FDA Import Refusals — Week 15 2026 (6–12 Apr) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 15 of 2026 (6–12 Apr), FDA recorded 79 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 79 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were India, Mexico and China.
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Border rejections (79)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSWI | MOLE SAUCE filthyinconspicuno englishlabeling | |
| Vietnam | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | COCONUT, SHELLED unsafe colcolor lblgpesticide | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe collist ingreinconspicucolor lblg | |
| Brazil | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. mfr insanmfr inj | |
| United Arab Emirates | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | DWCI | MILK AND CREAM, N.E.C. std identinconspicuusual namenutrit lbl | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | SALMON, ALL, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS filthy | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | PEPPER, BLACK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) filthysalmonella | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | PEPPER, HOT, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Afghanistan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) filthy | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | COD filthy | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colflavr lblgcolor lblgno english | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | LYCHEE, LICHEE, LITCHI, LEECHEE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) inadprcctl | |
| Mexico | 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 | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | BEANS, CORN, AND PEA, N.E.C. (VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | BAKED SNACK FOOD, N.E.C. no process | |
| Ghana | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | MACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING) mfr insan | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | LYCHEE, LICHEE, LITCHI, LEECHEE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) inadprcctl | |
| United Kingdom | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | STRINGBEANS (GREEN, SNAP, POLE), JUICE OR DRINK color lblg | |
| Switzerland | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA falselacks firm | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MUNG BEAN mfr insanmfr inj | |
| South Korea | Soups | DWCI | SOUP, N.E.C. needs fceno process | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Poland | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEAS poisonous | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DNEI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSWI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. unsafe colyellow #5filthy | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | SALMON, ALL, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS filthy | |
| Netherlands | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. inconspicufalse | |
| Canada | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DNBI | PLANT-BASED INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA false | |
| China | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | FRUIT/FRUIT FLAVORED PREPARED DRY COOKIE MIX WITHOUT MILK OR EGG color lblgunsafe colflavr lblgmelamine | |
| Turkey | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNBI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colfalseusual namelist ingre | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DNEI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | CAKE,CUSTARD OR CREAM FILLED lacks n/ccolorlabelnutrit lbl | |
| Jordan | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNBI | MULTIPLE FOOD SPECIALITIES, SIDE DISHES AND DESSERTS, N.E.C. list ingrelacks n/callergennutrit lbl | |
| Brazil | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | MIXED/ASSORTED SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS, FRUIT OR CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MORINGA OLEIFERA (HERBAL AND BOTANICAL (NOT TEAS II) CONTD ncontactunapprovedsalmonella | |
| 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 | |
| Hong Kong | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSWI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| United Arab Emirates | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ROYAL JELLY (VIT/MIN/PROTEIN/UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPEC FOR HUMAN/ANIMAL, N.E.C.) not listedfrnmfgregunapproved | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | SNACK FOODS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. labelingsalmonella | |
| China | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| Azerbaijan | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSWI | SAFFRON, WHOLE (SPICE) unapproved | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | PEPPER,BLACK, WHOLE (SPICE) filthysalmonella | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | CARP salmonella | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Honduras | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | OKRA (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DSWI | MOLE PASTE fsvp vio | |
| Philippines | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | BANANA SAUCE labeling | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | FRIED SNACK FOODS, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| United Kingdom | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | CORN CHIPS, BAKED unsafe colcolor lblgno english | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNBI | NOODLES, INSTANT filthy | |
| India | Dressings and Condiments | DSEI | CHUTNEY filthy | |
| Italy | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH ROE, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. imptrhaccp | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNEI | NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| South Korea | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | PERSIMMON, DRIED OR PASTE sulfitelblpesticide | |
| Ecuador | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | CORVINA labeling | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria | |
| Mali | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Guatemala | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | PINEAPPLE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) pesticide | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | LYCHEE, LICHEE, LITCHI, LEECHEE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) inadprcctl | |
| India | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DSEI | MUSTARD OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT, SEE 28O FOR MUSTARD OIL AS A FLAVORING unsafe add | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | ESSENTIAL OILS FOR FLAVORING, N.E.C. radionuc | |
| Poland | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEAS listeria | |
| Canada | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | RED BEET (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Poland | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEAS listeria | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) unapproved | |
| Austria | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | OTHER FORMULA PRODUCTS, N.E.C., READY TO FEED lack notif | |
| India | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DWCI | PEANUT OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT mfr insanmfr inj | |
| United States | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | TARO, DASHEEN (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) filthylacks n/c | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | STAR GOOSEBERRY (BERRY) pesticide |