Lebanon — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Sesame
Lebanon received 16 FDA import refusals in Sesame, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume peaked at 9 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, insanitary plant, and insanitary handling. Measured against US import value, that runs at 3,268 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Lebanon over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import sesame from Lebanon
Higher risk. Lebanon ranks 1st of 3 origins shipping sesame to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 3,268 — the highest of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 15 refusals in the last 3 years, 15 were hazard findings and 0 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (8); DWCI — West Coast (4); DNEI — Northeast (3).
- Riskiest months
- April, March, August, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- Salmonella (13), insanitary plant (8), insanitary handling (5), insanitary conditions (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-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- DP4-3938494-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- DP4-3891333-8 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- F87-2400069-7 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DWCI. insanitary plant
- BSL-0422881-4 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. insanitary conditionsSalmonella
- F87-2301508-4 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DWCI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- BSL-0422793-1 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantSalmonella
- BSL-0422794-9 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantSalmonella
- BSL-0422807-9 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantSalmonella
- F87-2301300-6 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- BSL-0422642-0 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- BSL-0422713-9 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. insanitary handlingSalmonella
- BSL-0422870-7 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNBI. insanitary plantSalmonella
- 541-2783640-8 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DNBI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- F87-2301362-6 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DWCI. insanitary handling
- 541-2782430-5 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DNEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 164-0296598-8 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- 164-0291838-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- 9EX-2205122-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DWCI. no net quantitySalmonellanutrition labeling
- DP4-8528999-6 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- BQB-0025051-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
Data and downloads
Download all 21 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 2026-03-24. To get new ones for Lebanon by email, watch Lebanon.
Lebanon country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →