How many snack foods shipments from China did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 53 shipment lines of snack foods from China in 2026 through August 12, 2026, compared with 77 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse snack foods from China?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from China the most frequent are MELAMINE (melamine, 224 lines), UNFIT4FOOD (unfit for food, 102 lines) and POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 89 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover snack foods from China?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in China in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list China firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: snack foods from China

FDA category: Snack Food Items · October 2016 to August 12, 2026

FDA refused 381 snack foods shipment lines from China between October 2016 and August 12, 2026, 53 of them in 2026; the most refused products were potato snacks and baked snack food, most often for MELAMINE (melamine).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 26, 2026.

381
snack foods lines refused since October 2016: 53
refused so far in 2026: 5%
of all FDA refusals from China: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Snack foods refusals from China by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

* 2026 is year to date, through August 12, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	53
2025	77	-9%
2024	85	+166%
2023	32	+3%
2022	31	+138%
2021	13	-50%
2020	26	+8%
2019	24	+41%
2018	17	-23%
2017	22
2016 (from Oct)	1

Potato snacks refusals from China

FDA refused 68 potato snacks lines from China between October 2016 and August 12, 2026, 18% of the snack foods lines.

Potato snacks product descriptions refused from China
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	68	17.8%

Recent potato snacks refusals

Recent Potato snacks refusals from China
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 12, 2026	Leyuan Health Technology Huzhoucompany LimitedZhejiang, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	LIST INGRE MELAMINE	Source
Aug 12, 2026	Leyuan Health Technology Huzhoucompany LimitedZhejiang, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	LIST INGRE MELAMINE	Source
May 27, 2026	Leyuan Health Technology Huzhoucompany LimitedZhejiang, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	MELAMINE	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source

Baked snack food refusals from China

FDA refused 51 baked snack food lines from China between October 2016 and August 12, 2026, 13% of the snack foods lines.

Baked snack food product descriptions refused from China
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Baked snack food, n.e.c.	51	13.4%

Recent baked snack food refusals

Recent Baked snack food refusals from China
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 29, 2026	Wuhan HanSzen Food Co LtdWuhan, China	Baked snack food, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Apr 29, 2026	Wuhan HanSzen Food Co LtdWuhan, China	Baked snack food, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source

Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned refusals from China

FDA refused 48 snack foods not elsewhere mentioned lines from China between October 2016 and August 12, 2026, 13% of the snack foods lines.

Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned product descriptions refused from China
FDA product description	Lines	Share of snack foods
Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.	48	12.6%

Recent snack foods not elsewhere mentioned refusals

Recent Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned refusals from China
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 17, 2026	Fuzhou Dongzhiwei Food Co.,Ltd.Fuqing, China	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	MELAMINE	Source
Jun 17, 2026	Fuzhou Dongzhiwei Food Co.,Ltd.Fuqing, China	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source

Other snack foods products refused from China

Products refused from China in snack foods
Product group	Lines	Share
Fried snack foods	36	9.4%
Potato chips	27	7.1%
Bread snacks	23	6.0%
Rice starch snacks	23	6.0%
Vegetable snacks	18	4.7%
Seaweed snacks	10	2.6%

Why FDA refused snack foods from China

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.

Most frequent refusal charges for snack foods from China
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
MELAMINE	Melamine	224	28%
UNFIT4FOOD	Unfit for food	102	13%
POISONOUS	Poisonous or deleterious substance	89	11%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	81	10%
ALLERGEN	Major food allergen not declared	63	8%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	58	7%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	56	7%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	49	6%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	49	6%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	38	5%

China snack foods firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

China snack foods firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Xiamen Yamatafoods Co., Ltd.	Shamen	16
Zhongshan Qiquyuan Food Co., Ltd.	Zhongshan	16
Fujian Holeywood Food Industrial Co., Ltd.	Jinjiang City	12
Luoding Jinhua Dyeing and Rectifying Factory	Luo Ding	12
Fujian Dali Foods Group Co.,Ltd.	Quanzhou	11
Three Squirrels Inc.	Wuhu	11
Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.	Chengdu	10
The Every Family Food Co.,Ltd.	Suzhou	10
Guangdong Sheng He Tang Health Food Co., Ltd.	Jiangmen	9
Fuzhou Dongzhiwei Food Co.,Ltd.	Fuqing	9

Latest snack foods refusals from China

Latest FDA snack foods refusals from China
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 12, 2026	Leyuan Health Technology Huzhoucompany LimitedZhejiang, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	LIST INGRE MELAMINE	Source
Aug 12, 2026	Leyuan Health Technology Huzhoucompany LimitedZhejiang, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	LIST INGRE MELAMINE	Source
Jun 30, 2026	Chengdu Ruiqiyuan Trading Co., Ltd.Chengdu, China	Rice grain snack (whole, split), fried/oil cooked	MELAMINE	Source
Jun 17, 2026	Fuzhou Dongzhiwei Food Co.,Ltd.Fuqing, China	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	MELAMINE	Source
Jun 17, 2026	Fuzhou Dongzhiwei Food Co.,Ltd.Fuqing, China	Snack foods not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Jun 16, 2026	Fuzhou Hai Lin Food Co., LtdFuzhou, China	Seafood flavored snacks, baked (meat/poultry/seafood snacks)	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jun 15, 2026	Zhangzhou Aidebao Food Co., Ltd.Zhangzhou, China	Bread snacks, n.e.c	POISONOUS MELAMINE UNFIT4FOOD	Source
May 27, 2026	Dezhou Lingcheng Taoyuan Food Co., Ltd.Dezhou, China	Rice grain snack (whole, split), fried/oil cooked	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
May 27, 2026	Dezhou Lingcheng Taoyuan Food Co., Ltd.Dezhou, China	Corn puffs (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
May 27, 2026	Dezhou Lingcheng Taoyuan Food Co., Ltd.Dezhou, China	Rice grain snack (whole, split), fried/oil cooked	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
May 27, 2026	Leyuan Health Technology Huzhoucompany LimitedZhejiang, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	MELAMINE	Source
May 18, 2026	Quanzhou Qinqin Foodstuff Co.,LtdQuanzhou City, China	Fried snack foods, n.e.c	MELAMINE	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source
May 7, 2026	Chengdu Sns Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.Chengdu, China	Potato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked	INCONSPICU LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+3	Source
Apr 29, 2026	Wuhan HanSzen Food Co LtdWuhan, China	Baked snack food, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Apr 29, 2026	Wuhan HanSzen Food Co LtdWuhan, China	Baked snack food, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Apr 21, 2026	Haoyouli Food (Jiangsu)Suqian, China	Potato starch snacks, baked	MELAMINE	Source

Questions about snack foods refusals from China

How many snack foods shipments from China did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 53 shipment lines of snack foods from China in 2026 through August 12, 2026, compared with 77 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse snack foods from China?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For snack foods from China the most frequent are MELAMINE (melamine, 224 lines), UNFIT4FOOD (unfit for food, 102 lines) and POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 89 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover snack foods from China?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in China in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list China firms; see the country page.

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