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FDA import refusals from France

Food, dietary supplements and animal food · October 2016 to October 2, 2026 · how the data is collected

FDA refused 559 shipment lines from France between October 2016 and October 2026, including 31 in 2026 through October 2, 2026; the most common charges were NUTRIT LBL, LISTERIA and NO ENGLISH, and the most refused category was cheese.

Data from FDA public records, last checked .

559
refused shipment lines since October 2016
31
refused so far in 2026
715
France firms with an FDA record
216
firms on an active import alert

Refusals from France by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
Bar chart: refusal lines by 2016 to 2026. The same numbers are in the table.0501001502016 (from October 1): 30 refusal lines’162017: 131 refusal lines131’172018: 49 refusal lines’182019: 24 refusal lines’192020: 101 refusal lines’202021: 10 refusal lines’212022: 33 refusal lines’222023: 26 refusal lines’232024: 44 refusal lines’242025: 80 refusal lines’252026 (year to date): 31 refusal lines31’26*
* 2026 is year to date, through October 2, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.
Refusal lines by year
YearRefusal linesvs prior year
2026 (to date)31
202580+82%
202444+69%
202326-21%
202233+230%
202110-90%
2020101+321%
201924-51%
201849-63%
2017131
2016 (from Oct)30

Why FDA refused France shipment lines

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several. Each code opens FDA's official statement and the countries and products behind it.
Most frequent refusal charges for France
Charge codeMeaningLinesShare
NUTRIT LBLNutrition information missing from label15522%
LISTERIAListeria monocytogenes9513%
NO ENGLISHRequired label information not in English7811%
LACKS FIRMManufacturer name and address missing7711%
PESTICIDEPesticide chemical residue649%
LACKS N/CNet quantity statement missing588%
UNSAFE COLColor additive unsafe under section 721568%
LIST INGREIngredients not listed527%
NO PROCESSNo scheduled process filed466%
UNAPPROVEDUnapproved new drug345%

What FDA refused from France, by product category

FDA product categories, most refused first. Open a category for its product, charge and firm tables.
FDA import refusals from France by product category
CategoryMost refused productsLines
CheeseCheese and Cheese ProductsSoft ripened cheese made from cow's milk (e.g., brie, camembert); Soft ripened cheese made from goat's milk (e.g., chevre, feta, goat); Cheese, goat, n.e.c.154
Tropical and pit fruitFruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits)Coconut, subtropical and tropical fruit purees; Mango (subtropical and tropical fruit purees); Lychee, lichee, litchi, leechee (subtropical and tropical fruit purees)55
Dietary supplementsVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary SpecialtiesVitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.; Vitamin, n.e.c.; Vitamin d2 (calciferol)50
Bakery productsBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsNon-standard bread/rolls/buns; Macaroon,filled or iced cookies, biscuits and wafers; Biscuits41
Berries and citrusFruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits)Orange, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter and candied; Strawberries (berry purees); Lemon (citrus fruit purees)37
Root vegetables and mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi)Mushrooms and other fungi products, whole (button), n.e.c.; Mushroom, morel, whole (button) (fungi); Truffle, fungi products, n.e.c.34
Grains and starchWhole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and StarchMalt, barley; Wheat flour, durum; Gluten, wheat28
SeafoodFishery/Seafood ProductsSardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.); Fish roe, fishery products, n.e.c.; Caviar, fishery products, n.e.c.24
Meal replacementsDietary Conventional Foods and Meal ReplacementsMeal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease); Foods with supplemental nutrients added, with or without artifical sweetners; Foods with artificial sweetners but without supplemental nutrients22
Chocolate and cocoaChocolate and Cocoa ProductsChocolate and cocoa products, n.e.c.; Cocoa butter (except chocolate candy and chocolate beverage base); Breakast cocoa20
Vegetable oilsVegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)Olive oil, refined, single ingredient; Mustard oil, refined, single ingredient, see 28o for mustard oil as a flavoring; Mustard oil seed stock11
Candy and chewing gumCandy without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumMint candy, hard, without nuts and fruit (without chocolate); Candy bar or pieces (not caramel or fondant), soft, without nuts and fruit (without chocolate); Candy specialties, n.e.c. (without chocolate)11
Baby foodBaby (Infant and Junior) Food ProductsMilk base infant formula product (0-12 months), powder formula; Other formula products, n.e.c., powder formula; Rice cereal (baby)10
Animal feed byproductsByproducts for Animal FeedsVeg byprod n.e.c.9
Vine and other fruitFruit and Fruit Products (vine and other fruits)Watermelon (vine fruit purees); Pectin (other fruit products)8
SweetenersFood Sweeteners (Nutritive)Syrups and molasses, n.e.c.; Food sweetners (nutritive) n.e.c.; Sugar products, n.e.c.7
Vegetables (legumes and leafy)Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables)Cucumbers (fruit used as vegetable); Lettuce, head (e.g. iceberg) (leaf & stem vegetable); Stringbeans6
Beverage basesBeverage BasesFruit beverage bases, liquid, n.e.c.5
Milk and butterMilk, Butter, and Dried Milk ProductsButter (plain or whipped); Milk, dried4
Nuts and seedsNuts and Edible SeedsChestnut, nut flour/meal; Chestnut, spread; Coconut, nut flour/meal4
Coffee and teaCoffee and TeaCoffee, ground; Tea, instant mix (with lemon, sugar, etc.); Tea, instant, plain4
Color additivesColor Additives for Foods, Drugs, and CosmeticsRaw materials for color manufacturing, n.e.c.4
Noodles and pastaMacaroni and Noodle ProductsMacaroni; Macaroni/noodle products not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.2
SpicesSpices, Flavors, and SaltsCapers, natural extract or flavor (spice); Malt extract, ground, cracked (spice)2
Soft drinks and waterSoft Drinks and WatersBottled spring water with fruit flavors, noncarbonated (nonmedicinal)2
Food additives (flavors and colors)Food Additives for Human Use (flavors, colors, leavening and other agents)Leavening agents (food additives for human use)2
Cereals and breakfast foodsCereal Preparations, Breakfast FoodsCereal preparations not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.1
Snack foodsSnack Food ItemsPotato snacks (flavored or unflavored), vegetable snacks (other than pulses) baked1
Vegetable proteinVegetable Protein Products (Simulated Meats)Vegetable protein products not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.1

Most refused products from France

FDA's product descriptions on the refused lines, grouped case-insensitively.
Most refused products from France
ProductLinesShare
Soft ripened cheese made from cow's milk (e.g., brie, camembert)458.1%
Soft ripened cheese made from goat's milk (e.g., chevre, feta, goat)458.1%
Cheese, goat, n.e.c.315.5%
Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c.244.3%
Meal replacements (not labeled for treatment of disease)162.9%
Malt, barley152.7%
Mushrooms and other fungi products, whole (button), n.e.c.142.5%
Cheese, sheep, n.e.c.132.3%
Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.)132.3%
Coconut, subtropical and tropical fruit purees122.1%

FDA import alerts that list France firms

17 alerts list at least one firm in France: 81 firms on a red list, 216 firms on any list.
Import alerts listing firms in France
AlertCoversRedGreen
12-03Soft and soft-ripened cheese from France138
45-02Foods with illegal or undeclared colors19
99-37Low-acid canned/acidified foods without scheduled process19
99-36Low-acid canned/acidified foods: process information12
99-08Processed human and animal foods: pesticides8
12-10Cheese: microbiological contamination6
16-120Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP3
99-19Food products: Salmonella3
99-43Ready-to-eat foods: insanitary conditions3
16-119Fish products from importer and processor combinations2
99-21Foods with undeclared added sulfiting agents2
16-81Seafood products: Salmonella1

The 12 alerts with the most listings. All alerts are on the import alerts page.

France firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data (refusals, import alert listings and other events), not a ranking of quality.
France firms with the most FDA records
FirmCityFDA records
Boiron Freres SASChateauneuf-Sur-Isere56
SA Fromagerie Pierre Jacquin et FilsLa Vernelle28
Health SupplementsTourlaville23
Plantin SASPuymeras21
Carrefour FranceMondeville19
Fromages.ComL'Hermitage17
So Shape SASParis16
Corsiglia, SAAubagne15
Malteries Franco-BelgesPithiviers15
PCB Creation S.A.S.Benfeld13

Latest refusals from France

The 20 most recent refused lines, each with its FDA source.
Latest FDA import refusals from France
DateFirmProductCharges
Mondelez FranceClamart, FranceFruit filled plain cookies,biscuits and wafers807REFUSALSource
Mondelez FranceClamart, FranceButter/butter flavored,cookie,biscuit,wafer dough807REFUSALSource
Mondelez FranceClamart, FranceCrackers (non filled) n.e.c807REFUSALSource
Mondelez FranceClamart, FrancePastry (eclairs, cream puffs) custard or cream filled807REFUSALSource
Fromages.ComL'Hermitage, FranceCheese, goat, n.e.cLISTERIASource
Laboratoire Gallia-BsaLimonest, FranceMilk base infant formula product (0-12 months), powder formulaFALSESource
Plantin SASPuymeras, FranceTruffle, pieces and stems, slicedNO PROCESSSource
Les Laboratoires Servier FranceGidy, FranceBioflavanoids (vit/min?protein/unconventional dietary spec for human/animal, n.e.c.)UNAPPROVEDSource
Plantin SASPuymeras, FranceMushroom, morel, fungi products, n.e.cPOISONOUSSource
Fromages.ComL'Hermitage, FranceCheese, goat, n.e.cLISTERIASource
Fromages.ComL'Hermitage, FranceCheese, goat, n.e.cLISTERIASource
Poitou-Chevre SABougon, FranceSoft ripened cheese made from goat's milk (e.g., chevre, feta, goat)LISTERIASource
Fromages.ComL'Hermitage, FranceCheese, sheep, n.e.cLISTERIASource
Les Fromae de ChevillonChevillon, FranceSoft ripened cheese made from cow's milk (e.g., brie, camembert)LISTERIASource
L'EsturgeonniereLe Teich, FranceCaviar, fishery products, n.e.cMFRHACCPSource
L'EsturgeonniereLe Teich, FranceCaviar, fishery products, n.e.cMFRHACCPSource
Laboratoires ExpanscienceEpernon, FranceHerbals & botanicals (not teas), n.e.cNOT LISTEDUNAPPROVEDSource
Bayer Healthcare - Division Bayer Schering PharmaLoos, FranceVitamin, n.e.cNOT LISTEDUNAPPROVEDSource
Arkopharm LaboratoriesCedex, FranceVitamin, n.e.cNOT LISTEDUNAPPROVEDSource
Laboratoire Des GranionsMougins, FranceL-carnitine (protein)UNAPPROVEDSource

Questions about FDA refusals from France

How many France shipments did FDA refuse in 2026?
FDA refused 31 shipment lines from France in 2026 through October 2, 2026, compared with 80 in 2025 (a full year).
Why does FDA refuse food from France?
FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For France the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 155 lines), LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 95 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 78 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line; it is not a finding about every firm in the country.
Which France firms have the most FDA refusals?
In SupplierRadar's records the France firms with the most FDA records (refusals, import alert listings and other events) are Boiron Freres SAS (Chateauneuf-Sur-Isere) with 56 records, SA Fromagerie Pierre Jacquin et Fils (La Vernelle) with 28 records and Health Supplements (Tourlaville) with 23 records. Each firm's page lists every record with its FDA source.
Which FDA import alerts list France firms?
As of October 26, 2026, 17 FDA import alerts list at least one firm in France. The alerts with the most France listings are Import Alert 12-03 (138 firms), Import Alert 45-02 (19 firms) and Import Alert 99-37 (19 firms).
How many France firms are on an FDA import alert red list?
As of October 26, 2026, 81 France firms are on the red list of at least one FDA import alert in SupplierRadar's records, and 216 firms are on any list.

All France suppliers with FDA records (246)

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