FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: cheese from El Salvador
FDA category: Cheese and Cheese Products · October 2016 to July 25, 2024
FDA refused 62 cheese shipment lines from El Salvador between October 2016 and July 25, 2024, 5 of them in 2024; the most refused products were cheese and cheese and cheese products, most often for INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 62
- cheese lines refused since October 2016
- 5
- refused so far in 2024
- 7
- firms with the most records, listed below
Cheese refusals from El Salvador by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | -17% |
| 2023 | 6 | -25% |
| 2022 | 8 | -53% |
| 2021 | 17 | -35% |
| 2020 | 26 |
Cheese refusals from El Salvador
FDA refused 57 cheese lines from El Salvador between October 2016 and July 25, 2024, 92% of the cheese lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | 35 | 56.5% |
| Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | 19 | 30.6% |
| Cheese, cheese, pasteurized, processed with fruit, vegetables or meats (standardized) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Cheese, spiced (standardized) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Cheese, swiss, emmentaler | 1 | 1.6% |
Recent cheese refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source |
Cheese and cheese products refusals from El Salvador
FDA refused 5 cheese and cheese products lines from El Salvador between October 2016 and July 25, 2024, 8% of the cheese lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of cheese |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c. | 5 | 8.1% |
Recent cheese and cheese products refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quesos PetaconesSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Dairy El EstabloSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | INCONSPICUMFR INSANUSUAL NAME | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | INSANITARY | Source |
Why FDA refused cheese from El Salvador
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSANITARY | Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions | 41 | 59% |
| POISONOUS | Poisonous or deleterious substance | 15 | 22% |
| BACTERIA | The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to… | 4 | 6% |
| MFR INSAN | Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing | 2 | 3% |
| USUAL NAME | Common or usual name missing | 2 | 3% |
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 1 | 1% |
| INCONSPICU | Required information not conspicuous | 1 | 1% |
| LACKS FIRM | Manufacturer name and address missing | 1 | 1% |
| LACKS N/C | Net quantity statement missing | 1 | 1% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 1% |
Import alerts for cheese that list El Salvador firms
| Alert | Covers | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-10 | Cheese: microbiological contamination | 1 |
El Salvador cheese firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V. | Acajutla | 28 |
| Sucesores Luis Torres y Cia. | Tecoluca | 26 |
| Los Rodriguez | Mejicanos | 2 |
| Lacteos Landaverde Los Rodriguez | Tejutla Chalatenango | 2 |
| Quesos Petacones | San Salvador | 2 |
| Amaya Express S.A.de C.V. | San Salvador | 1 |
| Dairy El Establo | San Salvador | 1 |
Latest cheese refusals from El Salvador
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Quesos PetaconesSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese, spiced (standardized) | BACTERIASALMONELLA | Source | |
| Lacteos Landaverde Los RodriguezTejutla Chalatenango, El Salvador | Cheese, cheese, pasteurized, processed with fruit, vegetables or meats (standardized) | BACTERIANUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quesos PetaconesSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Dairy El EstabloSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | INCONSPICUMFR INSANUSUAL NAME | Source | |
| Los RodriguezMejicanos, El Salvador | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Lacteos Landaverde Los RodriguezTejutla Chalatenango, El Salvador | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | MFR INSAN | Source | |
| Los RodriguezMejicanos, El Salvador | Cheese, swiss, emmentaler | INSANITARYNO ENGLISH | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | POISONOUSINSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | INSANITARY | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | POISONOUS | Source |
Questions about cheese refusals from El Salvador
- How many cheese shipments from El Salvador did FDA refuse in 2024?
- FDA refused 5 shipment lines of cheese from El Salvador in 2024 through July 25, 2024, compared with 6 in 2023.
- Why does FDA refuse cheese from El Salvador?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cheese from El Salvador the most frequent are INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 41 lines), POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 15 lines) and BACTERIA (BACTERIA, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover cheese from El Salvador?
- As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list El Salvador firms are Import Alert 12-10 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list El Salvador firms too; see the country page.
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