Mexico — Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings — Bakery
Mexico received 25 FDA import refusals in Bakery, part of Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 4 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ingredients not listed, nutrition labeling, and no net quantity. Measured against US import value, that runs at 3.2 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Mexico over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import bakery from Mexico
Lower risk. Mexico ranks 12th of 13 origins shipping bakery to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 3.2 — above 8% of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 25 refusals in the last 3 years, 9 were hazard findings and 16 paperwork alone — most were avoidable at the desk.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 110,912 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the lowest refusal rate of 9 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (20); DNEI — Northeast (4); DSEI — Southeast (1).
- Riskiest months
- January, September, February, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- unsafe color additive (5), undeclared allergen (2), filth (2), poisonous or deleterious substance (1), unsafe food additive (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- ingredients not listed (10), nutrition labeling (9), no net quantity (8).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Recent refusals
- 02K-0000315-6 CRACKERS (NON FILLED) N.E.C. Import division DSWI. not in Englishlabeling
- U72-0540747-2 TORTILLAS Import division DNEI. ingredients not listednot to standard of identityno manufacturer nameno net quantity+1 more
- U72-0540776-1 TORTILLAS Import division DNEI. ingredients not listednot to standard of identityno manufacturer nameno net quantity+2 more
- 1FX-1024215-5 BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. Import division DSEI. filth
- 96L-0036155-5 CRACKERS (NON FILLED) N.E.C. Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- U72-0540644-1 TORTILLAS Import division DNEI. ingredients not listednot to standard of identityno manufacturer nameno net quantity+1 more
- BNI-0148038-1 BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameno net quantityno common name+1 more
- U72-0540020-4 TORTILLAS Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer nameno net quantityno common name+1 more
- GR9-9122677-4 TORTILLAS Import division DSWI. FSVP violation
- BJG-0208658-4 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declarednot in English
- 9L9-0245867-3 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- E5T-0211186-3 ICE CREAM CONES Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedbelow standard of qualitylabel not conspicuousno net quantity+1 more
- GH5-0172701-6 MIXED FILLED/ICED COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS Import division DSWI. below standard of qualitynutrition labeling
- GH5-0174220-5 BUTTER/BUTTER FLAVORED,PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedbelow standard of qualitynutrition labeling
- GH5-0171671-2 BUTTER/BUTTER FLAVORED,PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS Import division DSWI. below standard of quality
- SCS-0755079-6 PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedlabel not conspicuousno manufacturer nameno net quantity+3 more
- NB8-0217164-6 TORTILLAS Import division DSWI. filth
- 83U-1408779-7 BREAD, ROLLS, BUNS, ETC N.E.C. PREPARED DRY MIX WITH MILK OR EGG Import division DSWI. labeling
- WFE-0128499-7 OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BJG-0176167-4 SALTED CRACKERS Import division DSWI. label not conspicuousnutrition labelingunsafe color additivecolor not declared+7 more
Data and downloads
Download all 50 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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Mexico country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →