FDA Import Refusals — Week 19 2026 (4–10 May) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 19 of 2026 (4–10 May), FDA recorded 125 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 125 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were China, Mexico and India.
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Border rejections (125)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | CILANTRO (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) insanitarymfr insan | |
| Chile | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | RASPBERRIES, RED (BERRY) pesticide | |
| Canada | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNBI | PSYLLIUM (FIBER) not listeddirsexmptfrnmfgreglabeling | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SNOW PEAS lacks firmpesticide | |
| Netherlands | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe collacks n/cno englishnutrit lbl | |
| Guatemala | Soft Drinks and Waters | DSEI | SOFT DRINK, OTHER FRUIT FLAVORED, NONCARBONATED unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | STRINGBEANS pesticide | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | OTHER FRUITS AND SUBTROPICAL/TROPICAL FRUIT, MIXED, JUICES OR CONCENTRATES poisonousnutrit lbl | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSWI | GOBY insanitary | |
| South Korea | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | WHEAT FLOUR, PLAIN fsvp vio | |
| Canada | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNBI | SAUCES, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | CELERY (LEAF & STEM VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | COOKIE,BISCUIT,WAFER DOUGH, N.E.C. color lblg | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | MIXED EDIBLE SEEDS, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DWCI | PEPPER,BLACK, WHOLE (SPICE) salmonella | |
| Ghana | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Mexico | Dressings and Condiments | DSWI | PEPPER SAUCE (HOT, MILD, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Bangladesh | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SCALLIONS, GREEN ONIONS (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| New Zealand | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. suppl gmp | |
| Philippines | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | PLAIN COOKIES,BISCUITS AND WAFERS, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Japan | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. no english | |
| China | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| Bangladesh | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | PALM NUT ARECA, ARECA NUT OR BETEL NUT, SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT, DRIED OR PASTE unsafe add | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| South Korea | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. list ingredietarylbllacks firmno english | |
| China | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | PEPPER, BLACK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) refuse ei | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DSWI | ICE CREAM AND RELATED PRODUCTS, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingrecolor lblglacks n/c | |
| United Arab Emirates | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | FIG, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | FISH, N.E.C. lacks n/csalmonellavetdrugres | |
| Portugal | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. false | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSWI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. filthycolor lblgno englishlabeling | |
| United Arab Emirates | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | RAISINS (DRIED GRAPES) (BERRY) filthy | |
| Colombia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | BLACKBERRIES (BERRY) pesticide | |
| Saudi Arabia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) falselacks n/cno englishusual name | |
| China | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNBI | PEPPER, BLACK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) refuse ei | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| United Kingdom | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DWCI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA false | |
| Hong Kong | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | YAMS, DRIED OR PASTE (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) sulfitelbl | |
| Brazil | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DSEI | CHOCOLATE CANDY PIECES, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT lacks n/cno englishnutrit lbl | |
| China | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DWCI | POTATO SNACKS (FLAVORED OR UNFLAVORED), VEGETABLE SNACKS (OTHER THAN PULSES) BAKED inconspiculacks firmlacks n/cno english | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Canada | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| China | Coffee and Tea | DWCI | TEA, LIQUID list ingrelacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| Vietnam | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNBI | NOODLES, LO MEIN unsafe collist ingrelacks firmlacks n/c | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Taiwan | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | TARO, DASHEEN (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) no process | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Canada | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNBI | ZINC (MINERAL) dietarylblnutrit lbl | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| United Kingdom | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DWCI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA false | |
| Egypt | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | OKRA (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Portugal | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) false | |
| Spain | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | JELLIED CANDY, SOFT (JELLY BEANS, GUM DROPS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Germany | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | MILK BASE INFANT FORMULA PRODUCT (0-12 MONTHS), POWDER FORMULA lacks n/cno english | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | HERBALS & BOTANICALS (NOT TEAS), N.E.C. suppl gmp | |
| Nigeria | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DNEI | PALM KERNEL OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT unsafe col | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSWI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Malaysia | Gelatin, Rennet, Pudding Mixes, and Pie Fillings | DWCI | PUDDING (PIE FILLING) MIX, N.E.C. (NOT CUSTARD) list ingre | |
| Japan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4food | |
| 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. unsafe colunapproved | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | BEAN, CORN, PEA, DRIED OR PASTE, N.E.C. (VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) color lblgmelamine | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Japan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unfit4food | |
| Poland | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | CARROTS AND PEAS (SWEET) (MIXED VEGETABLES) listeria | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Bangladesh | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) (PIT FRUIT) pesticide | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) melamine | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | VEGETABLE & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS NOT MENTIONED ELSEWHERE, N.E.C. pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SERRANO PEPPER, HOT (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) poisonous | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | PEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Poland | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. no englishneeds fceno process | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | HAW, DRIED OR PASTE unsafe col | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSWI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Brazil | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | GINGER ROOT (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Portugal | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. false | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SCALLIONS, GREEN ONIONS (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Colombia | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | STRAWBERRIES (BERRY) pesticide | |
| Indonesia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | GROUPERS salmonella | |
| Mexico | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | DSWI | IMITATION SYRUPS, MOLASSES AND HONEY, N.E.C. substitute | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | KIDNEY BEAN needs fceno process | |
| Vietnam | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | WHOLE SPICE, N.E.C. 807refusal | |
| 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 | |
| South Africa | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | BUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Peru | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | PEPPER, SWEET (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| China | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Saudi Arabia | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNBI | SOFT DRINK, BERRY FRUIT FLAVORED, CARBONATED unsafe collist ingreinconspiculacks n/c | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | MIXED STARCH SNACKS, FRIED/OIL COOK salmonella | |
| Ghana | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | EEL mfr insan | |
| China | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNBI | CHOCOLATE AND COCOA BEVERAGE BASE, N.E.C. poisonous | |
| Ghana | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | MACKEREL (ONLY SCOMBEROMORUS SPP EG. SPANISH OR KING) mfr insan | |
| China | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNEI | CHOC/CHOC COV CANDY NUT PROD SUCKER/NOVELTY melamine | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNEI | SPAGHETTI filthy | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | EDIBLE SEEDS, N.E.C. unsafe col | |
| Afghanistan | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| Thailand | Soups | DWCI | CONCENTRATED SOUP, N.E.C. filthy | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | HAW, DRIED OR PASTE filthycolor lblgunsafe col | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | PLUM (PIT FRUIT) pesticide | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SERRANO PEPPER, HOT (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Brazil | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | BIOTIN (VITAMIN H, COENZYME R) unapproved | |
| Japan | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED unfit4foodunsafe col | |
| Ecuador | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | MIXED/ASSORTED HARD CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| Brazil | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | PEPPER, BLACK, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella | |
| Ghana | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNEI | SOFT DRINK, MILK BASED (CHOCOLATE FLAVORED, ETC.), NONCARBONATED list ingre | |
| China | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DWCI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide | |
| India | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DSEI | MUSTARD OIL, REFINED, SINGLE INGREDIENT, SEE 28O FOR MUSTARD OIL AS A FLAVORING unsafe add | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DSEI | GROUPERS filthy | |
| 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 | |
| France | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | BIOFLAVANOIDS (VIT/MIN?PROTEIN/UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPEC FOR HUMAN/ANIMAL, N.E.C.) unapproved | |
| Greece | Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) | DSEI | VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CRUDE pesticide |