United Kingdom — Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products
United Kingdom received 42 FDA import refusals in Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 11 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are false or misleading label, labeling, and no process filing. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from United Kingdom, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import baby (infant and junior) food products from United Kingdom
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 44 refusals in the last 3 years, 2 were hazard findings and 42 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (35); DWCI — West Coast (7); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (1).
- Riskiest months
- August, October, February, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- undeclared allergen (1), filth (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- false or misleading label (25), nutrition labeling (10), no net quantity (9).
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 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026-Q4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Recent refusals
- GLD-0328419-1 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- GLD-0003307-0 OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8405454-1 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- GLD-0349392-5 GOAT MILK INFANT BASED FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8354362-7 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8130531-7 MIXED FRUIT (BABY) Import division DSEI. no process filing
- 1FX-4407666-9 OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-0247563-8 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-0246456-6 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8006606-8 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-4391966-9 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. nutrition labeling defectnutrition units incorrect
- AEK-0688406-7 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-0246608-2 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8734580-4 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-7926773-5 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- 1FX-9547452-3 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DSEI. not in Englishno common namenutrition labeling
- 1FX-4408907-5 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DWCI. false or misleading label
- 1FX-2500654-4 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA Import division DWCI. false or misleading label
- 799-9138871-4 OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED Import division DSEI. labeling
- 799-3760896-2 OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED Import division DSEI. ingredients not listedlabeling
Data and downloads
Download all 57 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 2026-10-21. To get new ones for United Kingdom by email, watch United Kingdom.
United Kingdom country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →