FDA Import Refusals — Week 45 2025 (3–9 Nov) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 45 of 2025 (3–9 Nov), FDA recorded 105 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 105 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were India, Mexico and Thailand.
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Border rejections (105)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DNBI | MUSTARD OIL, CRUDE, SEE 28O FOR MUSTARD OIL AS A FLAVORING unsafe add | |
| Portugal | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS false | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| United Kingdom | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | DSEI | WHEY (DRIED suppl gmp | |
| Germany | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. no english | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED unsafe add | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE) unapproved | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | NONI (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) labelingunapproved | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | CHOLINE (MINERAL) false | |
| Canada | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUIT filthy | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Guatemala | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS unapproved | |
| Turkey | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. salmonella | |
| Bangladesh | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| Hong Kong | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, BROKEN OR KIBBLED, N.E.C. filthy | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Turkey | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | PISTACHIO, TOPPING nutrit lbl | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Guatemala | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS no englishunapproved | |
| 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. poisonous | |
| Canada | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| Chile | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE salmonellafilthy | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | BANANA (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) poisonous | |
| Hong Kong | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA), DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Germany | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DNEI | BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C. falselacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| France | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | TODDLER GOAT MILK BASED FORMULA/DRINK PRODUCT (12-36 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA no english | |
| Thailand | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DWCI | RICE, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) N.E.C. pesticide | |
| South Korea | 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 | |
| Colombia | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. no english | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | OKRA (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) poisonousmfr insanmfr inj | |
| Guatemala | Beverage Bases | DSEI | FRUIT BEVERAGE BASE, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | WHEAT GRAIN SNACK (WHOLE, CRACKED, SPLIT), FRIED/OIL COOKED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | PAPAYA (PAPAW) (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) salmonella | |
| United Kingdom | Soft Drinks and Waters | DSEI | ENERGY DRINK CAFFEINE, CARBONATED, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | GRAM FLOUR fsvp vio | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| Germany | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA inconspicufalse | |
| Germany | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | TEA, CAMOMILLE, CHAMOMILE (TEA SUBSTITUTE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | NONCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Nepal | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | DSEI | HONEY falselabelingnutrit lbl | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SCAD added bulksalmonella | |
| Philippines | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED list ingreallergennutrit lbl | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS nitrofuran | |
| Hong Kong | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | OTHER FRUITS, MIXED, DRIED OR PASTE sulfitelbl | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICAL TEAS, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| United Kingdom | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DSEI | CHOCOLATE AND CHOCOLATE COVERED CANDY, WITH NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. unsafe add | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) list ingrelacks n/cnutrit lblcolorlabel | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | ANCHOVY mfr insan | |
| Japan | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | MACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') wrong iden | |
| China | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DWCI | SWEETENED COCOA (EXCEPT CHOCOLATE CANDY AND CHOCOLATE BEVERAGE BASE) melamine | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSWI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblgunapproveddietarylbl | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | TILAPIA salmonella | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS vetdrugresnitrofuran | |
| Ukraine | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | CROUTONS list ingrefalse | |
| Nigeria | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | SPICES, FLAVORS AND SALT NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingrenutrit lblusual name | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| India | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | BOTTLED WATER, CARBONATED WATER (NONMEDICINAL) labeling | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, PLAIN (WHITE OR POLISHED) PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Taiwan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY unfit4foodno process | |
| South Korea | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Hong Kong | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. sulfitelbl | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | MANGO (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) fsvp vio | |
| India | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DSEI | MUSTARD OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT, SEE 28O FOR MUSTARD OIL AS A FLAVORING unsafe add | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE) unapproved | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | CAKES, FILLED (OTHER THAN FRUIT OR JELLY) unsafe colsalmonella | |
| Lebanon | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DNBI | OLIVE OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT pesticide | |
| Vietnam | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. dietarylblunsafe addnutrit lblunapproved | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) filthy | |
| Mexico | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DSWI | CHOCOLATE AND COCOA, N.E.C. poisonous | |
| Portugal | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | WHEAT CEREAL (BABY) pesticideno english | |
| Lebanon | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DNEI | OLIVE OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT pesticide | |
| Germany | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA no english | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | LUMPIA WRAPPERS (INCLUDES PASTRY WRAPPERS AND SHEETS) fsvp vio | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | SAUCES, N.E.C. color lblgunsafe addunsafe col | |
| Bangladesh | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. list ingrenutrit lbllacks n/callergen | |
| Spain | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | ANCHOVY nutrit lbl | |
| Ghana | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | MELON SEEDS (EDIBLE SEED) salmonella | |
| Jordan | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. salmonella | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DWCI | SAUCES, N.E.C. unsafe colnutrit lbl | |
| Dominican Republic | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | SQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | CRACKERS (NON FILLED) N.E.C. fsvp vio | |
| South Korea | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | OYSTERS poisonousinsanitary | |
| Thailand | Beverage Bases | DWCI | BEVERAGE BASE, SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL FRUIT, LIQUID imptrhaccp | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | TURNOVERS, FRUIT FILLED, DOUGH OR BATTER WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING fsvp vio |