FDA Import Refusals — Week 13 2026 (23–29 Mar) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 13 of 2026 (23–29 Mar), FDA recorded 87 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 87 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Mexico, India and China.
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Border rejections (87)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | CORN STARCH unsafe add | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE) unapproved | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| 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 | DSEI | HOLY BASIL (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) unapproved | |
| Afghanistan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | MULBERRY, DRIED OR PASTE filthyfalse | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSEI | VANILLA BEAN, RAW MATERIAL FOR EXTRACTS AND FLAVORS | |
| India | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSEI | CHILI SAUCE filthy | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED color lblgno englishunsafe col | |
| Mexico | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | CORN STARCH unsafe add | |
| South Korea | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | WHEAT FLOUR, PLAIN fsvp vio | |
| China | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. poisonousmelamineunfit4food | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Nigeria | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | DATES, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Japan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED inconspicuunfit4food | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | MUD FISH filthy | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | PEPPER, BLACK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) filthysalmonella | |
| Ghana | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | EEL mfr insan | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUIT filthy | |
| France | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | CAVIAR, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. mfrhaccp | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DNEI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Bangladesh | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| Germany | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | OMEGA-3 (FATS AND LIPID SUBSTANCES) unapproved | |
| Afghanistan | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PISTACHIO, IN SHELL pesticidefalse | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR, N.E.C. | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | SPICES, FLAVORS AND SALT NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSEI | SPICES AND SEASONING, GROUND, CRACKED, WITH SALT, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) no english | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | COPPER (MINERAL) inconspicuunapproved | |
| Taiwan | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | CHINESE RADISH (DAIKON) (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) poisonous | |
| Mexico | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSWI | CUMIN, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) pb-food | |
| Taiwan | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | RICE CAKES unsafe col | |
| 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. pesticide | |
| Guatemala | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | MACKEREL (ALL EXCEPT SCOMBEROMORUS SP, EG SPANISH OR KING SEE '22') filthy | |
| Mexico | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSWI | SAUCES, N.E.C. nutrit lbl | |
| India | Dressings and Condiments | DNEI | VINEGAR, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Cheese and Cheese Products | DSWI | CHEESE, HISPANIC/LATINO/MEXICAN STYLE, ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDING QUESO lacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DWCI | BREAD/ROLLS/BUNS, N.E.C. poisonousmelamineunfit4food | |
| Taiwan | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | TARO, DASHEEN (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) no process | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PARSLEY (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) mfr insanmfr inj | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNBI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticidenutrit lbl | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | FENNEL, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) unsafe col | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Turkey | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Dominican Republic | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. suppl gmpncontactnutrit lbl | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | ESSENTIAL OILS FOR FLAVORING, N.E.C. radionuc | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | ESSENTIAL OILS FOR FLAVORING, N.E.C. radionuc | |
| Canada | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | CUCUMBERS (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | GINGER ROOT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | CRAB filthy | |
| Canada | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PEANUT, SHELLED pesticide | |
| Mexico | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | CRAB filthy | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | PEPPERMINT, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) radionuc | |
| Bangladesh | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Peru | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, SWEET (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide | |
| Tanzania | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | ANCHOVY mfr insan | |
| South Korea | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNEI | ORIENTAL NOODLES (FLAVORED WITH SHRIMP,CHICKEN,BEEF,LOBSTER,CRAB,PLAIN,ETC.) refuse ei | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | LIME (CITRUS) pesticide | |
| Thailand | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED unsafe add | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS filthy | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED vetdrugres | |
| Poland | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SALMON, ALL, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS listeriainsanitary | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Taiwan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | CORN STARCH no process | |
| Myanmar | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Lebanon | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | SESAME SEED (EDIBLE SEED PASTE) salmonella | |
| Russia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) poisonous | |
| Guatemala | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | SUGAR SNAP PEAS pesticide | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS pesticide | |
| India | Soups | DSWI | DRIED SOUP, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | TILAPIA, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS pesticide | |
| Guatemala | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | SUGAR SNAP PEAS pesticide | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblgno english | |
| Ghana | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | EEL mfr insanlabeling | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED vetdrugres | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | LIME (CITRUS) pesticide | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | ORANGE (CITRUS) poisonous | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | GINGER, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella |