Turkey — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Sesame
Turkey received 8 FDA import refusals in Sesame, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 3 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, nutrition labeling, and poisonous or deleterious substance. Measured against US import value, that runs at 388.1 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Turkey over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import sesame from Turkey
Above the median. Turkey ranks 2nd of 3 origins shipping sesame to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 388.1 — above 50% of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 8 refusals in the last 3 years, 7 were hazard findings and 1 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 516 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (3); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (2); DNEI — Northeast (2).
- Riskiest months
- June, July, January, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- Salmonella (5), insanitary handling (3), poisonous or deleterious substance (3), insanitary conditions (1), insanitary plant (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- nutrition labeling (2), false or misleading label (1), no net quantity (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-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- NRR-0000190-6 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DNBI. pesticide residuenutrition labelingno process filing
- DP4-3998890-9 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DWCI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- SCS-5018601-0 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- K09-0097846-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- 8RG-2585712-5 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- AZR-4747838-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary plantinsanitary handling
- DP4-3887540-4 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DSEI. false or misleading labelno net quantitynot in Englishnutrition labeling
- DP4-3839108-9 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DSEI. poisonous or deleterious substanceinsanitary conditionsinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 8RG-2343479-4 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- W24-1391000-1 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNBI. Salmonella
- 332-0265019-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- 332-0267087-4 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) Import division DWCI. FSVP violation
- DP4-8464256-7 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- 267-0247486-2 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DSWI. no process filingSalmonella
- AZR-4739616-4 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DSWI. nutrition labeling
- AZR-4739583-6 SESAME SEED PASTE, EDIBLE SEED BUTTERS Import division DSWI. nutrition labeling
- 523-1277266-9 SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- F23-9260057-3 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- F23-9260139-9 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. labelingnutrition labelingSalmonella
- 8V6-0004661-0 SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) Import division DNEI. Salmonella
Data and downloads
Download all 37 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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Turkey country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →