Yemen — All Categories
Yemen received 13 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2023-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unsafe color additive, nutrition labeling, and no process filing. No trade baseline is published for some of Yemen's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 8 were hazard refusals and 5 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 4 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 3 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 2 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 1 | — | filth |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 1 | — | Salmonella |
| Filled Milk and Imitation Milk Products | 1 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 1 | — | substitution |
Recent refusals
- 406-0624126-9 GROUPERSFishery/Seafood Products. Import division DSEI. filth
- 9DH-0078350-1 RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTEFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. pesticide residuefilth
- 037-0003873-4 MIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- 9DH-0071571-9 APPLE, CORE FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATESFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- K09-0097148-0 FILLED MILK, CONCENTRATED, EVAPORATED MILK TYPE PRODUCTFilled Milk and Imitation Milk Products. Import division DNBI. labelingnutrition labelingno food-canning registrationno process filing
- NF7-2250797-9 KIDNEY BEANVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNBI. no net quantitynutrition labelingno process filing
- W24-1407224-9 PINEAPPLE, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUITFruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNBI. unsafe color additivelabelingcolor not declaredno manufacturer name
- W24-1406561-5 MIXED FRUIT, JUICES OR CONCENTRATES N.E.C.,Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. Salmonellacolor not declaredFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared
- W24-1401498-5 HONEYFood Sweeteners (Nutritive). Import division DNEI. substitution
- 9DH-0058019-6 PEASVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. nutrition labelingno process filing
- W24-1399305-6 KIDNEY BEANVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DNEI. nutrition labelingno process filing
- W24-1398791-8 FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C.Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- W24-1398631-6 FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C.Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivecolor additive labeling
- W24-1397905-5 POTATO CHIPS,FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- W24-1397907-1 FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C.Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- H77-0208704-7 POTATO CHIPS,FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNBI. not in English
- W24-1395612-9 RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DNEI. filth
- W24-1395675-6 POTATO CHIPS,FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DNBI. unsafe color additivelabel not conspicuousFD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared
- AEK-3099408-9 HONEYFood Sweeteners (Nutritive). Import division DSEI. no manufacturer nameno net quantitynot in Englishno common name+2 more
- W24-1393374-8 FENUGREEK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE)Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DNBI. Salmonella
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 1 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W40
Data and downloads
Download all 45 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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