How many spices shipments from Senegal did FDA refuse in 2024?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of spices from Senegal in 2024 through May 29, 2024.

Why does FDA refuse spices from Senegal?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For spices from Senegal the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 3 lines), COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 1 line) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover spices from Senegal?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Senegal in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Senegal firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: spices from Senegal

FDA category: Spices, Flavors, and Salts · October 2016 to May 29, 2024

FDA refused 3 spices shipment lines from Senegal between October 2016 and May 29, 2024, 2 of them in 2024; the most refused products were spices and mixed spice and seasonings, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

3
spices lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2024: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Senegal: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Spices refusals from Senegal 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
2024	2
2017	1

Spices refusals from Senegal

FDA refused 2 spices lines from Senegal between October 2016 and May 29, 2024, 67% of the spices lines.

Spices product descriptions refused from Senegal
FDA product description	Lines	Share of spices
Spices, ground, cracked, etc., n.e.c.	2	66.7%

Recent spices refusals

Recent Spices refusals from Senegal
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 29, 2024	UNKNOWN MANUF (Importer - Maguatte Mbow)Dakar, Senegal	Spices, ground, cracked, etc., n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 29, 2024	AdjaDakar, Senegal	Spices, ground, cracked, etc., n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source

Mixed spice and seasonings refusals from Senegal

FDA refused 1 mixed spice and seasonings line from Senegal between October 2016 and May 29, 2024, 33% of the spices lines.

Mixed spice and seasonings product descriptions refused from Senegal
FDA product description	Lines	Share of spices
Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c.	1	33.3%

Recent mixed spice and seasonings refusals

Recent Mixed spice and seasonings refusals from Senegal
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 5, 2017	Diakite ProductionDakar, Senegal	Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c	LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG LABELING+1	Source

Why FDA refused spices from Senegal

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

Most frequent refusal charges for spices from Senegal
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	3	50%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	1	17%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	1	17%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	1	17%

Senegal spices firms with the most FDA records

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

Senegal spices firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
UNKNOWN MANUF (Importer - Maguatte Mbow)	Dakar	1

Latest spices refusals from Senegal

Latest FDA spices refusals from Senegal
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 29, 2024	UNKNOWN MANUF (Importer - Maguatte Mbow)Dakar, Senegal	Spices, ground, cracked, etc., n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 29, 2024	AdjaDakar, Senegal	Spices, ground, cracked, etc., n.e.c	NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 5, 2017	Diakite ProductionDakar, Senegal	Mixed spice and seasonings, ground, cracked, without salt, n.e.c	LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG LABELING+1	Source

Questions about spices refusals from Senegal

How many spices shipments from Senegal did FDA refuse in 2024?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of spices from Senegal in 2024 through May 29, 2024.
Why does FDA refuse spices from Senegal?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For spices from Senegal the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 3 lines), COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 1 line) and LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover spices from Senegal?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Senegal in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Senegal firms; see the country page.

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