How many seafood shipments from Rwanda did FDA refuse in 2017?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Rwanda in 2017 through July 5, 2017.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Rwanda?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Rwanda the most frequent are MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 1 line) and STD NAME (STD NAME, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Rwanda?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Rwanda

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to July 5, 2017

FDA refused 1 seafood shipment line from Rwanda between October 2016 and July 5, 2017, 1 of them in 2017; the most refused product was filefish, most often for MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing).

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

1
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2017: 33%
of all FDA refusals from Rwanda: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Rwanda by year

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

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2017	1

Filefish refusals from Rwanda

FDA refused 1 filefish line from Rwanda between October 2016 and July 5, 2017, 100% of the seafood lines.

Filefish product descriptions refused from Rwanda
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Filefish, hot smoked, fish	1	100.0%

Recent filefish refusals

Recent Filefish refusals from Rwanda
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 5, 2017	Musabeyezu ImmaculeeKIGALI, Rwanda	Filefish, hot smoked, fish	MFR INSAN STD NAME	Source

Why FDA refused seafood from Rwanda

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Rwanda
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	1	50%
STD NAME	Appears to be misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(g)(2) of the FD&C Act in that the article…	1	50%

Import alerts for seafood that list Rwanda firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Rwanda
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-74	Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish	1

Rwanda seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Rwanda seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Musabeyezu Immaculee	KIGALI	1

Latest seafood refusals from Rwanda

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Rwanda
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 5, 2017	Musabeyezu ImmaculeeKIGALI, Rwanda	Filefish, hot smoked, fish	MFR INSAN STD NAME	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Rwanda

How many seafood shipments from Rwanda did FDA refuse in 2017?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Rwanda in 2017 through July 5, 2017.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Rwanda?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Rwanda the most frequent are MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 1 line) and STD NAME (STD NAME, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Rwanda?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Rwanda firms are Import Alert 16-74 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Rwanda firms too; see the country page.

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