FDA Import Refusals — Week 32 2026 (3–9 Aug) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 32 of 2026 (3–9 Aug), FDA recorded 112 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 112 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were China, India and Mexico.
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Border rejections (112)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CINNAMON, CASSIA, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) poisonous | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNEI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthyunsafe collist ingrelacks n/c | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNBI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Turkey | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE, PLAIN (WHITE OR POLISHED) PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | FISH MAW, FISHERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | STRINGBEANS pesticide | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | BAKLAVA unsafe colcolor lblgallergennutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), WHOLE (SPICE) filthy | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | YAMS (ROOT & TUBER VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| Honduras | Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | DSEI | FLUID/DRY MILK PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. unsafe collacks n/cno englishnutrit lbl | |
| India | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DNEI | FOODS (INCLUDING WATER) WITH EXCESSIVE NUTRITIONAL CLAIMS list ingrelacks n/cusual namenutrit lbl | |
| Nigeria | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSWI | NUTS, IN SHELL, N.E.C. lacks n/cnutrit lbllist ingrelacks firm | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Croatia | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DNEI | BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C. needs fceno process | |
| 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 colcolor lblg | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSEI | VANILLA BEAN, RAW MATERIAL FOR EXTRACTS AND FLAVORS | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Thailand | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DSEI | BETEL NUT, SHELLED poisonord | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe col | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe col | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ZINC (MINERAL) unapproved | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | SEAWEED, DRIED OR PASTE poisonous | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | COOKIE,BISCUIT,WAFER DOUGH, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria | |
| Honduras | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSEI | PEPPER, SWEET (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) labeling | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | CHANA DAL, DRIED OR PASTE mfr insan | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | PERCH, FRESH WATER (YELLOW, LAKE) salmonella | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | SPICES AND SEASONING, GROUND, CRACKED, WITH SALT, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblgno englishusual name | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | JALAPENO PEPPER, HOT (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) poisonous | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) color lblg | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colyellow #5 | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe col | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Bangladesh | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | BAKED SNACK FOOD, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) yellow #5 | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Nigeria | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | HAKE, HOT SMOKED, FISH flavr lblgusual namelabelingnutrit lbl | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblgyellow #5 | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | JALAPENO PEPPER, HOT (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) poisonous | |
| India | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNEI | RICE STARCH SNACKS, BAKED salmonella | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| El Salvador | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe collist ingreinconspicucolor lblg | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. unapproved | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MUSHROOM, SHIITAKE, PIECES AND STEMS, SLICED filthy | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT, DRIED OR PASTE, N.E.C. labelingnutrit lbl | |
| Philippines | Coffee and Tea | DWCI | TEA, GREEN no process | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | MORINGA OLEIFERA (HERBAL AND BOTANICAL (NOT TEAS II) CONTD salmonella | |
| Myanmar | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNBI | FISH, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CARAMEL CANDY PIECES, HARD, WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| Mexico | Cheese and Cheese Products | DSWI | CHEESE, HISPANIC/LATINO/MEXICAN STYLE, ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDING QUESO poisonous | |
| Malaysia | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | GLYCINE (PROTEIN) dietarylbldietarying | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| India | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | RICE FLOUR pesticide | |
| United Kingdom | Baby (Infant and Junior) Food Products | DSEI | BABY AND JUNIOR FOOD N.E.C. false | |
| Senegal | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | SARDINES (BRISLING, SPRATS, PILCHARDS, ETC.) list ingrelacks n/cno englishusual name | |
| 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 | |
| Vietnam | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. vetdrugres | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | SPICES AND SEASONING, GROUND, CRACKED, WITH SALT, N.E.C. salmonella | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DSWI | CAPSICUMS (CAYENNE CHILI, HOT PEPPERS), GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella | |
| Colombia | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN, N.E.C. not listedno englishfrnmfgregunapproved | |
| China | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DWCI | GINSENG UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITY FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS dietarylblsbginsengdietaryingncontact | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | PALM NUT ARECA, ARECA NUT OR BETEL NUT, SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT PUREES unsafe add | |
| Vietnam | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, JUICE, MILK, CREME, DRINK OR NECTAR, SUB/TROPICAL FRUIT filthy | |
| Mexico | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | JALAPENO PEPPER, HOT (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) poisonous | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Taiwan | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | DWCI | GLUCOSE AND CORN SYRUP unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| South Korea | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | ANCHOVY filthy | |
| United Kingdom | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN E (TOCOPHEROL) lacks firm | |
| Taiwan | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | DWCI | GLUCOSE AND CORN SYRUP unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C. color lblg | |
| India | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNBI | SOY SAUCE filthy | |
| China | Fishery/Seafood Products | DNEI | OYSTERS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS labeling | |
| Italy | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DWCI | SAUCES, N.E.C. inadprcctl | |
| South Africa | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | VITAMIN, MINERAL, PROTEINS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIETARY SPECIALITIES FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS, N.E.C. not listeddirsexmptfrnmfgregnew vet dr | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA), DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Canada | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNBI | PINEAPPLE (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT PUREES) no process | |
| South Korea | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DSWI | SEAWEED, DRIED OR PASTE poisonous | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNEI | MACARONI/NOODLE PRODUCTS NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. filthylacks n/cno englishusual name | |
| Mexico | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DSWI | POTATO CHIPS,FRIED unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| El Salvador | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Ghana | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DNEI | TAPIOCA STARCH PRODUCT std identallergennutrit lbllabeling | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | PIGEON PEAS, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| China | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | CHINESE RED DATE (JUJUBES, ZIZIPHUS JUJUBA) (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DWCI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| El Salvador | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Honduras | Cheese and Cheese Products | DSEI | CHEESE PRODUCTS, STANDARDIZED, N.E.C. insanitarymfr insanmfr inj | |
| Costa Rica | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | GEL CUPS, FRUIT FLAVORED W/FRUIT CANDY unfit4food | |
| United Kingdom | Chocolate and Cocoa Products | DNBI | CHOCOLATE COVERED CANDY BAR, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT lacks n/callergennutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | BAKLAVA unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Colombia | Beverage Bases | DSEI | FRUIT BEVERAGE BASES, LIQUID, N.E.C. no englishusual namenutrit lbl | |
| El Salvador | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSEI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe col | |
| Hong Kong | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MUSHROOM, SHIITAKE , WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) pesticide | |
| China | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNEI | PUMPKIN SEED (EDIBLE SEED) pesticide |