South Africa — Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch
South Africa received 2 FDA import refusals in Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch between 2026-Q2 and 2026-Q3. The most-cited issue is pesticide residue. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from South Africa, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 2 were hazard refusals and 0 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly refusals, last 2 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Refusals | 1 refusal per | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 2 | — | — | pesticide residue |
"1 refusal per X t": tonnes of the same product imported for every one, over the same 156 weeks. A dash means fewer than 5 in the window, or under 1,000 t a year imported, too few to rate; the total row pools every product that has import tonnes on record.
Recent refusals
- BNI-0148090-2 RICE, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) N.E.C. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 8BL-0046387-2 RICE, PLAIN (WHITE OR POLISHED) PROCESSED (PACKAGED) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
Data and downloads
Download all 2 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 2026-09-18. To get new ones for South Africa by email, watch South Africa.
South Africa country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →