How many seafood shipments from Sierra Leone did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Sierra Leone in 2025 through December 30, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Sierra Leone?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Sierra Leone the most frequent are SALMONELLA (Salmonella, 5 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines) and LACKS FIRM (manufacturer name and address missing, 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 Sierra Leone?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Sierra Leone firms are Import Alert 16-81 (3 firms) and Import Alert 16-74 (2 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Sierra Leone firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Sierra Leone

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to December 30, 2025

FDA refused 11 seafood shipment lines from Sierra Leone between October 2016 and December 30, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were barracuda and fish, most often for SALMONELLA (Salmonella).

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

11
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 21%
of all FDA refusals from Sierra Leone: 4
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Sierra Leone 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
2025	1	0%
2024	1
2021	2	+100%
2020	1	-75%
2019	4	+300%
2018	1	0%
2017	1

Barracuda refusals from Sierra Leone

FDA refused 6 barracuda lines from Sierra Leone between October 2016 and December 30, 2025, 55% of the seafood lines.

Barracuda product descriptions refused from Sierra Leone
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	5	45.5%
Barracuda, cold smoked, fish	1	9.1%

Recent barracuda refusals

Recent Barracuda refusals from Sierra Leone
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 12, 2024	Jarika EnterpriseFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, cold smoked, fish	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM	Source
Dec 23, 2021	Amtaishpat Import and Export Foods and General Merchandise Sierra Leone LimitedFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	SALMONELLA	Source
Mar 30, 2021	Amtaishpat Import and Export Foods and General Merchandise Sierra Leone LimitedFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	SALMONELLA	Source
Sep 12, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	SALMONELLA	Source
May 9, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	NO ENGLISH SALMONELLA	Source

Fish refusals from Sierra Leone

FDA refused 3 fish lines from Sierra Leone between October 2016 and December 30, 2025, 27% of the seafood lines.

Fish product descriptions refused from Sierra Leone
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Fish, hot smoked n.e.c.	2	18.2%
Fish, n.e.c.	1	9.1%

Recent fish refusals

Recent Fish refusals from Sierra Leone
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 8, 2020	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Fish, hot smoked n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Sep 12, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Fish, hot smoked n.e.c	MFR INSAN	Source
Feb 1, 2017	Alpha Ma EnterprisesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Fish, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source

Oysters refusals from Sierra Leone

FDA refused 1 oysters line from Sierra Leone between October 2016 and December 30, 2025, 9% of the seafood lines.

Oysters product descriptions refused from Sierra Leone
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Oysters	1	9.1%

Recent oysters refusals

Recent Oysters refusals from Sierra Leone
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 30, 2025	Asa SabouyaFreetown, Sierra Leone	Oysters	POISONOUS	Source

Other seafood products refused from Sierra Leone

Products refused from Sierra Leone in seafood
Product group	Lines	Share
Shad	1	9.1%

Why FDA refused seafood from Sierra Leone

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Sierra Leone
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
SALMONELLA	Salmonella	5	28%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	4	22%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	2	11%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	2	11%
INSANITARY	Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions	1	6%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	1	6%
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	1	6%
POISONOUS	Poisonous or deleterious substance	1	6%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	1	6%

Import alerts for seafood that list Sierra Leone firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Sierra Leone
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-81	Seafood products: Salmonella	3
16-74	Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish	2

Sierra Leone seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Sierra Leone seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Sierra Fisheries	Freetown	6
Amtaishpat Import and Export Foods and General Merchandise Sierra Leone Limited	Freetown	2
Alpha Ma Enterprises	Freetown	1
Jarika Enterprise	Freetown	1

Latest seafood refusals from Sierra Leone

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Sierra Leone
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 30, 2025	Asa SabouyaFreetown, Sierra Leone	Oysters	POISONOUS	Source
Jul 12, 2024	Jarika EnterpriseFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, cold smoked, fish	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM	Source
Dec 23, 2021	Amtaishpat Import and Export Foods and General Merchandise Sierra Leone LimitedFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	SALMONELLA	Source
Mar 30, 2021	Amtaishpat Import and Export Foods and General Merchandise Sierra Leone LimitedFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	SALMONELLA	Source
Dec 8, 2020	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Fish, hot smoked n.e.c	SALMONELLA	Source
Sep 12, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	SALMONELLA	Source
Sep 12, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Fish, hot smoked n.e.c	MFR INSAN	Source
May 9, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	NO ENGLISH SALMONELLA	Source
May 9, 2019	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Barracuda, hot smoked, fish	INSANITARY NO ENGLISH	Source
May 16, 2018	Sierra FisheriesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Shad, alewife	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C+2	Source
Feb 1, 2017	Alpha Ma EnterprisesFreetown, Sierra Leone	Fish, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Sierra Leone

How many seafood shipments from Sierra Leone did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Sierra Leone in 2025 through December 30, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Sierra Leone?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Sierra Leone the most frequent are SALMONELLA (Salmonella, 5 lines), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 4 lines) and LACKS FIRM (manufacturer name and address missing, 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 Sierra Leone?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Sierra Leone firms are Import Alert 16-81 (3 firms) and Import Alert 16-74 (2 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Sierra Leone firms too; see the country page.

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