India — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Sesame
India received 35 FDA import refusals in Sesame, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 11 in 2023-Q4, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, Salmonella, and filth. Measured against US import value, that runs at 143.8 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from India over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import sesame from India
Lower risk. India ranks 3rd of 3 origins shipping sesame to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 143.8 — the lowest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 25 refusals in the last 3 years, 25 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 2,402 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (12); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (4); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (4).
- Riskiest months
- May, January, July, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (19), Salmonella (5), poisonous substance (3), filth (2), refused establishment inspection (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- false or misleading label (1), foreign plant not registered (1), label not conspicuous (1).
FDA does not publish how many entries it examines, so no page can state a true probability of refusal; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 581-0316114-6 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. refused establishment inspection
- KM6-3662050-2 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 084-1803027-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. pesticide residue
- DP4-3942928-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonellapesticide residue
- EJ4-0056635-5 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DSWI. Salmonella
- KM6-3657417-0 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- KM6-3645310-2 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 8K9-2415194-5 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- KM6-1622557-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- KM6-3637537-0 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- KM6-3639045-2 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- KM6-3632692-8 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. filth
- KM6-3629982-8 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- KM6-3624668-8 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- KM6-3626251-1 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. unsafe color additivepesticide residuefilthunsafe food additive+8 more
- D79-0031827-1 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DSEI. pesticide residue
- BUU-1627192-2 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- EJ2-0167008-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DWCI. pesticide residueno manufacturer name
- KM6-3624315-6 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DSWI. pesticide residuepoisonous substance
- K79-0180159-0 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
Data and downloads
Download all 140 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-28. To get new ones for India by email, watch India.
India country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →