FDA Import Refusals — Week 37 2026 (7–13 Sep) | US Border Refusal Entries
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In week 37 of 2026 (7–13 Sep), FDA recorded 78 refusals affecting food entries offered for import: 78 border rejections, 0 alerts, and 0 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were India, Mexico and Canada.
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Border rejections (78)
| Date | Origin | Category | Import division | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Turkey | Food Sweeteners (Nutritive) | DNBI | MOLASSES list ingrefilthyfalseno english | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MECOBALAMIN (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNEI | MIXED VEGETABLES, N.E.C. poisonousneeds fceno process | |
| Malaysia | Coffee and Tea | DNEI | COFFEE, N.E.C. dietarylbl | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN) unapproved | |
| 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 | |
| China | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DWCI | FIVE SPICE MIX, GROUND, CRACKED, WITHOUT SALT filthy | |
| Canada | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNBI | POTATO SNACKS (FLAVORED OR UNFLAVORED), VEGETABLE SNACKS (OTHER THAN PULSES) BAKED unsafe col | |
| India | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PEANUT, SHELLED salmonella | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DNEI | NOODLES, INSTANT filthy | |
| Mexico | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSWI | ORAL REHYDRATION PRODUCTS list ingreinconspicufalseno english | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | FISH, N.E.C. filthymfrhaccpinsanitary | |
| Poland | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNBI | CARBONATED SOFT DRINK, N.E.C. unsafe collist ingre | |
| 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 | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| India | Macaroni and Noodle Products | DWCI | NOODLES AND NOODLE PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthyunsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DNEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT PUREES) filthy | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | MIXED SPICES AND SEASONING WITH SALT, N.E.C. filthy | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | CHANA DAL, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| Mexico | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSWI | DATES (PIT FRUIT), (PIT FRUIT) filthy | |
| China | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | ENOKITAKE MUSHROOMS, WHOLE (BUTTON) (FUNGI) listeria | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND (SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT) filthy | |
| Italy | Multiple Food Dinners, Gravies, Sauces, and Specialties (Total Diet) | DNEI | SAUCES, N.E.C. no process | |
| Mexico | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MULTIPLE VITAMINS (MVI-12 VITAMIN COMBO) (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| United States | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | BUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICE CREAM BARS yellow #5 | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | CANDY WITHOUT CHOCOLATE N.E.C. color lblglacks n/cnutrit lblno english | |
| Pakistan | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DWCI | RICE, BASMATI, PROCESSED (PACKAGED) pesticide | |
| Turkey | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | L-ARGININE (PROTEIN) unapproved | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | BARRACUDA filthy | |
| India | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CORIANDER, GROUND, CRACKED (SPICE) salmonella | |
| Indonesia | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | CLOVE, NATURAL EXTRACT OR FLAVOR (SPICE) | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| United States | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | CHEWING GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| United States | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. unsafe colcolor lblglacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) filthy | |
| Malaysia | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP & PRAWNS, BREADED unsafe add | |
| Thailand | Fishery/Seafood Products | DWCI | SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, AQUACULTURE HARVESTED FISHERY/SEAFOOD PRODUCTS vetdrugres | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| El Salvador | Spices, Flavors, and Salts | DNEI | WHOLE SPICE, N.E.C. pesticide | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | TAMARIND, DRIED OR PASTE filthy | |
| United States | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | BUBBLE GUM (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| United States | Nuts and Edible Seeds | DNBI | PISTACHIO, PASTE lacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| Philippines | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | PEPPER, HOT, N.E.C. (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) pesticide | |
| United States | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | IRON (MINERAL) unapproved | |
| India | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DWCI | MIXED VEGETABLES, N.E.C. poisonous | |
| Canada | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DNBI | COOKIE,BISCUIT,WAFER DOUGH, N.E.C. color lblg | |
| Indonesia | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DNEI | KRATOM (HERBAL AND BOTANICAL TEAS II, CONTINUED) unsfdietsp | |
| Costa Rica | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | JELLY FRUIT POPPERS CANDY unfit4food | |
| Australia | Dietary Conventional Foods and Meal Replacements | DSEI | DIETARY CONVENTIONAL FOODS, N.E.C. suppl gmp | |
| Guatemala | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN) unapproved | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | BIOTIN (VITAMIN H, COENZYME R) unapproved | |
| Sweden | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DWCI | FLAVORED CANDY, SOFT (LIVE SAVERS, ETC.), WITH FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| Canada | Snack Food Items (Flour, Meal, or Vegetable Base) | DNBI | POTATO SNACKS (FLAVORED OR UNFLAVORED), VEGETABLE SNACKS (OTHER THAN PULSES) BAKED unsafe col | |
| India | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | PALM NUT ARECA, ARECA NUT OR BETEL NUT, SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL FRUIT poisonord | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DNEI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe colcolor lblg | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | FOLIC ACID (VITAMIN) unapproved | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | MACA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS II) mfr inj | |
| Canada | Vegetables and Vegetable Products | DNBI | PEPPER, SWEET (FRUIT USED AS VEGETABLE) fsvp vio | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe col | |
| India | Bakery Products, Doughs, Bakery Mixes, and Icings | DSWI | OTHER BAKERY PRODUCTS, N.E.C. filthy | |
| Canada | Cheese and Cheese Products | DNBI | CHEESE AND CHEESE PRODUCTS, NOT ELSEWHERE MENTIONED, N.E.C. lacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| India | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNEI | CANDY SPECIALTIES, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe collist ingre | |
| Thailand | Fruit and Fruit Products | DWCI | TAMARIND, JAM, JELLY, PRESERVES, MARMALADE, BUTTER OR CANDIED filthy | |
| Mexico | Cheese and Cheese Products | DSWI | CHEESE, HISPANIC/LATINO/MEXICAN STYLE, ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDING QUESO filthy | |
| Turkey | Fruit and Fruit Products | DSEI | RAISINS, DRIED OR PASTE pesticide | |
| Nigeria | Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | DSWI | STARCH PRODUCTS N.E.C. salmonella | |
| Canada | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DNBI | MINT CANDY, HARD, WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) unsafe colcolor lblglacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| India | Color Additives for Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics | DSEI | HENNA unsafe col | |
| India | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | ASHWAGANDHA (HERBAL & BOTANICALS, NOT TEAS) unapproved | |
| China | Ice Cream and Related Products | DWCI | ICES, FRUIT FLAVORED, ON A STICK, (POPSICLES, ETC.) unsafe col | |
| Canada | Soft Drinks and Waters | DNBI | SOFT DRINK, COLA, CARBONATED lacks n/cnutrit lbl | |
| Mexico | Candy Without Chocolate, Candy Specialties, and Chewing Gum | DSWI | SOFT CANDY WITHOUT NUTS AND FRUIT, N.E.C. (WITHOUT CHOCOLATE) list ingreinconspicu | |
| 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. unapproved | |
| Ecuador | Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties for Humans | DSEI | VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID) unapproved |