Mexico — Spices, Flavors, and Salts — Spices-Other

Above the median. Mexico ranks 6th of 17 origins shipping spices-other to the US on border rejections per $1 billion of US imports, at 492.1 — above 69% of them.

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Mexico received 28 FDA import refusals in Spices-Other, part of Spices, Flavors, and Salts between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filthy, salmonella, and unsafe col. Measured against US import value, that runs at 492.1 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Mexico over the last 3 years.

Of these, 24 were hazard refusals and 4 were paperwork refusals.

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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

8YJ-0023119-5 2026-08-25 DSWIMIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg
U72-0540831-4 2026-08-10 DNEICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy
83U-1450602-8 2026-07-08 DSWICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) list ingreno englishlabelingnutrit lbl
GH5-0180005-2 2026-05-28 DSWICUMIN, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) poisonous
GH5-0176962-0 2026-03-27 DSWICUMIN, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) pb-food
9L9-0248985-0 2026-03-23 DSWIBASIL (SWEET BASIL), WHOLE (SPICE) salmonella
E5H-0072156-9 2026-02-12 DSWICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella
SCS-2132019-3 2026-02-11 DSEICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy
918-5411536-6 2026-01-26 DSWIBAY (LAUREL), WHOLE (SPICE) salmonella
U72-0539535-4 2026-01-12 DNEIMIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C. filthy
SCS-9007006-6 2025-12-16 DSEICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy
8QN-0026807-8 2025-10-28 DSWICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) filthy
799-5422100-0 2025-10-22 DSEICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy
83U-1401948-5 2024-12-11 DSWIBASIL (SWEET BASIL), WHOLE (SPICE) pesticide
83U-1399427-4 2024-10-28 DSWIBASIL (SWEET BASIL), WHOLE (SPICE) 807refusal
E7S-0047910-3 2024-10-01 DSWICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy
NWS-0016368-3 2024-07-30 DSWISPICES, FLAVORS AND SALT NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. unsafe colinconspicucolor lblg
E7S-0046898-1 2024-07-09 DSWICAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy
B9A-0077063-4 2024-04-19 DSWITHYME, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) lacks firmlacks n/cusual namelabeling
9L9-0224476-8 2024-04-16 DSWIBASIL (SWEET BASIL), WHOLE (SPICE) pesticide