Mexico — All Categories
Mexico received 2,104 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are unsafe color additive, color not declared, and pesticide residue. No trade baseline is published for some of Mexico's categories, so no per-$1B rate is shown for the origin total.
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Key figures
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of these, 1,637 were hazard refusals and 467 were paperwork refusals.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 150 | 117 | 33 |
| 2024-Q2 | 164 | 131 | 33 |
| 2024-Q3 | 207 | 150 | 57 |
| 2024-Q4 | 182 | 134 | 48 |
| 2025-Q1 | 202 | 166 | 36 |
| 2025-Q2 | 183 | 143 | 40 |
| 2025-Q3 | 206 | 153 | 53 |
| 2025-Q4 | 201 | 173 | 28 |
| 2026-Q1 | 233 | 178 | 55 |
| 2026-Q2 | 182 | 150 | 32 |
| 2026-Q3 | 149 | 106 | 43 |
| 2026-Q4 | 45 | 36 | 9 |
By year
| Year | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 609 |
| 2025 | 792 |
| 2024 | 703 |
| 2023 | 647 |
| 2022 | 865 |
| 2021 | 410 |
| 2020 | 415 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Refusals | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 6 | 2.8 | poisonous or deleterious substance |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 591 | — | pesticide residue |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 489 | — | filth |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 368 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 238 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 137 | — | filth |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 58 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 53 | — | FSVP violation |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 47 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 36 | — | filth |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 29 | — | filth |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 25 | — | ingredients not listed |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 20 | — | no process filing |
| Dressings and Condiments | 17 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Cheese and Cheese Products | 17 | — | poisonous or deleterious substance |
| Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | 12 | — | substitution |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 11 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Beverage Bases | 11 | — | unsafe food additive |
| Coffee and Tea | 9 | — | supplement GMP failure |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 8 | — | unsafe food additive |
| Filled Milk and Imitation Milk Products | 5 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 4 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Food Additives - for Human Use | 2 | — | unsafe color additive |
| Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | 2 | — | nutrition labeling |
| Meat, Meat Products, and Poultry | 1 | — | unapproved new drug |
| Edible Insects and Insect-Derived Foods | 1 | — | lead |
Recent refusals
- NQD-1256776-8 CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C.Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum. Import division DNEI. filth
- BJG-0215917-5 MILK, FLAVORED (CHOCOLATE, ETC.)Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products. Import division DSWI. ingredients not listedunsafe food additivelabel not conspicuousfalse or misleading label+1 more
- EMK-0157694-6 FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERSDietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements. Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- N9H-0011809-9 FILLED MILK, CONCENTRATED, EVAPORATED MILK TYPE PRODUCTFilled Milk and Imitation Milk Products. Import division DSWI. no food-canning registrationno process filing
- NDA-1038475-4 HUSK TOMATO (TOMATILLO) (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE)Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DSWI. Salmonella
- 635-1125720-4 DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. filth
- NJA-0004325-9 CORN CHIPS, FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivelabel not conspicuousnot in Englishcolor additive labeling+1 more
- NJA-0004406-7 SQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE)Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BHK-6118330-6 PRICKLE PEAR (CORE FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BJG-0222075-3 CORN CHIPS, FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- NJA-0004253-3 CORN CHIPS, FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- BJG-0222052-2 CORN CHIPS, FRIEDSnack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base). Import division DSWI. unsafe color additiveingredients not listedlabel not conspicuouscolor not declared+3 more
- BJG-0223283-2 SAUCES, N.E.C.Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet). Import division DSWI. no acidified-food filingno food-canning registrationno process filing
- 83U-1466183-1 PRICKLE PEAR (CORE FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- AMH-0035885-6 MIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C.Spices, Flavors, and Salts. Import division DSWI. unsafe color additivecolor not declared
- 83U-1466142-7 PRICKLE PEAR (CORE FRUIT)Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- NDA-1038362-4 HUSK TOMATO (TOMATILLO) (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE)Vegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DSWI. Salmonella
- NDA-1038736-9 PIMIENTO PEPPER, JUICEVegetables and Vegetable Products. Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- BJG-0223080-2 MIXED FRUIT, JUICES OR CONCENTRATES N.E.C.,Fruit and Fruit Products. Import division DSWI. poisonous or deleterious substance
- BJG-0224910-9 SOFT DRINK, CORE FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATEDSoft Drinks and Waters. Import division DSWI. FSVP violation
Recent weeks
| Week | Refusals |
|---|---|
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 13 |
| 2026-W42 | 8 |
| 2026-W41 | 14 |
| 2026-W40 | 13 |
| 2026-W39 | 8 |
| 2026-W38 | 8 |
| 2026-W37 | 16 |
→ See all FDA import refusals for 2026-W44
Data and downloads
Download all 4,441 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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Mexico country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →