India — Macaroni and Noodle Products — Noodles-Pasta
India received 173 FDA import refusals in Noodles-Pasta, part of Macaroni and Noodle Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 43 in 2024-Q4, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filth, nutrition labeling, and color not declared. Measured against US import value, that runs at 4,255 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 noodles-pasta from India
Higher risk. India ranks 1st of 4 origins shipping noodles-pasta to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 4,255 — the highest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 171 refusals in the last 3 years, 150 were hazard findings and 21 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 84 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DNEI — Northeast (54); DWCI — West Coast (42); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (31).
- Riskiest months
- September, November, October, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- filth (80), unsafe food additive (47), undeclared allergen (46), unsafe color additive (7), insanitary handling (2).
- Paperwork to get right
- false or misleading label (48), nutrition labeling (48), ingredients not listed (47).
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 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024-Q3 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 43 | 40 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 9PM-2687723-5 VERMICELLI Import division DNBI. filth
- KM6-3684421-9 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNEI. filthinsanitary plantinsanitary handling
- EJ4-0058905-0 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filthunsafe color additivecolor not declared
- KM6-3677890-4 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNEI. filth
- KM6-3684378-1 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DSWI. filth
- KM6-3673065-7 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedcolor not declaredno manufacturer nameno net quantity+5 more
- 8RG-2689020-8 MACARONI/NOODLE PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. filthno net quantitynot in Englishno common name+1 more
- J89-0147401-7 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNBI. filth
- KM6-3679784-7 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNEI. filth
- EJ4-0060304-2 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. filth
- KM6-3669446-5 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNEI. ingredients not listed
- DP4-1006624-6 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DSWI. filthunsafe color additivecolor not declared
- KM6-3672865-1 SPAGHETTI Import division DNEI. filth
- J89-0147416-5 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNBI. filth
- H77-0237643-2 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNEI. filth
- KM6-3664785-1 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. filth
- J89-0147403-3 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DNBI. filth
- DP4-3938842-3 NOODLES, INSTANT Import division DSWI. nutrition labeling
- KM6-3668243-7 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. filth
- KM6-3669170-1 NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedfilthno net quantitynutrition labeling
Data and downloads
Download all 257 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 2026-09-29. To get new ones for India by email, watch India.
India country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →