FDA Import Refusals — Week 46 2025 (10–16 Nov) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 46 of 2025 (10–16 Nov), FDA recorded 102 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 102 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Mexico, China and India.
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Border rejections (102)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED unsafe add | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, BROKEN OR KIBBLED, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Brazil | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FILEFISH salmonella | |
| China | Beverage Bases | DNEI | GRASS JELLY DRINK BEVERAGE BASE inadprcctl | |
| Peru | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BANANA SAUCE falsecolorlabelnutrit lblcolor lblg | |
| China | 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 | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | SWEET GOODS WITHOUT CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLING, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. mfr insan | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, WHOLE (BUTTON), N.E.C. poisonouslisteria | |
| Italy | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | BAY (LAUREL), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) fsvp vio | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) color lblgnutrit lblno english | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | APPLE (CORE FRUIT) fsvp vio | |
| Thailand | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSWI | PASTES, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | GLUCOSAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) no englishunapproved | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| China | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | TEA, GREEN inadprcctl | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Germany | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | COFFEE DRINK inadprcctl | |
| Spain | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | GARLIC BULB (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) insanitarymfr inj | |
| South Africa | Soups | DNEI | MUSHROOM SOUP, DRIED unsafe col | |
| Hong Kong | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) (PIT FRUIT) filthypesticide | |
| Lebanon | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | APRICOT, TOPPING OR SYRUP unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Canada | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | MIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Soft Drinks and Waters | DSWI | NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, N.E.C. falseno englishnutrit lbl | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | RICE CRACKERS melamine | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| United States | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) filthy | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | HAW, JUICES OR CONCENTRATES unsafe col | |
| Canada | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | MIXED FRUIT PUREES, N.E.C. false | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE) unapproved | |
| India | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | POMPANO (PERMIT, POMPANITO) AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS refuse ei | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Afghanistan | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNBI | ENERGY DRINK CAFFEINE, NONCARBONATED, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblglacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | LICORICE CANDY, SOFT, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SCAD salmonella | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| United Arab Emirates | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | PEPPER, BLACK, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) salmonella | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED mfr insanmfr inj | |
| United States | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PECAN, SHELLED filthy | |
| Lebanon | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNBI | CHOCOLATE CANDY PIECES, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT unsafe colfalsecolor lblglacks n/c | |
| Greece | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT) inadprcctl | |
| Canada | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | GINSENG, DRIED OR PASTE (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Italy | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | PISTACHIO, PASTE unsafe col | |
| Hong Kong | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Serbia | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | SPINACH, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| China | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | DWCI | YOGURT (PLAIN, FLAVORED OR FRUIT ADDED) melamine | |
| Greece | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT) inadprcctl | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) poisonordinadprcctlneeds acid | |
| Guatemala | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | BROCCOLI (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) poisonordinadprcctlneeds acid | |
| United Kingdom | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HYDROXOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) inconspicuno englishunapproved | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BANANA SAUCE nutrit lbl | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DWCI | NOODLES, WHEAT AND SOY filthy | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED vetdrugresnitrofuran | |
| Honduras | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | FOODS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIENTS ADDED, WITH OR WITHOUT ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS unapproved | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) poisonordinadprcctlneeds acid | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICAL TEAS, N.E.C. unapprovedlist ingrelacks n/cno english | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | PAPAYA (PAPAW) (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) salmonella | |
| Ecuador | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | MIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C. list ingrelacks firmnutrit lblusual name | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TUNA (ALBACORE, YELLOWFIN, BLUEFIN, SKIPJACK, ETC.) poisonordinadprcctlneeds acid | |
| India | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | MINT CANDY, HARD, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) salmonella | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | BUTTER/BUTTER FLAVORED,PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS melamine | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ZINC (MINERAL) unapproved | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), FUNGI PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Greece | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | HERRING, HOT SMOKED, FISH mfr insan | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSWI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthyno english | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS nitrofuran | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | STRINGBEANS pesticide | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) color lblg | |
| Brazil | 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 | |
| Poland | 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 | |
| Thailand | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Taiwan | 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 | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) color lblg | |
| 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. unapproved | |
| Guatemala | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSEI | CORN, BOLTED MEAL OR FLOUR no english | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Canada | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DSEI | CHOCOLATE CANDY PIECES, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT unsafe col | |
| France | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA lack notifno english | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col |