Sweden — All Categories

Sweden received 88 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 22 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unsafe color additive, color not declared, and not in English. No trade baseline is published for some of Sweden's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.

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Key figures

Hazard or paperwork: Of these, 67 were hazard refusals and 21 were paperwork refusals.

Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters

hazard findings labelling & registration

Show the numbers

Quarter	Refusals	Hazard	Paperwork
2024-Q1	4	1	3
2024-Q2	0	0	0
2024-Q3	1	1	0
2024-Q4	11	11	0
2025-Q1	4	3	1
2025-Q2	2	0	2
2025-Q3	4	2	2
2025-Q4	5	2	3
2026-Q1	10	7	3
2026-Q2	14	13	1
2026-Q3	22	17	5
2026-Q4	11	10	1

By year

Year	Refusals
2026	57
2025	15
2024	16
2023	1
2022	1

By category, last 156 weeks

Category	Refusals	Per $1B US imports	Most-cited hazard
Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum	80	—	unsafe color additive
Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans	2	—	nutrition labeling
Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products	2	—	not in English
Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings	1	—	unsafe color additive
Cheese and Cheese Products	1	—	nutrition labeling
Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements	1	—	nutrition labeling
Chocolate and Cocoa Products	1	—	unsafe color additive

Recent refusals

AD4-0726145-3 2026-10-22 MARSHMALLOW CANDY, SOFT, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
1FX-3804793-3 2026-10-21 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
1FX-5720329-2 2026-10-16 SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivenot in English
1FX-7762713-2 2026-10-14 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
1FX-3070121-4 2026-10-09 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additiveingredients not listedflavor not declaredcolor not declared+1 more
1FX-1465717-6 2026-10-08 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 additive
1FX-5471974-6 2026-10-07 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
1FX-4664774-0 2026-10-07 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNEI. nutrition labeling
1FX-5191845-7 2026-10-07 JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
1FX-5312797-4 2026-10-06 SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additive
1FX-5477790-0 2026-10-06 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additive
J21-0119554-8 2026-09-28 FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DWCI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
1FX-5191937-2 2026-09-25 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. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuouscolor not declaredno manufacturer name+6 more
1FX-4222656-4 2026-09-25 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 additive
1FX-5166112-3 2026-09-25 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 additive
SCS-7212896-8 2026-09-21 FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
AEK-9877847-3 2026-09-18 SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
1FX-4130503-9 2026-09-18 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
J21-0117238-0 2026-09-15 FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
1FX-1224722-8 2026-09-11 CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive

Recent weeks

Week	Refusals
2026-W44	0
2026-W43	2
2026-W42	2
2026-W41	7
2026-W40	0
2026-W39	4
2026-W38	4
2026-W37	3

→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44

Data and downloads

Download all 90 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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