FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: seafood from Netherlands
FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to August 22, 2025
FDA refused 49 seafood shipment lines from Netherlands between October 2016 and August 22, 2025, 39 of them in 2025; the most refused products were salmon and Ocean perch, most often for LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 49
- seafood lines refused since October 2016
- 39
- refused so far in 2025
- 4
- firms with the most records, listed below
Seafood refusals from Netherlands by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 2 |
Salmon refusals from Netherlands
FDA refused 41 salmon lines from Netherlands between October 2016 and August 22, 2025, 84% of the seafood lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of seafood |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | 32 | 65.3% |
| Salmon, all, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | 9 | 18.4% |
Recent salmon refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zalmhuys ProcessingUrk, Netherlands | Salmon, all, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Zalmhuys ProcessingUrk, Netherlands | Salmon, all, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source |
Ocean perch refusals from Netherlands
FDA refused 5 Ocean perch lines from Netherlands between October 2016 and August 22, 2025, 10% of the seafood lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of seafood |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean perch (red perch, pacific perch, redfish) | 5 | 10.2% |
Flounder refusals from Netherlands
FDA refused 3 flounder lines from Netherlands between October 2016 and August 22, 2025, 6% of the seafood lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of seafood |
|---|---|---|
| Flounder (arrowtooth, dab, fluke) | 3 | 6.1% |
Why FDA refused seafood from Netherlands
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
Import alerts for seafood that list Netherlands firms
Netherlands seafood firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V. | Harderwijk | 29 |
| Zalmhuys Processing | Urk | 9 |
| Quick Frozen | Urk | 5 |
| Het Urker Zalmhuys | Urk | 1 |
Latest seafood refusals from Netherlands
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zalmhuys ProcessingUrk, Netherlands | Salmon, all, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Zalmhuys ProcessingUrk, Netherlands | Salmon, all, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Foppen Paling En Zalm B.V.Harderwijk, Netherlands | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.), cold smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source |
Questions about seafood refusals from Netherlands
- How many seafood shipments from Netherlands did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 39 shipment lines of seafood from Netherlands in 2025 through August 22, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse seafood from Netherlands?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Netherlands the most frequent are LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 41 lines) and FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 8 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover seafood from Netherlands?
- As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Netherlands firms are Import Alert 16-39 (3 firms) and Import Alert 16-125 (2 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Netherlands firms too; see the country page.
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