FDA Import Refusals — Week 8 2026 (16–22 Feb) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 8 of 2026 (16–22 Feb), FDA recorded 140 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 140 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were India, China and Mexico.
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Border rejections (140)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNBI | NOODLES, INSTANT filthy | |
| Japan | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DWCI | FOODS (INCLUDING WATER) WITH EXCESSIVE NUTRITIONAL CLAIMS unapproved | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DWCI | NOODLES, INSTANT filthy | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insanusual name | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | OMEGA-3 (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES) no englishunapproved | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Costa Rica | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | CARROT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | STRINGBEANS pesticide | |
| Switzerland | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. drug gmps | |
| Colombia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | BLACKBERRIES (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | PAPAD filthy | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | CLAMS poisonous | |
| Pakistan | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNBI | SAUCES, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE list ingrelacks firmno englishnutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | LETTUCE, HEAD (E.G. ICEBERG) (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. filthy | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS pesticide | |
| Bangladesh | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEAS unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | MUSHROOM, COMMON (AGARICUS BISPORUS), BROKEN OR KIBBLED pesticide | |
| Turkey | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | SESAME SEED PASTE (E.G., TAHINA), EDIBLE SEED PROD. poisonousmfr injsalmonella | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| India | Beverage Bases | DNEI | BEVERAGE BASE NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| Myanmar | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | PROBIOTICS (VIT/MIN/PROTEIN/UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPEC FOR HUMAN/ANIMAL, N.E.C.) not listedunapproved | |
| Germany | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED lack notiffalse | |
| Vietnam | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | LUMPIA WRAPPERS (INCLUDES PASTRY WRAPPERS AND SHEETS) list ingrelacks n/cno englishnutrit lbl | |
| 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 | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) not listedfrnmfgreg | |
| Hong Kong | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Tanzania | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. filthylabelingunapproved | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DSEI | ICE CREAM, N.E.C. lacks n/cno englishnutrit lbllist ingre | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) unapproved | |
| Italy | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | PISTACHIO, SPREAD unsafe col | |
| Pakistan | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE) not listedunapproved | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Nigeria | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | FOLIC ACID (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| El Salvador | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | L-CARNITINE (PROTEIN) not listedunapproved | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | ZWEIBACK, TOAST melamineflavr lblg | |
| Netherlands | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), READY TO FEED falseno english | |
| France | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. not listedunapproved | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SCALLIONS, GREEN ONIONS (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | LIME (CITRUS) pesticide | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DWCI | SAUCES, N.E.C. falseno englishnutrit lbl | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Colombia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | BLACKBERRIES (BERRY) pesticide | |
| 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. suppl gmp | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN, DRIED OR PASTE mfr insanmfr inj | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | TSO GU (DRIED CHINESE GRASS MUSHROOMS, HAVE STRONGER FRAGRANCE THAN CHINESE DRIED MUSHROOMS) listeria | |
| Poland | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | PEAS poisonous | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | CARROT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | TSO GU (DRIED CHINESE GRASS MUSHROOMS, HAVE STRONGER FRAGRANCE THAN CHINESE DRIED MUSHROOMS) filthylabeling | |
| 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 | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI PRODUCTS, WHOLE (BUTTON), N.E.C. listeria | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | GARBANZO BEAN, DRIED OR PASTE mfr insanmfr inj | |
| United Kingdom | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insanusual name | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | COOKIE,BISCUIT,WAFER DOUGH, N.E.C. listeriamelaminepoisonousunfit4food | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | GOURMAY, GOURAMI mfr insan | |
| China | Soups | DWCI | BEAN SOUP needs fceno process | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN, DRIED OR PASTE mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. false | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| France | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | L-CARNITINE (PROTEIN) unapproved | |
| China | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DWCI | CHOCOLATE CANDY PIECES, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT poisonousmelamineunfit4food | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DSEI | NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. list ingrefalse | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. false | |
| Pakistan | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| China | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) N.E.C. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| India | Dressings and Condiments | DNEI | CHUTNEY filthy | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. false | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS salmonella | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | ANCHOVY mfr insan | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | PANTOTHENIC ACID (PANTHENOL) (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | RED BEET (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNBI | NOODLES, INSTANT filthy | |
| Thailand | 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 englishunapproved | |
| Spain | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | SOY LECITHIN (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES) unapproved | |
| Thailand | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | SUNFLOWER SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNBI | NOODLES, INSTANT unsafe colfilthy | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Italy | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | GARBANZO BEAN false | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | KALE (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| South Korea | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. 807refusal | |
| United Arab Emirates | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | GROUPERS histamine | |
| Germany | 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 | DSEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | FISH, N.E.C. unsafe addfilthy | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT PULP) filthy | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) no englishlabelingnutrit lbl | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | LILY (FLOWER, BULB, STEM) (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) no englishlabelingfilthynutrit lbl | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN, DRIED OR PASTE mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Spain | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | LIME (CITRUS) pesticide | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN insanitarymfr inj | |
| United Kingdom | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Chile | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | CHOLINE (MINERAL) false | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Sri Lanka | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Thailand | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SALMON, ALL, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS filthy | |
| India | Dressings and Condiments | DWCI | CHUTNEY filthy | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | PIT FRUIT JUICES OR CONCENTRATES N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblglacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| Costa Rica | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | TARO, DASHEEN (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Lebanon | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) salmonella | |
| South Korea | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. 807refusal | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. insanitarymfr injmfr insan | |
| Colombia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT PULP) filthy | |
| South Korea | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | POLLACK, POLLOCK 807refusal | |
| United Kingdom | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED unsafe add | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | COOKIE,BISCUIT,WAFER DOUGH, N.E.C. melamine | |
| India | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. list ingrelacks n/c | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | JALAPENO PEPPER, HOT (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CARAMEL CANDY PIECES, HARD, WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS (NOT COCONUT) (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) aflatoxin | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SQUASH, SUMMER (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | HAW, DRIED OR PASTE unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Hong Kong | 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. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Bangladesh | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | HARD CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col |