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

FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Uganda in 2025 through July 23, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Uganda?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Uganda the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 4 lines), INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 4 lines) and MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Uganda?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Uganda

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to July 23, 2025

FDA refused 7 seafood shipment lines from Uganda between October 2016 and July 23, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were perch and fish, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

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

7
seafood lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 88%
of all FDA refusals from Uganda: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Uganda 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
2021	1
2018	5

Perch refusals from Uganda

FDA refused 3 perch lines from Uganda between October 2016 and July 23, 2025, 43% of the seafood lines.

Perch product descriptions refused from Uganda
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	3	42.9%

Recent perch refusals

Recent Perch refusals from Uganda
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	FILTHY INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	FILTHY INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source

Fish refusals from Uganda

FDA refused 2 fish lines from Uganda between October 2016 and July 23, 2025, 29% of the seafood lines.

Fish product descriptions refused from Uganda
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Fish, n.e.c.	2	28.6%

Recent fish refusals

Recent Fish refusals from Uganda
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 13, 2021	Mieca Uganda LtdKampala, Uganda	Fish, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Fish, n.e.c	FILTHY INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source

Tilapia refusals from Uganda

FDA refused 2 tilapia lines from Uganda between October 2016 and July 23, 2025, 29% of the seafood lines.

Tilapia product descriptions refused from Uganda
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Tilapia	2	28.6%

Recent tilapia refusals

Recent Tilapia refusals from Uganda
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 23, 2025	Mieca Uganda LtdKampala, Uganda	Tilapia	STD IDENT LABELING	Source
Mar 9, 2018	Muzerwa MyakambilKampala, Uganda	Tilapia	INSANITARY LABELING	Source

Why FDA refused seafood from Uganda

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Uganda
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	4	25%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	4	25%
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	4	25%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	2	13%
INSANITARY	Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions	1	6%
STD IDENT	Does not conform to standard of identity	1	6%

Import alerts for seafood that list Uganda firms

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

Uganda seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Uganda seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Mubbale Denis	Kampala	4

Latest seafood refusals from Uganda

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Uganda
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 23, 2025	Mieca Uganda LtdKampala, Uganda	Tilapia	STD IDENT LABELING	Source
Apr 13, 2021	Mieca Uganda LtdKampala, Uganda	Fish, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	FILTHY INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Fish, n.e.c	FILTHY INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	FILTHY INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source
Jul 3, 2018	Mubbale DenisKampala, Uganda	Perch, freshwater (yellow, lake), hot smoked, fish	INCONSPICU MFR INSAN	Source
Mar 9, 2018	Muzerwa MyakambilKampala, Uganda	Tilapia	INSANITARY LABELING	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Uganda

How many seafood shipments from Uganda did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Uganda in 2025 through July 23, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Uganda?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Uganda the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 4 lines), INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 4 lines) and MFR INSAN (insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Uganda?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Uganda firms are Import Alert 16-74 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Uganda firms too; see the country page.

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