FDA Import Refusals — Week 10 2026 (2–8 Mar) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 10 of 2026 (2–8 Mar), FDA recorded 106 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 106 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Mexico, China and India.
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Border rejections (106)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. fsvp vio | |
| Jordan | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PISTACHIO, SPREAD unsafe col | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS filthysalmonella | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | LYCHEE, LICHEE, LITCHI, LEECHEE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) refuse ei807refusal | |
| China | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | CHILI SAUCE needs acid | |
| India | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNBI | SAUCES, N.E.C. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITH NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| Saudi Arabia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) pesticide | |
| Myanmar | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. mfr insan | |
| Canada | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | CABBAGE (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Nicaragua | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SEA CUCUMBER, OTHER AQUATIC SPECIES mfrhaccp | |
| Egypt | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | TAMARIND, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUIT filthy | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICE CREAM BARS AND OTHER NOVELTY ITEMS, N.E.C. color lblgunsafe colmelamine | |
| Thailand | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNBI | CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. unsafe colinconspicucolor lblg | |
| Switzerland | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DWCI | INFANT FORMULA RAW MATERIAL COMPONENT, N.E.C., list ingrefalselacks firmlacks n/c | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) color lblgunsafe colmelamine | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS vetdrugresnitrofuranpois chlor | |
| Switzerland | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., POWDER FORMULA lack notifinconspicufalselacks n/c | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. melamine | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Egypt | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | OLIVES, BLACK, (PIT FRUIT) pesticide | |
| Hong Kong | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA), DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| China | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | NONCARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. melamine | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DSEI | NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Taiwan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY unfit4food | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE) not listedunapproved | |
| Canada | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | MUNG BEAN pesticidesalmonella | |
| Philippines | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | COCONUT, SHELLED color lblgyellow #5 | |
| Taiwan | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICAL TEAS, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Honduras | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | SOFT DRINK, IMITATION FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATED unsafe col | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MECOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| South Korea | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DWCI | CEREAL, N.E.C. (BABY) refuse ei | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Belgium | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | MIXED/ASSORTED SOFT CANDY WITH NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | CILANTRO (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| South Korea | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DWCI | NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. refuse ei | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | TRIBULUS (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) list ingredietarylblinconspiculacks firm | |
| Saudi Arabia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) pesticide | |
| Taiwan | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | BLACK BEANS fsvp vio | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | HAW, JUICES OR CONCENTRATES unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Philippines | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) new vet dr | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. poisonousmelamineunfit4food | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Vietnam | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DWCI | MIXED SPICE AND SEASONINGS, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C. fsvp vio | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSWI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. list ingredietarylblplant part | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | LOLLIPOP (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | DWCI | FLUID/DRY MILK PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. melamine | |
| Brazil | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MECOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) not listedunapproved | |
| Thailand | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | SUNFLOWER SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. not listedfrnmfgreg | |
| South Korea | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DWCI | REFINED VEGETABLE OIL, SINGLE INGREDIENT, N.E.C. 807refusal | |
| Vietnam | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | BETEL NUT, IN SHELL poisonord | |
| Mexico | Dressings and Condiments | DSWI | PEPPER SAUCE (HOT, MILD, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA), DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| China | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | DWCI | MILK, FLAVORED (CHOCOLATE, ETC.) list ingrefalsemelamine | |
| Jordan | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | MIXED SPICE AND SEAONINGS, WITHOUT SALT, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Pakistan | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Taiwan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | STRAWBERRY, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER AND CANDIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | CORN, BOLTED MEAL OR FLOUR melamine | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | LETTUCE, HEAD (E.G. ICEBERG) (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | FOLIC ACID (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. melamine | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DWCI | PEPPER, BLACK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) filthysalmonella | |
| Taiwan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DWCI | RICE, GLUTINOUS, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) no process | |
| Sweden | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. no englishlabelingunsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Turkey | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE pesticidefilthy | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | BISCUITS melamine | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| South Korea | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | ANCHOVY mfr insan | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | BUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Poland | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SALMON, ALL, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS listeriainsanitarymfr insan | |
| Mexico | Cheese and Cheese Products | DSWI | CHEESE, HISPANIC/LATINO/MEXICAN STYLE, ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDING QUESO listeria | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | VEGETABLE & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. pesticide | |
| Egypt | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED list ingrelacks n/cno englishnutrit lbl | |
| Philippines | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SCALLOPS salmonella | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide | |
| Indonesia | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | DNBI | SUGAR PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Moldova | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | PEAS no process | |
| France | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. not listedunapproved | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | NICOTINAMIDE (NIACINAMIDE) (VITAMIN) not listedunapproved | |
| Jordan | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PISTACHIO, PASTE unsafe collist ingre | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | ORANGE (CITRUS) poisonous | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Bangladesh | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | CANDY BAR OR PIECES (NOT CARAMEL OR FONDANT), SOFT, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| Honduras | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | OKRA (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNBI | SORGHUM (MILO), WHOLE GRAIN pesticide | |
| Mexico | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS salmonella | |
| Zimbabwe | Beverage Bases | DWCI | BEVERAGE BASE, BERRY, LIQUID unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSWI | MOLE PASTE fsvp vio | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Japan | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | BURDOCK, GOBO (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) color lblgpresrv lbllacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICE CREAM BARS melamine | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.) mfr insan | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN mfr insanmfr inj | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | TOMATOES (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. unapproved |