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

FDA refused 8 shipment lines of seafood from Guatemala in 2026 through October 9, 2026, compared with 1 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Guatemala?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Guatemala the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 16 lines), MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 3 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Guatemala?

As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Guatemala firms are Import Alert 16-74 (1 firm) and Import Alert 16-81 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Guatemala firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Guatemala

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to October 9, 2026

FDA refused 20 seafood shipment lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and October 9, 2026, 8 of them in 2026; the most refused products were shrimp and prawns and mahi mahi, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 25, 2026.

20
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 8
refused so far in 2026: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Guatemala: 6
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Guatemala by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through October 9, 2026.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	8
2025	1	0%
2024	1	-50%
2023	2	0%
2022	2	+100%
2021	1
2019	2	-33%
2018	3

Shrimp and prawns refusals from Guatemala

FDA refused 7 shrimp and prawns lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and October 9, 2026, 35% of the seafood lines.

Shrimp and prawns product descriptions refused from Guatemala
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	7	35.0%

Recent shrimp and prawns refusals

Recent Shrimp and prawns refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source

Mahi mahi refusals from Guatemala

FDA refused 6 mahi mahi lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and October 9, 2026, 30% of the seafood lines.

Mahi mahi product descriptions refused from Guatemala
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Mahi mahi	6	30.0%

Recent mahi mahi refusals

Recent Mahi mahi refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 16, 2024	Industria Pesquera y Camaronerade Guatemala S.A.Puerto De San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Apr 7, 2023	Industria Pesquera y Camaronerade Guatemala S.A.Puerto De San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Jan 10, 2023	Langosta Roja SAEscuintla, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Apr 19, 2022	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Nov 20, 2018	Pesca, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source

Fish refusals from Guatemala

FDA refused 2 fish lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and October 9, 2026, 10% of the seafood lines.

Fish product descriptions refused from Guatemala
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Fish, n.e.c.	2	10.0%

Recent fish refusals

Recent Fish refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 19, 2019	Solfi Guatemala, S.A.Sanarate City, Guatemala	Fish, n.e.c	MFR INSAN	Source
Nov 19, 2019	Solfi Guatemala, S.A.Sanarate City, Guatemala	Fish, n.e.c	MFR INSAN	Source

Other seafood products refused from Guatemala

Products refused from Guatemala in seafood
Product group	Lines	Share
Mackerel	2	10.0%
Sardines	2	10.0%
Snapper	1	5.0%

Why FDA refused seafood from Guatemala

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Guatemala
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	16	67%
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	3	13%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	2	8%
INSANITARY	Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions	1	4%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	1	4%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	1	4%

Import alerts for seafood that list Guatemala firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Guatemala
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-74	Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish	1
16-81	Seafood products: Salmonella	1

Guatemala seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Guatemala seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.	San Jose	8
Pesca, S.A.	San Jose	2
Solfi Guatemala, S.A.	Sanarate City	2
Industria Pesquera y Camaronerade Guatemala S.A.	Puerto De San Jose	2
Puglisi	Huehuetenango	1
Exportadora Catalunia	Sanarate	1

Latest seafood refusals from Guatemala

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Shrimp and prawns, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	FILTHY	Source
Mar 26, 2026	Griselda Cua Gonzalez de CatalanSanarate, Guatemala	Mackerel (all except scomberomorus sp, eg spanish or king see '22')	FILTHY	Source
Sep 30, 2025	Marblu S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Snapper (red, gray, malabar, etc.)	FILTHY	Source
Jul 16, 2024	Industria Pesquera y Camaronerade Guatemala S.A.Puerto De San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Apr 7, 2023	Industria Pesquera y Camaronerade Guatemala S.A.Puerto De San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Jan 10, 2023	Langosta Roja SAEscuintla, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Apr 19, 2022	Industria Pesquera y Camaronera de Guatemala, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Apr 7, 2022	Camaronera la Gloria Marina, S.A.Villa Nueva, Guatemala	Mackerel (all except scomberomorus sp, eg spanish or king see '22')	FILTHY	Source
Apr 20, 2021	Exportadora CataluniaSanarate, Guatemala	Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.)	MFR INSAN LABELING	Source
Nov 19, 2019	Solfi Guatemala, S.A.Sanarate City, Guatemala	Fish, n.e.c	MFR INSAN	Source
Nov 19, 2019	Solfi Guatemala, S.A.Sanarate City, Guatemala	Fish, n.e.c	MFR INSAN	Source
Nov 20, 2018	Pesca, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Nov 20, 2018	Pesca, S.A.San Jose, Guatemala	Mahi mahi	FILTHY	Source
Feb 21, 2018	PuglisiHuehuetenango, Guatemala	Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.)	INSANITARY LACKS FIRM USUAL NAME+1	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Guatemala

How many seafood shipments from Guatemala did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 8 shipment lines of seafood from Guatemala in 2026 through October 9, 2026, compared with 1 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Guatemala?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Guatemala the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 16 lines), MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 3 lines) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Guatemala?: As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Guatemala firms are Import Alert 16-74 (1 firm) and Import Alert 16-81 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Guatemala firms too; see the country page.

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