United States — All Categories
United States received 125 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 16 in 2025-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are nutrit lbl, unsafe col, and lacks n/c. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from United States, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 51 were hazard refusals and 74 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 52 | — | unapproved |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 11 | — | filthy |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 8 | — | salmonella |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 8 | — | unsafe col |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 4 | — | nutrit lbl |
Recent rejections
- SCS-3270558-2 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumBUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg
- 9DH-0083503-8 DNBIBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsOTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblglacks n/cnutrit lbl+1 more
- SCS-3267469-7 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCHEWING GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg
- SCS-3265439-2 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumBUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg
- AEK-9704192-3 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansIRON (MINERAL) unapproved
- SCS-3009274-4 DNBINuts and Edible SeedsPISTACHIO, PASTE lacks n/cnutrit lbl
- SCS-1303595-9 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumBUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col
- MK8-6079781-2 DNBIFruit and Fruit ProductsRAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) filthy
- 1FX-6962668-7 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
- 9DH-0081162-5 DNBIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansMULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) falsenutrit lbl
- 186-7938951-3 DNBIDressings and CondimentsRELISH, VEGETABLE BASED RELISH lacks n/ccolorlabelnutrit lbl
- 196-2559332-2 DNBIBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsCHOCOLATE COOKIE, BISCUIT, WAFER DOUGH no englishpesticide
- AD1-0937729-2 DNBIMilk, Butter, and Dried Milk ProductsFLUID MILK PRODUCTS, SKIM, 1%, 2%, WHOLE AND ALL FLAVORED AND MODIFIED (LACTOSE REDUCED, IE) GRADE A no process
- SCS-5526778-2 DNBICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCHEWING GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) color lblglacks n/cnutrit lbl
- SCS-5434992-0 DNBIBeverage BasesIMITATION FRUIT FLAVORED BEVERAGE BASE, LIQUID, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingrelacks n/cnutrit lbl+1 more
- BPQ-9502365-6 DSWIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansHERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. nutrit lbl
- SCS-3884259-4 DNBIBeverage BasesBEVERAGE BASE, IMITATION BERRY, LIQUID unsafe collist ingrelacks n/cnutrit lbl
- AEK-0211346-1 DSEINuts and Edible SeedsBETEL NUT, IN SHELL poisonord
- 98F-0121461-6 DNBIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. dietarylblnutrit lbl
- SCS-5145795-5 DWCIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansMULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) list ingrelacks firmno englishdietarying
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 6 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 1 |
| 2026-W34 | 2 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 0 |
| 2026-W31 | 1 |