Jordan — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Sesame
Jordan received 13 FDA import refusals in Sesame, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2025-Q3, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, nutrition labeling, and insanitary plant. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Jordan, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
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Key figures
If you import sesame from Jordan
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 12 refusals in the last 3 years, 12 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (6); DSEI — Southeast (4); DNEI — Northeast (2).
- Riskiest months
- June, July, October, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- Salmonella (12), insanitary handling (4), insanitary plant (4), poisonous or deleterious substance (2), insanitary conditions (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- nutrition labeling (2), false or misleading label (1), no net quantity (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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- TZ8-6038740-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- 9K9-1027784-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- 541-2829950-7 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DNEI. pesticide residuefalse or misleading labelnutrition labelingSalmonella
- 202-3111544-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNBI. insanitary plantSalmonella
- NXW-0007205-2 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- TZ8-6037661-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 9JW-0414448-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DSEI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 196-2555785-5 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNBI. no food-canning registrationno process filingpoisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary conditions+2 more
- 8XG-0163771-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNBI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonellano net quantity+2 more
- 478-0269027-2 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- BEN-0089214-3 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- K09-0090593-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- EJG-2300688-1 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNBI. nutrition labeling
- 175-3188810-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- BSL-0709487-4 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DSEI. aflatoxinno process filingnutrition labelingSalmonella
- BVX-0316714-5 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- AZR-4739983-8 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- DP4-8491073-3 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- 512-1073306-2 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameno net quantitynot in English+4 more
- WUG-0194581-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DWCI. Salmonella
Data and downloads
Download all 23 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
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Jordan country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →