Vietnam — Vegetables and Vegetable Products — Vegetables-Other
Vietnam received 48 FDA import refusals in Vegetables-Other, part of Vegetables and Vegetable Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2024-Q1, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are pesticide residue, Salmonella, and nutrition labeling. Measured against US import value, that runs at 2,179 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Vietnam over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import vegetables-other from Vietnam
Higher risk. Vietnam ranks 6th of 24 origins shipping vegetables-other to the US on refusals per $1 billion of US imports, at 2,179 — above 78% of them.
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- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 48 refusals in the last 3 years, 42 were hazard findings and 6 paperwork alone.
- Refusals against import volume
- On average, 1 refusal per 137 tonnes imported into the US over the last 3 years; the 2nd highest refusal rate of 17 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (US import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Where refusals happen
- DWCI — West Coast (27); DNEI — Northeast (15); DSWI — Southwest, the Mexican land border (5).
- Riskiest months
- September, April, January, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- pesticide residue (30), Salmonella (9), excess sulfites (1), filth (1), poisonous or deleterious substance (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- nutrition labeling (6), FSVP violation (2), labeling (2).
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 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Recent refusals
- N56-0051349-7 SWEET POTATO (MICROGREEN) Import division DNEI. FSVP violation
- DZ1-1187947-1 LEAF & STEM VEGETABLES, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- 8NP-0813195-9 CASSAVA (ROOT AND TUBER VEGETABLE) Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- EJU-0056754-4 SEAWEED (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) Import division DWCI. ingredients not listedno manufacturer namenot in Englishnutrition labeling
- DBH-2001189-0 MUSHROOM, STRAW, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- AVV-9987427-7 FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residuelabel not conspicuousnutrition labeling
- U10-1253492-5 MUSHROOM, STRAW, PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- DK3-0792450-8 MUSHROOM, STRAW, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DSWI. pesticide residue
- KM6-1644157-2 MUSHROOM, STRAW, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) Import division DWCI. FSVP violation
- DZ1-1176609-0 FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. Salmonella
- ELJ-0004208-3 MUSHROOM, COMMON (AGARICUS BISPORUS), PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9EX-2509388-4 MUSHROOM, STRAW, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9EX-2509094-8 MUSHROOM, STRAW, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- EVJ-1245677-1 WATER CHESTNUT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) Import division DSWI. no food-canning registrationno process filing
- 9EX-2503611-5 MUSHROOM, STRAW, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- GL5-5432477-9 MUSHROOM, STRAW, FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. Import division DWCI. pesticide residue
- 9RN-1213825-8 SWEET POTATO (MICROGREEN) Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- BFH-2406919-4 LEAF & STEM VEGETABLES, N.E.C. Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- 9RN-1213367-1 CASSAVA, DRIED OR PASTE Import division DNEI. pesticide residue
- BFH-2406002-9 CASSAVA, BREADED Import division DNEI. pesticide residuelabelingnutrition labeling
Data and downloads
Download all 83 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-24. To get new ones for Vietnam by email, watch Vietnam.
Vietnam country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →