How many seafood shipments from Taiwan did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 5 shipment lines of seafood from Taiwan in 2025 through November 25, 2025, compared with 7 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Taiwan?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Taiwan the most frequent are SALMONELLA (Salmonella, 80 lines), FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 29 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 22 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Taiwan?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Taiwan firms are Import Alert 16-18 (84 firms), Import Alert 16-81 (56 firms), Import Alert 16-05 (24 firms) and Import Alert 16-39 (10 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Taiwan firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Taiwan

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to November 25, 2025

FDA refused 194 seafood shipment lines from Taiwan between October 2016 and November 25, 2025, 5 of them in 2025; the most refused products were tilapia and fish cakes, most often for SALMONELLA (Salmonella).

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

194
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 5
refused so far in 2025: 20%
of all FDA refusals from Taiwan: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Taiwan by year

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

FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2025	5	-29%
2024	7	-50%
2023	14	-7%
2022	15	+88%
2021	8	-76%
2020	34	-3%
2019	35	+17%
2018	30	+15%
2017	26
2016 (from Oct)	20

Tilapia refusals from Taiwan

FDA refused 62 tilapia lines from Taiwan between October 2016 and November 25, 2025, 32% of the seafood lines.

Tilapia product descriptions refused from Taiwan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Tilapia, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	44	22.7%
Tilapia	18	9.3%

Recent tilapia refusals

Recent Tilapia refusals from Taiwan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 26, 2025	Grand Ocean Seafood Co Ltd (Broker)Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Tilapia, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	SALMONELLA	Source
Jun 1, 2023	Toplenty Frozen Food Factory Co., LTD.Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Tilapia	SALMONELLA	Source
May 15, 2023	Toplenty Frozen Food Factory Co., LTD.Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Tilapia, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	SALMONELLA	Source

Fish cakes refusals from Taiwan

FDA refused 21 fish cakes lines from Taiwan between October 2016 and November 25, 2025, 11% of the seafood lines.

Fish cakes product descriptions refused from Taiwan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Fish cakes, balls, etc., n.e.c.	21	10.8%

Recent fish cakes refusals

Recent Fish cakes refusals from Taiwan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 24, 2025	Radiant Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.Keelung, Taiwan	Fish cakes, balls, etc., n.e.c	INCONSPICU LABELING	Source

Mahi mahi refusals from Taiwan

FDA refused 20 mahi mahi lines from Taiwan between October 2016 and November 25, 2025, 10% of the seafood lines.

Mahi mahi product descriptions refused from Taiwan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Mahi mahi	20	10.3%

Recent mahi mahi refusals

Recent Mahi mahi refusals from Taiwan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 10, 2025	Ocean Leader Co., LtdTaipei, Taiwan	Mahi mahi	FILTHY POISONORD	Source

Other seafood products refused from Taiwan

Products refused from Taiwan in seafood
Product group	Lines	Share
Threadfin	12	6.2%
Aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	11	5.7%
Milkfish	9	4.6%
Barramundi	8	4.1%
Pollack	8	4.1%
Bass	7	3.6%

Why FDA refused seafood from Taiwan

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Taiwan
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
SALMONELLA	Salmonella	80	37%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	29	13%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	22	10%
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	17	8%
VETDRUGRES	Animal drug residue	15	7%
ALLERGEN	Major food allergen not declared	14	6%
LISTERIA	Listeria monocytogenes	14	6%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	11	5%
HISTAMINE	Histamine	8	4%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	7	3%

Import alerts for seafood that list Taiwan firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Taiwan
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-18	Raw shrimp		84
16-81	Seafood products: Salmonella	56
16-05	Mahimahi from Ecuador and Taiwan: histamine, decomposition		24
16-39	Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes	10
16-105	Fish products: decomposition, histamine or indole	7
16-124	Aquaculture seafood: unapproved drugs	7
16-74	Uneviscerated salt-cured, dried, smoked or fermented fish	2
16-04	Seafood products that appear to be misbranded	1
16-119	Fish products from importer and processor combinations	1
16-120	Seafood from processors not in compliance with HACCP	1

Taiwan seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Taiwan seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Gallant Ocean International Inc	Kaohsiung City	28
Jing Li Hwa Foods Co., Ltd.	Kaohsiung	26
Qin Ye International Co., Ltd.	Kaohsiung City	14
Guarantee Liability Yun-Lin County Shui-Lin Fwusow Fish Coop	Shui-Lin	13
Radiant Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.	Keelung	10
Hsien-Pin Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.	Su-Ao Township	8
Gallant Ocean International, Inc. Xiaogang Plant	KAOHSIUNG	8
Toplenty Frozen Food Factory Co., LTD.	Kaohsiung City	8
Jin Tzer Marine Products Co.,Ltd.	Yi Lan Xian	7
Sea Taste Foods Corporation	Kaohsiung City	6

Latest seafood refusals from Taiwan

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Taiwan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Nov 25, 2025	Gallant Ocean International, Inc. Xiaogang PlantKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan	Barramundi	SALMONELLA	Source
Sep 24, 2025	Radiant Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.Keelung, Taiwan	Fish cakes, balls, etc., n.e.c	INCONSPICU LABELING	Source
Aug 26, 2025	Grand Ocean Seafood Co Ltd (Broker)Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Tilapia, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	SALMONELLA	Source
Apr 10, 2025	Ocean Leader Co., LtdTaipei, Taiwan	Mahi mahi	FILTHY POISONORD	Source
Jan 13, 2025	Chiayi County Aquaculture MarketingChiayi County, Taiwan	Barramundi	SALMONELLA	Source
Nov 7, 2024	Sea Taste Foods CorporationKaohsiung City, Taiwan	Barramundi	SALMONELLA	Source
Oct 9, 2024	Gallant Ocean International IncKaohsiung City, Taiwan	Aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products, n.e.c.,	SALMONELLA	Source
Oct 9, 2024	Gallant Ocean International IncKaohsiung City, Taiwan	Aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products, n.e.c.,	SALMONELLA	Source
Oct 9, 2024	Gallant Ocean International IncKaohsiung City, Taiwan	Aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products, n.e.c.,	SALMONELLA	Source
Sep 13, 2024	Huang Chi Frozen Food Factory Co., Ltd.Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Squid, other aquatic species	SALMONELLA	Source
Feb 2, 2024	Ocean Leader Co., LtdTaipei, Taiwan	Wahoo	FILTHY	Source
Feb 2, 2024	Ocean Leader Co., LtdTaipei, Taiwan	Wahoo	FILTHY	Source
Sep 19, 2023	Li Ying Seafood Co., Ltd.Jia Yi Xian, Taiwan	Bass, hybrid striped, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	SALMONELLA	Source
Aug 1, 2023	Gallant Ocean International IncKaohsiung City, Taiwan	Bass, salt or brackisk water (stripe bass, white perch, black bass, etc.)	SALMONELLA	Source
Jul 10, 2023	Li Ying Seafood Co., Ltd.Jia Yi Xian, Taiwan	Bass, hybrid striped, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	SALMONELLA	Source
Jul 6, 2023	Gallant Ocean International, Inc. Xiaogang PlantKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan	Barramundi	SALMONELLA	Source
Jul 6, 2023	Gallant Ocean International, Inc. Xiaogang PlantKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan	Barramundi	SALMONELLA	Source
Jun 6, 2023	Gallant Ocean International, Inc. Xiaogang PlantKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan	Barramundi	SALMONELLA	Source
Jun 1, 2023	Toplenty Frozen Food Factory Co., LTD.Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Tilapia	SALMONELLA	Source
May 15, 2023	Toplenty Frozen Food Factory Co., LTD.Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	Tilapia, aquaculture harvested fishery/seafood products	SALMONELLA	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Taiwan

How many seafood shipments from Taiwan did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 5 shipment lines of seafood from Taiwan in 2025 through November 25, 2025, compared with 7 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Taiwan?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Taiwan the most frequent are SALMONELLA (Salmonella, 80 lines), FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 29 lines) and LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 22 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Taiwan?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Taiwan firms are Import Alert 16-18 (84 firms), Import Alert 16-81 (56 firms), Import Alert 16-05 (24 firms) and Import Alert 16-39 (10 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Taiwan firms too; see the country page.

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