FDA Import Refusals — Week 47 2025 (17–23 Nov) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 47 of 2025 (17–23 Nov), FDA recorded 124 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 124 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were China, India and Mexico.
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Border rejections (124)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) pesticide | |
| South Korea | Soft Drinks and Waters | DWCI | SOFT DRINKS AND WATERS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. list ingrelacks n/callergennutrit lbl | |
| Germany | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | COFFEE DRINK inadprcctl | |
| South Korea | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | NONCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. list ingrenutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Taiwan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unfit4food | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | CAKE,CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLED melamine | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN K (PHYTONADIONE) not listedfrnmfgregunapproved | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | ANCHOVY mfr insan | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | CAKE,CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLED melamine | |
| Canada | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. list ingrefalselacks firmno english | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICE CREAM, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblgmelamine | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | LYCHEE, LICHEE, LITCHI, LEECHEE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT PUREES) fsvp vio | |
| Taiwan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY unfit4food | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | COOKIE,BISCUIT,WAFER DOUGH, N.E.C. melamine | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. cosm colorcosmetfpla | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT PULP) filthy | |
| Sri Lanka | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| Egypt | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | OLIVES (PIT FRUIT) pesticideno process | |
| Thailand | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | GARLIC BULB (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) fsvp vio | |
| China | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Guatemala | Soft Drinks and Waters | DSEI | SOFT DRINK, OTHER FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATED unsafe colcolor lblglacks n/clabeling | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| United Kingdom | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | MEAL REPLACEMENTS (NOT LABELED FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASE) suppl gmp | |
| Taiwan | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BEAN CURD, N.E.C. (MULTIPLE FOOD SPECIALTIES, SIDE DISHES & DESSERTS) unsafe col | |
| South Korea | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | PLUM, JUICE, PIT FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATES juicehaccp | |
| Philippines | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | MILKFISH poisonousinsanitarymfr insansalmonella | |
| Bangladesh | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | TARO, DASHEEN (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticidesalmonella | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS pesticide | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS salmonella | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | BAKLAVA unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Morocco | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | SEMOLINA, WHEAT lacks firmlacks n/clabelingnutrit lbl | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved | |
| United Kingdom | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED lacks n/c | |
| Pakistan | Beverage Bases | DNBI | FRUIT BEVERAGE BASE, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingreunsafe addcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | CILANTRO (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Turkey | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | POMEGRANATE, DRIED OR PASTE lacks n/cnutrit lblno process | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SNAPPER (RED, GRAY, MALABAR, ETC.) filthy | |
| Turkey | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DSWI | CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT lacks n/callergennutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Canada | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNBI | CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT unsafe col | |
| 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 | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT PULP) filthy | |
| Sri Lanka | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DWCI | ESSENTIAL OILS FOR FLAVORING, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | KINGFISH (ONLY MENTICIRRHUS SPP) filthy | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSWI | PROTEIN N.E.C. poisonousmelamineunfit4food | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| United Kingdom | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | TODDLER MILK BASED FORMULA/DRINK PRODUCT (12-36 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA lacks n/c | |
| Canada | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNBI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | WHOLE WHEAT BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS melamine | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSWI | PEPPER,BLACK, WHOLE (SPICE) filthysalmonella | |
| Guatemala | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | CORN (WHOLE KERNEL) SNACKS, VEGETABLE SNACKS (OTHER THAN PULSES) BAKED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | FILLED/ICED COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. melamine | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | SODIUM (MINERAL) unapproved | |
| Hong Kong | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | KRATOM (HERBAL AND BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) unapproved | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Guatemala | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | SNOW PEAS pesticide | |
| Brazil | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | SOFT CANDY WITH FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) list ingre | |
| Myanmar | Coffee and Tea | DSWI | COFFEE, INSTANT no process | |
| Moldova | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | GINSENG (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) sbginseng | |
| Honduras | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSEI | FLAVORED OR PARTY CRACKERS unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | RICE, WILD, WHOLE GRAIN filthy | |
| Jordan | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PISTACHIO, SPREAD unsafe col | |
| China | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSEI | SAUCES, N.E.C. refuse ei807refusal | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS pois chlor | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | L-ARGININE (PROTEIN) falselabeling | |
| India | Vegetable Protein Products (Simulated Meats) | DSEI | SOY FIBER (MEAT EXTENDERS) needs fceno process | |
| Guatemala | Soft Drinks and Waters | DSEI | CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. no englishlabeling | |
| Australia | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | CHANA DAL, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| China | Soft Drinks and Waters | DWCI | NONCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. melamine | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | GRAM FLOUR pesticide | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.) mfr insan | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSWI | PROTEIN N.E.C. melamine | |
| Turkey | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DSEI | CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR, WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS (NOT COCONUT) color lblglabeling | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | FUNGUS, BLACK (CLOUD EARS), WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) filthy | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria | |
| China | Beverage Bases | DNEI | GRASS JELLY DRINK BEVERAGE BASE inadprcctl | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insan | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MUSHROOM, SHIITAKE, BROKEN OR KIBBLED filthy | |
| Taiwan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL, MIXED, FLAVORED JAMS, JELLIES, PRESERVES, MARMALADES, BUTTERS AND CANDIED filthy | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNBI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblgnutrit lbl | |
| Dominican Republic | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | VANILLA, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) coumarin | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | ANCHOVY mfr insan | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | CROAKER vetdrugres | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insan | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICAL TEAS) unapproved | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. pesticidenutrit lblno english | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUSHROOM, SHIITAKE , WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Canada | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNBI | NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, N.E.C. needs fceno process | |
| Dominican Republic | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | VANILLA, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) coumarin | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insan | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Ecuador | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSWI | PEPPER,BLACK, WHOLE (SPICE) filthysalmonella | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | COCONUT, SHELLED mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS mfr inj | |
| Vietnam | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSEI | CINNAMON, CASSIA, WHOLE (SPICE) filthypb-food | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. list ingrelacks n/cnutrit lblmfr insan | |
| 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 | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Sri Lanka | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) pb-food | |
| Madagascar | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | BLACKEYE PEAS, DRIED OR PASTE pesticidenutrit lbl | |
| Japan | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. no english | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Nepal | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | BETEL NUT, IN SHELL poisonord | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. melaminefilthy | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DSEI | NOODLES, INSTANT alrgn402a4 | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | CAKE,CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLED melamine |