Turkey — Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch — Wheat
Turkey received 6 FDA import refusals in Wheat, part of Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch between 2025-Q2 and 2025-Q4. Volume peaked at 4 in 2025-Q3. The most-cited issue is Salmonella. Measured against US import value, that runs at 1,095 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Turkey over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import wheat from Turkey
Higher risk. Turkey ranks 1st of 4 origins shipping wheat to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 1,095 — the highest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 6 refusals in the last 3 years, 6 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 691 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the highest refusal rate of 3 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (5); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (1).
- Test for before shipping
- Salmonella (6).
FDA does not publish how many entries it examines, so no page can state a true probability of refusal; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly refusals, last 3 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- DP4-3951810-2 SEMOLINA, WHEAT Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- DP4-3951804-5 SEMOLINA, WHEAT Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- DP4-3951588-4 SEMOLINA, WHEAT Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- DP4-3949514-5 SEMOLINA, WHEAT Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- DP4-3951578-5 SEMOLINA, WHEAT Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- DP4-3902610-6 SEMOLINA, WHEAT Import division DNBI. Salmonella
Data and downloads
Download all 6 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 2025-10-20. To get new ones for Turkey by email, watch Turkey.
Turkey country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →