Honduras: FDA food import refusals, 2020–2025
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Honduras was the origin of 125 of 22,156 US food import refusals in 2020–2025 (0.6%), ranking 33rd of 146 origins. 48% were hazard findings and 52% paperwork alone. 24% concerned snack food items (flour, meal, or vegetable base); the most-cited safety charge was unsafe color additive, and the most-cited paperwork charge not in English.
Every US food import refusal naming Honduras 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 67 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0.2% | 59 |
| 2022 | 41 | 1.2% | 16 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0.7% | 25 |
| 2024 | 30 | 0.8% | 24 |
| 2025 | 21 | 0.4% | 43 |
| 2020–2025 | 125 | 0.6% | 33 |
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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 31.7% |
| 2023 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 36.0% |
| 2024 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 56.7% |
| 2025 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.4% |
| 2020–2025 | 60 | 65 | 0 | 48.0% |
By industry
| FDA industry | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 30 (24.0%) | — |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 (13.6%) | — |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products rates → Pepper · Vegetables-other |
0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 (12.8%) | — |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products rates → | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 (8.8%) | — |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings rates → Bakery |
0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 (8.0%) | — |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 (8.0%) | — |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 (8.0%) | — |
| Cheese and Cheese Products rates → | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (6.4%) | — |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 (4.0%) | — |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 (2.4%) | — |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.6%) | — |
| Beverage Bases | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.8%) | new |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labelling (paperwork) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 75 (60.0%) | — |
| Process and registration (paperwork) | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 (24.0%) | — |
| Unsafe additives (hazard) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 (21.6%) | — |
| Filth and insanitary conditions (hazard) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 (11.2%) | — |
| Pesticide residues (hazard) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 (11.2%) | — |
| Undeclared allergens (hazard) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 (4.8%) | — |
| Salmonella (hazard) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.8%) | new |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
unsafe color additive UNSAFE COL |
0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | — |
pesticide residue PESTICIDE |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | — |
filth FILTHY |
1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — |
undeclared allergen ALLERGEN |
0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — |
choking hazard not declared CHOKE HZRD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
insanitary plant MFR INSAN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
insanitary conditions INSANITARY |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Salmonella SALMONELLA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
FD&C Yellow No. 5 undeclared YELLOW #5 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
Paperwork charges
| Charge | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
not in English NO ENGLISH |
0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 35 | — |
nutrition labeling NUTRIT LBL |
0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | — |
color not declared COLOR LBLG |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | — |
no net quantity LACKS N/C |
0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | — |
ingredients not listed LIST INGRE |
0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | — |
no manufacturer name LACKS FIRM |
0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — |
no process filing NO PROCESS |
0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | — |
no food-canning registration NEEDS FCE |
0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | — |
labeling LABELING |
0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | — |
unapproved new drug UNAPPROVED |
2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | — |
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 June; Paperwork only peak in July.
Hazard or paperwork
| Kind | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard findings | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | June |
| Paperwork only | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | July |
By charge group
| Charge group | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labelling | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | July |
| Process and registration | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | August |
| Unsafe additives | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | March |
| Filth and insanitary conditions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | July |
| Pesticide residues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | December |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSEI — Southeast | 3 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 80 | — |
| DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 21 | — |
| DNEI — Northeast | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | — |
| DWCI — West Coast | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
| DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
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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