Mexico — All Categories
Mexico received 2175 FDA import refusals across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are filthy, inconspicu, and no english. No trade baseline is published for this commodity from Mexico, so no per-$1B rate is shown here.
Of these, 1,697 were hazard refusals and 478 were paperwork refusals.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B US imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products | 596 | — | pesticide |
| Fruit and Fruit Products | 483 | — | filthy |
| Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | 366 | — | unsafe col |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | 239 | — | unapproved |
| Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | 135 | — | filthy |
| Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | 58 | — | unapproved |
| Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | 52 | — | fsvp vio |
| Soft Drinks and Waters | 49 | — | unsafe col |
| Spices, Flavors, and Salts | 28 | — | filthy |
| Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | 23 | — | list ingre |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 18 | — | no process |
| Cheese and Cheese Products | 17 | — | poisonous |
| Chocolate and Cocoa Products | 6 | — | poisonous |
| Food Additives - for Human Use | 2 | — | unsafe col |
Recent rejections
- 635-1124606-6 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsDATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy
- 635-1124566-2 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsDATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy
- SCS-5860367-9 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy
- BJG-0216869-7 DSWIDietary Conventional Foods and Meal ReplacementsORAL REHYDRATION PRODUCTS list ingreinconspicufalseno english+3 more
- BPI-0264491-6 DSWICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy
- 1FX-3405619-3 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansMULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) unapproved
- NB8-0221641-7 DSWICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumSOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) list ingreinconspicu
- EFP-2608579-0 DSWICheese and Cheese ProductsCHEESE, HISPANIC/LATINO/MEXICAN STYLE, ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDING QUESO filthy
- BJG-0222298-1 DSWIMilk, Butter, and Dried Milk ProductsLOW FAT MILK PRODUCT, N.E.C. no process
- BJG-0221028-3 DSWIMultiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet)SAUCES, N.E.C. inconspicuno english
- BYX-0314869-3 DSWIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide
- 9L9-0254396-1 DSWICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) fsvp vio
- 1FX-1024215-5 DSEIBakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and IcingsBREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. filthy
- 918-5447315-3 DSWICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg
- 8MH-0116289-6 DSWIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsSPINACH (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide
- N56-0051318-2 DNEICandy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing GumCANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblgno englishyellow #5
- 1FX-8990523-6 DSEIVitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for HumansVITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved
- 392-0264222-7 DSWIFruit and Fruit ProductsBERRIES AND CORE, MIXED filthy
- SCS-2120400-1 DSEIFruit and Fruit ProductsTAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT PULP) filthy
- BJG-0222252-8 DSWIVegetables and Vegetable ProductsRADISH (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 8 |
| 2026-W36 | 8 |
| 2026-W35 | 16 |
| 2026-W34 | 10 |
| 2026-W33 | 11 |
| 2026-W32 | 15 |
| 2026-W31 | 14 |