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

FDA refused 4 shipment lines of seafood from Greece in 2026 through February 2, 2026, compared with 85 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Greece?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Greece the most frequent are MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 65 lines), LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 57 lines) and MFR INJ (insanitary conditions, may be injurious, 50 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Greece?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Greece firms are Import Alert 16-120 (3 firms), Import Alert 16-39 (1 firm), Import Alert 16-74 (1 firm) and Import Alert 16-125 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Greece firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Greece

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to February 2, 2026

FDA refused 92 seafood shipment lines from Greece between October 2016 and February 2, 2026, 4 of them in 2026; the most refused products were salmon and herring, most often for MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing).

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

92
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 4
refused so far in 2026: 37%
of all FDA refusals from Greece: 3
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Greece by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through February 2, 2026.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	4
2025	85
2023	1	-50%
2022	2

Salmon refusals from Greece

FDA refused 85 salmon lines from Greece between October 2016 and February 2, 2026, 92% of the seafood lines.

Salmon product descriptions refused from Greece
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	85	92.4%

Recent salmon refusals

Recent Salmon refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 2, 2026	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Feb 2, 2026	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source

Herring refusals from Greece

FDA refused 3 herring lines from Greece between October 2016 and February 2, 2026, 3% of the seafood lines.

Herring product descriptions refused from Greece
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Herring, hot smoked, fish	2	2.2%
Herring	1	1.1%

Recent herring refusals

Recent Herring refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jan 9, 2026	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Herring, hot smoked, fish	MFRHACCP	Source
Dec 15, 2025	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Herring	MFR INSAN	Source
Nov 12, 2025	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Herring, hot smoked, fish	MFR INSAN	Source

Anchovy refusals from Greece

FDA refused 2 anchovy lines from Greece between October 2016 and February 2, 2026, 2% of the seafood lines.

Anchovy product descriptions refused from Greece
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Anchovy	2	2.2%

Other seafood products refused from Greece

Products refused from Greece in seafood
Product group	Lines	Share
Mackerel	2	2.2%

Why FDA refused seafood from Greece

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Greece
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	65	37%
LISTERIA	Listeria monocytogenes	57	32%
MFR INJ	Insanitary conditions, may be injurious	50	28%
MFRHACCP	Seafood HACCP requirements not met	4	2%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	1	1%

Import alerts for seafood that list Greece firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Greece
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-120	Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP	3
16-39	Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes	1
16-74	Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish	1
16-125	Refrigerated raw fish in reduced oxygen packaging		1

Greece seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Greece seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SA	Preveza	85
Karagounis Bros. S.A.	Velestino	4
Pavlos Trifonidis S.A	Chrysoupoli	2

Latest seafood refusals from Greece

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 2, 2026	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Feb 2, 2026	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jan 9, 2026	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Herring, hot smoked, fish	MFRHACCP	Source
Jan 9, 2026	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Mackerel, hot smoked, fish (only scomberomorus spp eg. spanish or king)	MFRHACCP	Source
Dec 15, 2025	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Herring	MFR INSAN	Source
Nov 12, 2025	Karagounis Bros. S.A.Velestino, Greece	Herring, hot smoked, fish	MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	LISTERIA MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 24, 2025	Olympic Eel & Salmon Industries SAPreveza, Greece	Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Greece

How many seafood shipments from Greece did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 4 shipment lines of seafood from Greece in 2026 through February 2, 2026, compared with 85 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Greece?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Greece the most frequent are MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 65 lines), LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 57 lines) and MFR INJ (insanitary conditions, may be injurious, 50 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Greece?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Greece firms are Import Alert 16-120 (3 firms), Import Alert 16-39 (1 firm), Import Alert 16-74 (1 firm) and Import Alert 16-125 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Greece firms too; see the country page.

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