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India received 2730 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filthy, unapproved, and unsafe col. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from India, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.

Of these, 2,109 were hazard refusals and 621 were paperwork refusals.

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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

By category, last 156 weeks

Category	Rejections	Per $1B US imports	Most-cited hazard
Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans	483	—	unapproved
Spices, Flavors, and Salts	293	—	salmonella
Fruit and Fruit Products	269	—	filthy
Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch	268	—	pesticide
Vegetables and Vegetable Products	219	—	pesticide
Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base)	216	—	salmonella
Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings	193	—	filthy
Nuts and Edible Seeds	183	—	poisonord
Macaroni and Noodle Products	172	—	filthy
Fishery/Seafood Products	100	—	vetdrugres
Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet)	70	—	salmonella
Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements	61	—	unapproved
Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil)	48	—	unsafe add
Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum	36	—	unsafe col
Dressings and Condiments	29	—	filthy
Soft Drinks and Waters	22	—	list ingre
Coffee and Tea	14	—	unsafe add
Beverage Bases	13	—	unsafe col
Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products	8	—	unsafe col
Color Additives for Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics	8	—	unsafe col

Recent rejections

BQT-2601590-7 2026-09-10 DNBIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsCHANA DAL, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide
KM6-3677866-4 2026-09-10 DNEISpices, Flavors, and SaltsMIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C. filthy
AEK-2031384-6 2026-09-10 DNEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT PUREES) filthy
EJ4-0058905-0 2026-09-10 DWCIMacaroni and Noodle ProductsNOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthyunsafe colcolor lblg
KM6-3677890-4 2026-09-10 DNEIMacaroni and Noodle ProductsNOODLES, INSTANT filthy
KM6-3689185-5 2026-09-10 DNBINuts and Edible SeedsPEANUT, SHELLED salmonella
1FX-2480598-9 2026-09-10 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN) unapproved
KM6-3681261-2 2026-09-10 DNEIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsMIXED VEGETABLES, N.E.C. poisonousneeds fceno process
1FX-4278706-0 2026-09-10 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansMECOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) unapproved
1FX-7141992-3 2026-09-09 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved
AEK-9823059-0 2026-09-09 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
KM6-3687342-4 2026-09-09 DNEISpices, Flavors, and SaltsCORIANDER, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella
AEK-0989644-9 2026-09-09 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy
AEK-9849860-1 2026-09-08 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved
1FX-3293454-0 2026-09-08 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved
1FX-1754485-0 2026-09-08 DSEIColor Additives for Foods, Drugs, and CosmeticsHENNA unsafe col
SCS-0285424-6 2026-09-08 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe collist ingre
B4S-1015560-2 2026-09-08 DSWIBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsOTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy
AEK-0841834-4 2026-09-08 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansMACA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) mfr inj
1FX-0971943-7 2026-09-08 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansFOLIC ACID (VITAMIN) unapproved

Recent weeks

Week	Border rejections
2026-W38	0
2026-W37	23
2026-W36	12
2026-W35	19
2026-W34	13
2026-W33	26
2026-W32	19
2026-W31	19

→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W38