United Arab Emirates — All Categories
United Arab Emirates received 67 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 13 in 2025-Q3, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are insanitary handling, insanitary plant, and Salmonella. No trade baseline is published for some of United Arab Emirates's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 62 were hazard refusals and 5 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 14 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 30 | — | Salmonella |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 15 | — | filth |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 6 | — | pesticide residue |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 4 | — | unsafe food additive |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 3 | — | filth |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 3 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 2 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 2 | — | insanitary plant |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 2 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Color Additives for Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics | 1 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 1 | — | lead |
| Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 1 | — | not in English |
Recent refusals
- 82S-0005193-4 MIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handling
- KM6-3684279-1 MIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- KM6-3682524-2 CAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- KM6-3687469-5 MIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- KM6-3687201-2 MIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary plantinsanitary handling
- 82S-0005185-0 MIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNBI. filthpoisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary plantinsanitary handling
- KM6-3677811-0 MIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary plantinsanitary handling
- F87-2600320-2 FIG, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 8P5-0089899-1 CAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary plantinsanitary handling
- EPG-2500400-6 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DWCI. filth
- EYD-0118734-7 FIG, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9DH-0077929-3 CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- 406-0621299-7 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 84A-0100366-7 MILK AND CREAM, N.E.C.Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products. Import division DWCI. not to standard of identitylabel not conspicuousno common namenutrition labeling+1 more
- SCS-8212659-6 ROYAL JELLY (VIT/MIN/PROTEIN/UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPEC FOR HUMAN/ANIMAL, N.E.C.)Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans. Import division DSEI. establishment not listedforeign plant not registeredunapproved new drug
- 8P5-0091993-8 CAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 82S-0005050-6 PAPRIKA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 82S-0005051-4 PAPRIKA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNBI. insanitary conditionsinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 406-0619900-4 FISH, N.E.C.Fishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 406-0618469-1 GROUPERSFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. histamine
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 1 |
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 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 113 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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United Arab Emirates country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →