Guides

How to use refusals data for a specific job, step by step, with worked examples from this site's pages.

For importers

• Using FDA import refusal data in an FSVP supplier evaluation
  How US importers can use FDA import refusals in an FSVP supplier evaluation and reevaluation, with a worked example on vegetables from China. · 23 September 2026

For labs and certification bodies

• Which hazards to test for in US food imports, by origin and product
  The 15 origin-and-product lines with the most US FDA hazard refusals since 2020, what FDA charged in each, and how to build a test plan from it. · 23 September 2026