Bangladesh: FDA food import refusals, 2020–2025
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Bangladesh was the origin of 198 of 22,156 US food import refusals in 2020–2025 (0.9%), ranking 22nd of 146 origins. 87% were hazard findings and 13% paperwork alone. 37% concerned fishery/seafood products; the most-cited safety charge was Salmonella, and the most-cited paperwork charge color not declared.
Every US food import refusal naming Bangladesh as origin, 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025. A refusal is one import entry, however many product lines it carried. Download every table (CSV).
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By year
| Year | Refusals | Share of US total | Rank among origins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | 0.9% | 25 |
| 2021 | 47 | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0.8% | 21 |
| 2023 | 30 | 0.9% | 21 |
| 2024 | 38 | 1.0% | 19 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0.5% | 34 |
| 2020–2025 | 198 | 0.9% | 22 |
Year links open that year's refusals, entry by entry.
Tables below show each year 2020–2025; cells are shaded against their row's own peak. Change compares 2025 with 2020 and is shown only where 2020 had at least 10 refusals ("new" where it had none).
Hazard or paperwork
A refusal is a hazard finding when any of its charges is a safety one — filth, pathogens, residues, contaminants, unsafe additives — and paperwork when every charge is labelling, registration or a missing filing. One citing only charge codes FDA has not published is unclassified.
| Year | Hazard findings | Paperwork only | Unclassified | Hazard share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 92.0% |
| 2021 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 78.6% |
| 2023 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 90.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 89.5% |
| 2025 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 73.3% |
| 2020–2025 | 172 | 26 | 0 | 86.9% |
By industry
| FDA industry | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishery/Seafood Products rates → Fish-other · Shrimp-prawn |
11 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 73 (36.9%) | −73% |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 26 (13.1%) | — |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 (12.6%) | — |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 (9.1%) | — |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 (6.1%) | — |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 (5.1%) | — |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 (4.5%) | — |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) rates → Snacks |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 (3.0%) | — |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 (2.5%) | — |
| Macaroni and Noodle Products | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 (2.0%) | — |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2.0%) | — |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.0%) | new |
| Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
| Dressings and Condiments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
| Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) rates → | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
By charge group
A refusal citing charges in two groups counts once in each, so rows can add up to more than the total.
| Charge group | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella (hazard) | 14 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 73 (36.9%) | −43% |
| Labelling (paperwork) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 44 (22.2%) | — |
| Filth and insanitary conditions (hazard) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37 (18.7%) | — |
| Unsafe additives (hazard) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 28 (14.1%) | — |
| Veterinary drug residues (hazard) | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 (11.6%) | — |
| Contaminants (hazard) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 19 (9.6%) | — |
| Pesticide residues (hazard) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 (9.1%) | — |
| Process and registration (paperwork) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 (6.1%) | — |
| Undeclared allergens (hazard) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 (2.5%) | — |
Most-cited charges
FDA's own charge codes, with a plain-English label. Each is counted once per refusal.
Safety charges
| Charge | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salmonella SALMONELLA |
14 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 73 | −43% |
filth FILTHY |
8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37 | — |
unsafe color additive UNSAFE COL |
6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | — |
pesticide residue PESTICIDE |
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | — |
nitrofuran NITROFURAN |
1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | — |
veterinary drug residue VETDRUGRES |
0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — |
poisonous substance POISONORD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | — |
undeclared allergen ALLERGEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
poisonous or deleterious substance POISONOUS |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
unsafe food additive UNSAFE ADD |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — |
Paperwork charges
| Charge | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
color not declared COLOR LBLG |
3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — |
ingredients not listed LIST INGRE |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | — |
nutrition labeling NUTRIT LBL |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | — |
no net quantity LACKS N/C |
0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | — |
not in English NO ENGLISH |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | — |
no common name USUAL NAME |
1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — |
no manufacturer name LACKS FIRM |
0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — |
false or misleading label FALSE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
FSVP violation FSVP VIO |
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — |
no process filing NO PROCESS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — |
By month
Pooled across 2020–2025. Each row is shaded against its own peak, so its season shows whatever its size. Hazard findings peak in April; Paperwork only peak in April.
Hazard or paperwork
| Kind | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard findings | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 15 | April |
| Paperwork only | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | April |
By charge group
| Charge group | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 7 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | April |
| Labelling | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | July |
| Filth and insanitary conditions | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | April |
| Unsafe additives | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | June |
| Veterinary drug residues | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | January |
Import divisions
The FDA division that handled the entry. DSWI and DNBI are the Mexican and Canadian land borders, so this says as much about the route as about the product.
| Division | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNEI — Northeast | 18 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 25 | 148 | +39% |
| DWCI — West Coast | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | — |
| DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — |
| DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — |
| DSEI — Southeast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — |
Method
- Source: FDA Import Refusal Report (U.S. Food and Drug Administration); every food import refusal dated 2020–2025.
- Counts are import entries, not product lines. A refusal naming several origins counts once for each, so origin shares can add up to more than 100%.
- Charge groups are this site's grouping of FDA's charge codes; a code belongs to the first group that claims it, the same rule as the hazard pages.
- A charge is what FDA cited to refuse the entry, often on appearance or documents rather than a laboratory result. Counts depend on how often each product is examined, so they are not a rate of unsafe food.
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