How many seafood shipments from Egypt did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 3 shipment lines of seafood from Egypt in 2026 through March 16, 2026, compared with 3 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Egypt?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Egypt the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 7 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Egypt?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Egypt firms are Import Alert 16-120 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Egypt firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Egypt

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to March 16, 2026

FDA refused 8 seafood shipment lines from Egypt between October 2016 and March 16, 2026, 3 of them in 2026; the most refused products were crayfish and fish, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

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

8
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 3
refused so far in 2026: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Egypt: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Egypt by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through March 16, 2026.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	3
2025	3	+200%
2024	1
2017	1

Crayfish refusals from Egypt

FDA refused 7 crayfish lines from Egypt between October 2016 and March 16, 2026, 88% of the seafood lines.

Crayfish product descriptions refused from Egypt
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	6	75.0%
Crayfish, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	1	12.5%

Recent crayfish refusals

Recent Crayfish refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 16, 2026	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source
Jan 6, 2026	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	LIST INGRE FILTHY	Source
Jan 6, 2026	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	LIST INGRE FILTHY	Source
Dec 23, 2025	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source
Dec 23, 2025	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source

Fish refusals from Egypt

FDA refused 1 fish line from Egypt between October 2016 and March 16, 2026, 13% of the seafood lines.

Fish product descriptions refused from Egypt
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Fish, n.e.c.	1	12.5%

Recent fish refusals

Recent Fish refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 25, 2024	Maryam NagiGiza, Egypt	Fish, n.e.c	FILTHY LABELING	Source

Why FDA refused seafood from Egypt

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Egypt
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	7	64%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	2	18%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	1	9%
VETDRUGRES	Animal drug residue	1	9%

Import alerts for seafood that list Egypt firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Egypt
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-120	Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP	1

Egypt seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Egypt seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Jiang's Fish Processor LLC	Obour	7

Latest seafood refusals from Egypt

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 16, 2026	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source
Jan 6, 2026	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	LIST INGRE FILTHY	Source
Jan 6, 2026	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	LIST INGRE FILTHY	Source
Dec 23, 2025	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source
Dec 23, 2025	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source
Aug 11, 2025	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish (crawfish), fresh water	FILTHY	Source
Nov 25, 2024	Maryam NagiGiza, Egypt	Fish, n.e.c	FILTHY LABELING	Source
Sep 27, 2017	Jiang's Fish Processor LLCObour, Egypt	Crayfish, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	VETDRUGRES	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Egypt

How many seafood shipments from Egypt did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 3 shipment lines of seafood from Egypt in 2026 through March 16, 2026, compared with 3 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Egypt?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Egypt the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 7 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 2 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Egypt?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Egypt firms are Import Alert 16-120 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Egypt firms too; see the country page.

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