How many grains and starch shipments from Egypt did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of grains and starch from Egypt in 2025 through July 21, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse grains and starch from Egypt?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For grains and starch from Egypt the most frequent are LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 4 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover grains and starch from Egypt?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: grains and starch from Egypt

FDA category: Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch · October 2016 to July 21, 2025

FDA refused 12 grains and starch shipment lines from Egypt between October 2016 and July 21, 2025, 2 of them in 2025; the most refused products were corn and milled grain products, most often for LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed).

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

12
grains and starch lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2025: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Egypt: 4
firms with the most records, listed below

Grains and starch refusals from Egypt by year

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

FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2025	2	+100%
2024	1
2019	2
2016 (from Oct)	7

Corn refusals from Egypt

FDA refused 2 corn lines from Egypt between October 2016 and July 21, 2025, 17% of the grains and starch lines.

Corn product descriptions refused from Egypt
FDA product description	Lines	Share of grains and starch
Corn, bolted meal or flour	2	16.7%

Recent corn refusals

Recent Corn refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 23, 2019	Holw El ShamCairo, Egypt	Corn, bolted meal or flour	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Corn, bolted meal or flour	LABELING	Source

Milled grain products refusals from Egypt

FDA refused 2 milled grain products lines from Egypt between October 2016 and July 21, 2025, 17% of the grains and starch lines.

Milled grain products product descriptions refused from Egypt
FDA product description	Lines	Share of grains and starch
Milled grain products, n.e.c.	2	16.7%

Recent milled grain products refusals

Recent Milled grain products refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 21, 2024	Al Suhagy For Food Industries LtdCairo, Egypt	Milled grain products, n.e.c	FSVP VIO	Source
Apr 23, 2019	Holw El ShamCairo, Egypt	Milled grain products, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH+1	Source

Starch products n.e.c. refusals from Egypt

FDA refused 2 starch products n.e.c. lines from Egypt between October 2016 and July 21, 2025, 17% of the grains and starch lines.

Starch products n.e.c. product descriptions refused from Egypt
FDA product description	Lines	Share of grains and starch
Starch products n.e.c.	2	16.7%

Recent starch products n.e.c. refusals

Recent Starch products n.e.c. refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Starch products n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Starch products n.e.c	USUAL NAME	Source

Other grains and starch products refused from Egypt

Products refused from Egypt in grains and starch
Product group	Lines	Share
Corn starch	1	8.3%
Farina	1	8.3%
Oats	1	8.3%
Rice	1	8.3%
Wheat flour	1	8.3%
Wheat	1	8.3%

Why FDA refused grains and starch from Egypt

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

Most frequent refusal charges for grains and starch from Egypt
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	4	21%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	4	21%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	3	16%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	2	11%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	2	11%
FSVP VIO	Importer not in compliance with FSVP	1	5%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	1	5%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	1	5%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	1	5%

Egypt grains and starch firms with the most FDA records

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

Egypt grains and starch firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Abdel Rehimabdel Hafez	Alexandria	7
Holw El Sham	Cairo	2
Ahmed Anwar Morsy and Partners	Ash Sharqiyah	2
Al Suhagy For Food Industries Ltd	Cairo	1

Latest grains and starch refusals from Egypt

Latest FDA grains and starch refusals from Egypt
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 21, 2025	Ahmed Anwar Morsy and PartnersAsh Sharqiyah, Egypt	Wheat, milled product, n.e.c	INCONSPICU LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 21, 2025	Ahmed Anwar Morsy and PartnersAsh Sharqiyah, Egypt	Oats, whole grain	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 21, 2024	Al Suhagy For Food Industries LtdCairo, Egypt	Milled grain products, n.e.c	FSVP VIO	Source
Apr 23, 2019	Holw El ShamCairo, Egypt	Corn, bolted meal or flour	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Apr 23, 2019	Holw El ShamCairo, Egypt	Milled grain products, n.e.c	LIST INGRE LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH+1	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Starch products n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Corn starch	LIST INGRE	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Starch products n.e.c	USUAL NAME	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Farina, wheat	LIST INGRE	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Rice, processed (packaged) n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Wheat flour, n.e.c	LIST INGRE	Source
Oct 12, 2016	Abdel Rehimabdel HafezAlexandria, Egypt	Corn, bolted meal or flour	LABELING	Source

Questions about grains and starch refusals from Egypt

How many grains and starch shipments from Egypt did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of grains and starch from Egypt in 2025 through July 21, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse grains and starch from Egypt?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For grains and starch from Egypt the most frequent are LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 4 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover grains and starch from Egypt?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Egypt in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Egypt firms; see the country page.

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