FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: seafood from United Kingdom
FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to August 7, 2019
FDA refused 11 seafood shipment lines from United Kingdom between October 2016 and August 7, 2019, 1 of them in 2019; the most refused products were salmon and haddock, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 11
- seafood lines refused since October 2016
- 1
- refused so far in 2019
- 4
- firms with the most records, listed below
Seafood refusals from United Kingdom by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | -89% |
| 2018 | 9 | +800% |
| 2017 | 1 |
Salmon refusals from United Kingdom
FDA refused 5 salmon lines from United Kingdom between October 2016 and August 7, 2019, 45% of the seafood lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of seafood |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | 3 | 27.3% |
| Salmon (humpback, silver, king sockeye, etc.), hot smoked, fish | 2 | 18.2% |
Recent salmon refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| The Edinburgh Salmon CompanyDingwall, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king sockeye, etc.), hot smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| The Edinburgh Salmon CompanyDingwall, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king sockeye, etc.), hot smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source |
Haddock refusals from United Kingdom
FDA refused 2 haddock lines from United Kingdom between October 2016 and August 7, 2019, 18% of the seafood lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of seafood |
|---|---|---|
| Haddock, cold smoked, fish | 2 | 18.2% |
Recent haddock refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seachill UK (Icelandic), Ltd., LaForey RoadGrimsby, United Kingdom | Haddock, cold smoked, fish | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Haddock, cold smoked, fish | INSANITARY | Source |
Cockles refusals from United Kingdom
FDA refused 1 cockles line from United Kingdom between October 2016 and August 7, 2019, 9% of the seafood lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of seafood |
|---|---|---|
| Cockles | 1 | 9.1% |
Recent cockles refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Foods Ltd.Lifton, United Kingdom | Cockles | NUTRIT LBLNEEDS FCE | Source |
Other seafood products refused from United Kingdom
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fish | 1 | 9.1% |
| Herring | 1 | 9.1% |
| Sardines | 1 | 9.1% |
Why FDA refused seafood from United Kingdom
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 7 | 37% |
| INSANITARY | Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions | 5 | 26% |
| LISTERIA | Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | 11% |
| FILTHY | Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance | 1 | 5% |
| LABELING | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act | 1 | 5% |
| LIST INGRE | Ingredients not listed | 1 | 5% |
| NEEDS FCE | Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods | 1 | 5% |
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 1 | 5% |
Import alerts for seafood that list United Kingdom firms
United Kingdom seafood firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd. | Aberdeen | 5 |
| The Edinburgh Salmon Company | Dingwall | 2 |
| Turner & Price Limited | Hull | 1 |
| Premier Foods Ltd. | Lifton | 1 |
Latest seafood refusals from United Kingdom
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Foods Ltd.Lifton, United Kingdom | Cockles | NUTRIT LBLNEEDS FCE | Source | |
| Bruno KidiadiWakefield, United Kingdom | Fish, n.e.c | FILTHY | Source | |
| Seachill UK (Icelandic), Ltd., LaForey RoadGrimsby, United Kingdom | Haddock, cold smoked, fish | LIST INGRELABELINGNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Haddock, cold smoked, fish | INSANITARY | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king, sockeye, etc.) | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd.Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Herring, cold smoked, fish | INSANITARYNUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| The Edinburgh Salmon CompanyDingwall, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king sockeye, etc.), hot smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| The Edinburgh Salmon CompanyDingwall, United Kingdom | Salmon (humpback, silver, king sockeye, etc.), hot smoked, fish | LISTERIA | Source | |
| Turner & Price LimitedHull, United Kingdom | Sardines (brisling, sprats, pilchards, etc.) | NUTRIT LBLNO PROCESS | Source |
Questions about seafood refusals from United Kingdom
- How many seafood shipments from United Kingdom did FDA refuse in 2019?
- FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from United Kingdom in 2019 through August 7, 2019, compared with 9 in 2018.
- Why does FDA refuse seafood from United Kingdom?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from United Kingdom the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 5 lines) and LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 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 United Kingdom?
- As of October 27, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list United Kingdom firms are Import Alert 16-39 (18 firms) and Import Alert 16-119 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list United Kingdom firms too; see the country page.
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