undeclared allergen |
Recent refusals
- 8B4-0012927-4 FRUIT BEVERAGE BASE, N.E.C.Beverage Bases. Import division DSWI. filth
- BNI-0149666-8 TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- EAY-0046804-6 OTHER FRUIT AND FRUIT PRODUCTS, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C.Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. not in Englishno net quantityno common namenutrition labeling
- 823-0223518-7 FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 8B4-0012422-6 SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedno net quantitynot in Englishno common name+3 more
- 823-0224107-8 GROUPERSFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listednot to standard of identityno manufacturer nameno net quantity+1 more
- 8B4-0012404-4 VITAMIN, N.E.C.Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DNEI. supplement labelingno contact information
- 8B4-0011555-4 MINT CANDY, HARD, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNEI. color not declaredno net quantity
- N5D-2500164-5 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. histamine
- 823-0217720-7 FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- AQZ-0622128-0 SNAILS, AQUATIC, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIESFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- N5D-2502488-6 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. poisonous substanceinadequate process controlno acidified-food filing
- N5D-2502595-8 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. poisonous substanceinadequate process controlno acidified-food filing
- N5D-2502493-6 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. poisonous substanceinadequate process controlno acidified-food filing
- N5D-2502487-8 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DWCI. poisonous substanceinadequate process controlno acidified-food filing
- N5D-2502637-8 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. histamine
- N5D-2502600-6 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. histamineinadequate process control
- N5D-2502633-7 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. histamineinadequate process control
- N5D-2503073-5 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSWI. histaminefilthinadequate process control
- N5D-2502167-6 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNBI. histamineinadequate process control
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 1 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 89 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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Senegal country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →