FDA Import Refusals — Week 40 2025 (29 Sep–5 Oct) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 40 of 2025 (29 Sep–5 Oct), FDA recorded 112 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 112 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Indonesia, India and China.
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Border rejections (112)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. nutrit lbl | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | KINGFISH (ONLY MENTICIRRHUS SPP) filthy | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. pesticide | |
| China | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | TEA, GREEN inadprcctl | |
| Serbia | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | SPINACH, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| China | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | TEA, GREEN inadprcctl | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. nutrit lblunapproved | |
| Moldova | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. dirsexmptnutrit lblunapproved | |
| Portugal | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | OLIVES (PIT FRUIT) no process | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | SAUCES, N.E.C. unsafe add | |
| Taiwan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | MIXED FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food | |
| Egypt | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | SUTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Vietnam | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, WHOLE (BUTTON), N.E.C. filthy | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| China | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | TEA, GREEN inadprcctl | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | FOLIC ACID (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| Bangladesh | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) N.E.C. pesticide | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. nutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | LETTUCE, LOOSE-LEAF (E.G., ROMAINE) (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| United Arab Emirates | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella | |
| China | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | TEA, GREEN inadprcctl | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DSEI | NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. lacks n/cusual namenutrit lblfilthy | |
| Germany | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | HARD CANDY WITH FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) lacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| Belgium | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MUSHROOM, CHANTERELLE, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) salmonella | |
| Canada | Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | DNBI | OATMEAL, REGULAR, FRUIT OR SPICE ADDED, QUICK OR INSTANT COOKING list ingreinconspicu | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Turkey | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNEI | CHOCOLATE AND COCOA, N.E.C. mfr insanmfr injsalmonella | |
| Thailand | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | YANANG LEAVES, JUICE OR DRINK salmonella | |
| France | Cheese and Cheese Products | DWCI | SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (E.G., BRIE, CAMEMBERT) listeria | |
| Australia | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | GARBANZO BEAN, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| France | Cheese and Cheese Products | DWCI | SOFT RIPENED CHEESE MADE FROM GOAT'S MILK (E.G., CHEVRE, FETA, GOAT) listeria | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. mfr insan | |
| South Korea | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DWCI | RICE MEAL PROCESSED (PACKAGED) no process | |
| Egypt | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | STRAWBERRIES, DRIED OR PASTE poisonous | |
| Egypt | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | STRAWBERRIES, DRIED OR PASTE poisonous | |
| Turkey | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNEI | CHOCOLATE AND COCOA, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | PERCH, FRESH WATER (YELLOW, LAKE) mfr insan | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insanusual name | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SLIPPER LOBSTER salmonella | |
| Taiwan | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | SOFT DRINK, MILK BASED (CHOCOLATE FLAVORED, ETC.), NONCARBONATED fsvp vio | |
| Turkey | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNEI | CHOCOLATE AND COCOA, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Taiwan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | MIXED FRUIT, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED, N.E.C. unfit4food | |
| Taiwan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | TOPPINGS WITHOUT FRUIT, NUTS OR CHOCOLATE N.E.C. no process | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS unsafe addvetdrugres | |
| Guatemala | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | ORANGE, CITRUS FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATES unsafe colinconspicucolor lblgjuice % | |
| Mexico | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSWI | ORAL REHYDRATION PRODUCTS inconspicufalsenutrit lblunapproved | |
| Taiwan | Gelatin, Rennet, Pudding Mixes, and Pie Fillings | DNEI | GELATIN, FLAVORED unsafe colallergenunfit4food | |
| South Korea | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | OYSTERS poisonousinsanitary | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED no english | |
| Nicaragua | Cheese and Cheese Products | DNEI | CHEESE, PASTEURIZED, PROCESS (STANDARDIZED) | |
| Greece | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | STUFFED OLIVE (PIT FRUIT) no process | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) histaminefilthyinadprcctl | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSWI | SPICES AND SEASONING, GROUND, CRACKED, WITH SALT, N.E.C. unsafe add | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | KIMCHI (MIXED VEGETABLES) mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. mfrhaccpinsanitary | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. poisonousmfr insan | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insanusual namelabelinglacks firm | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS vetdrugres | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNBI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Spain | Alcoholic Beverages | DSWI | WINE, SPARKLING (NATURALLY CARBONATED) list ingrecolor lblg | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) salmonella | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | MILLET SEED (EDIBLE SEED) mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) histamineinadprcctl | |
| Costa Rica | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | GEL CUPS CANDY unfit4food | |
| Lebanon | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | MIXED FRUIT, TOPPING OR SYRUP, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Guatemala | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSEI | OATS, WHOLE GRAIN unsafe colnutrit lbllacks n/cno english | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) lacks firmlacks n/callergenlabeling | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Italy | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | NUT, TOPPING, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Taiwan | Gelatin, Rennet, Pudding Mixes, and Pie Fillings | DNEI | GELATIN, FLAVORED unfit4food | |
| India | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DWCI | MULTIPLE FOOD SPECIALITIES, SIDE DISHES AND DESSERTS, N.E.C. poisonousmfr insanmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS radionuc | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BANANA SAUCE inconspicucolor lblg | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BANANA SAUCE inconspicucolor lblgunsafe col | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS radionuc | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS radionuc | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICE MILK, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS radionuc | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblginconspicu | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BANANA SAUCE unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS vetdrugresnitrofuran | |
| Guatemala | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SNAPPER (RED, GRAY, MALABAR, ETC.) filthy | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS vetdrugresnitrofuran | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS radionucmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS radionucmfr inj | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNBI | BARLEY FLOUR pesticide | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | MAHI MAHI salmonella | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | PAPAD unsafe colnutrit lblcolor lblglacks n/c | |
| Pakistan | Egg and Egg Products | DSEI | EGGS FOR BREAKER, N.E.C. filthyinsanitaryoff odor | |
| Thailand | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) N.E.C. pesticide | |
| South Korea | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | OYSTERS added bulk | |
| Honduras | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SPINY LOBSTER, ROCK LOBSTER salmonella | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) salmonella | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED radionucmfr inj | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | CUCUMBERS (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide |