United Kingdom — All Categories
United Kingdom received 275 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 58 in 2025-Q4, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are false or misleading label, unsafe color additive, and no process filing. No trade baseline is published for some of United Kingdom's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 118 were hazard refusals and 157 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024-Q2 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024-Q3 | 33 | 5 | 28 |
| 2024-Q4 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025-Q1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025-Q2 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 58 | 39 | 19 |
| 2026-Q1 | 50 | 22 | 28 |
| 2026-Q2 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026-Q3 | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| 2026-Q4 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 |
| 2025 | 105 |
| 2024 | 59 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2020 | 59 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 7 | 61.2 | nutrition labeling |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 96 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 75 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | 44 | — | false or misleading label |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 20 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 9 | — | poisonous substance |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 9 | — | no process filing |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 7 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 5 | — | filth |
| Dressings and Condiments | 2 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 2 | — | supplement GMP failure |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 2 | — | supplement labeling |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 2 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | 2 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 1 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Filled Milk and Imitation Milk Products | 1 | — | undeclared allergen |
Recent refusals
- GLD-0328419-1 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- GLD-0003307-0 OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEEDBaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8405454-1 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- GLD-0349392-5 GOAT MILK INFANT BASED FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8354362-7 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- AEK-2078038-2 BUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
- EB5-1631225-4 TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- 1FX-3723196-7 CHEWING GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE)Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additive
- SCS-8130531-7 MIXED FRUIT (BABY)Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. no process filing
- 1FX-4407666-9 OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEEDBaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-0247563-8 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-0246456-6 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- SCS-8006606-8 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C.Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- FY4-0125551-5 RELISH, FRUIT BASED RELISHDressings and Condiments. Import division DNBI. no net quantitynutrition labelingno food-canning registrationno process filing
- SCS-1532310-6 CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C.Soft Drinks and Waters. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- AEK-0929799-4 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. unapproved new drug
- SCS-7584360-4 BETEL NUT, SHELLEDNuts and Edible Seeds. Import division DNEI. poisonous substance
- SCS-4391966-9 MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULABaby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. nutrition labeling defectnutrition units incorrect
- AEK-0688406-7 BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C.Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products. Import division DSEI. false or misleading label
- AEK-9654589-0 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DSEI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 4 |
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 1 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 2 |
| 2026-W37 | 3 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 430 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 Kingdom country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →