Vegetaja Specialties Corporation
FDA import alert and refusal historyEnsenada, MexicoFEI 3011430598
As of October 26, 2026, Vegetaja Specialties Corporation (Ensenada, Mexico) is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-05 (Raw agricultural products: pesticides) for shishito peppers; twist peppers, published by FDA on May 11, 2022, and has 1 FDA import refusal recorded since October 2016.
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Current status
- Import alerts
- IA 99-05 · red list
- Last import refusal
- Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable) · PESTICIDE
- Last warning letter
- None found
- Last inspection
- None on record
Every FDA record for Vegetaja Specialties Corporation
2 records, newest first. Each line links to the FDA page it came from.
2022
- Import alert listingListed on Import Alert 99-05red listShishito Peppers; Twist PeppersSource
- Import refusalRefused, Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable)PESTICIDEEntry 83U-1323461-4Source
Refusal charges, in plain English
- PESTICIDE1 refused line
Pesticide chemical residue
The product appeared to contain a pesticide chemical residue that makes it adulterated under section 402(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act, for example a residue above the U.S. tolerance or one with no U.S. tolerance for that food.
Questions about Vegetaja Specialties Corporation
- Is Vegetaja Specialties Corporation on an FDA import alert?
- Yes. As of October 26, 2026, Vegetaja Specialties Corporation is on the red list of FDA Import Alert 99-05, “Raw agricultural products: pesticides”, for shishito peppers; twist peppers; FDA published the listing on May 11, 2022.
- Has FDA refused shipments from Vegetaja Specialties Corporation?
- Yes. FDA refused 1 shipment line from Vegetaja Specialties Corporation on May 10, 2022. The most recent, on May 10, 2022, was pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable), charged as PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).
- Why did FDA refuse Vegetaja Specialties Corporation's shipments?
- The most frequent charge is PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 1 line).
- What is Vegetaja Specialties Corporation's FEI number?
- Vegetaja Specialties Corporation's FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) is 3011430598.
- Can shipments from Vegetaja Specialties Corporation still enter the U.S.?
- Shipments of shishito peppers; twist peppers from Vegetaja Specialties Corporation can be detained without physical examination under Import Alert 99-05; FDA releases them only if evidence shows they do not have the listed violation. Importers must consider this listing in their FSVP evaluation (21 CFR 1.505).
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