Spain — All Categories
Spain received 92 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 14 in 2025-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unapproved new drug, unsafe color additive, and nutrition labeling. No trade baseline is published for some of Spain's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 39 were hazard refusals and 52 were paperwork refusals. 1 cite only charge codes missing from the published charge table, so they are in neither group.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024-Q2 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024-Q3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025-Q1 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025-Q2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026-Q1 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026-Q2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 |
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 20 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 30 | — | required information omitted |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 22 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 16 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 14 | — | HACCP failure |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 6 | — | insanitary handling |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 4 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | 3 | — | pesticide residue |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 3 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Meat, Meat Products, and Poultry | 2 | — | Salmonella |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 2 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 1 | — | unsafe food additive |
| Soups | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
Recent refusals
- BLS-9054207-7 SAFFRON, WHOLE (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNBI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- SCS-6482627-2 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
- 1FX-3065020-5 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 DSEI. no contact informationnutrition labeling
- AEK-0704278-0 ALOE (HERBAL AND BOTANICAL (NOT TEAS) II (CONTINUED))Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. not in English
- H67-1714258-1 CLAMS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTSFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. false or misleading label
- DP4-1052020-0 ARTICHOKE (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE)Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. no food-canning registrationno process filing
- 1FX-9309745-8 SOY LECITHIN (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. charge 9999978 (not in FDA's published charge table)charge 9999979 (not in FDA's published charge table)charge 9999982 (not in FDA's published charge table)charge 9999985 (not in FDA's published charge table)
- 1FX-0147467-5 SOY LECITHIN (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 1FX-5188259-4 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 DSEI. supplement labelingnot in Englishlabelingnutrition labeling
- 1FX-7055027-1 SOY LECITHIN (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- SCS-1729601-9 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNBI. unsafe color additive
- 551-2611596-0 ANCHOVYFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. no process filing
- EH1-0437865-6 TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 1FX-0571712-8 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BNI-0141603-9 VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DNEI. labelingnutrition labelingunauthorized health claimcolor not declared+2 more
- 799-2798822-6 VITAMIN, N.E.C.Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 799-6753185-9 FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES, N.E.C.Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- 799-7538509-0 SOY LECITHIN (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. unapproved new drug
- AFP-2520379-4 MACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING)Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. HACCP failure
- 799-2639388-8 CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNBI. unsafe color additiveingredients not listednutrition labelingFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 1 |
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 1 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 187 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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Spain country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →