What is Import Alert 03-05?

Import Alert 03-05, “Detention without physical examination of papad and farfar wafers from India”, is an FDA import alert. Its listed firms are on the green list, which exempts their listed products from detention without physical examination under that alert; FDA last published the alert on July 28, 2025.

Which firms are on Import Alert 03-05?

As of October 26, 2026, 2 firms are listed on Import Alert 03-05 in 1 country; the most listings are in India (2). The full table, grouped by country, is below on this page and every firm links to its record.

How do firms get off Import Alert 03-05?

A firm asks FDA to remove it by submitting evidence that the cause of the listing has been corrected. The Guidance section of the alert on FDA's website gives the procedure and the contact for 03-05; our guide explains the steps and the evidence FDA usually asks for.

What charge does FDA use under Import Alert 03-05?

The charge section of Import Alert 03-05 names FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance). Each code is a refusal charge in FDA's reference table; the linked pages give FDA's official statement and refusal counts.

Import Alert 03-05: Detention without physical examination of papad and farfar wafers from India

FDA last published July 28, 2025FDA alert page

As of October 26, 2026, FDA Import Alert 03-05 (Papad and Farfar Wafers From India) lists 2 firms on its green list in 1 country, covering papad and farfar wafers, all varieties; 0 firms were added and 0 removed in the last 90 days.

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 26, 2026. Request a correction

2
firms on the green list: 1
country: 0
added in the last 90 days: 0
removed in the last 90 days

What changed in the last 90 days

Additions use the date FDA published each listing. Removals are dated by the day SupplierRadar first saw the firm gone; the weekly and daily checks are described on the data sources page.

Removed from Import Alert 03-05

SupplierRadar has recorded no removals from Import Alert 03-05 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026. A removal is shown at the top of this page, and on the firm's own page, the day it is found.

Added to Import Alert 03-05

No firm was added to Import Alert 03-05 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026.

Firms on Import Alert 03-05, by country

2 listings in 1 country. Each name links to the firm's FDA record history; the date is the one FDA published on the alert.

Listings by country

Import alert listings by country
Country	Green list	Total
India	2	2

India (2)

FDA refusals from India

Firms in India on Import Alert 03-05
Firm	List	Products	Date published
MTR Foods Private LimitedBangalore	Green	Other Bakery Products, N.E.C.	Sep 10, 2009
Valod Food ProductsSurat	Green	Other Bakery Products, N.E.C.	Sep 10, 2009

Refusal charges named on this alert

FDA's alert page names these charge codes. The counts are refusal lines FDA recorded under each charge since October 2016, for all firms, not only firms on this alert.

Charge codes named on Import Alert 03-05
Charge code	Meaning	Refusal lines since 2016
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	12,348

What the alert covers and why FDA issued it

FDA's wording, with FDA's change markers removed.

Official title: Detention Without Physical Examination of Papad and Farfar Wafers From India
Product scope: Papad and farfar wafers, all varieties(examples, including but not limited to: Fryum, Appalam, Papadum)
Last published: July 28, 2025

From March through September 1991, 47 shipments of papad and farfar style products were offered for entry through various ports. Fourteen entries were detained without physical examination due to filth or pesticide contamination.
26 shipments from 10 different manufacturers/packers were analyzed and found to be violative for insanitation due to the presence of insect, rodent and other filth violations.

FDA Import Alert 03-05, Reason for AlertRead it on FDA

Read the rest of the reason

In 2021, a total of 9 audit private laboratory samples of papad and farfar wafers were submitted as non-violative and 7 of those were found to be violative for Filth and refused entry.

Papad wafers are parchment thin, brittle disks usually made from either wet-ground moong or urad-dal bean paste or tapioca or mashed potatoes and spices. The products can be sun-dried or heat processed.

Listing on an import alert is FDA's notice to the firm and a fact an importer must consider in its supplier evaluation under 21 CFR 1.505. What the red, green and yellow lists mean.

Questions about Import Alert 03-05

What is Import Alert 03-05?: Import Alert 03-05, “Detention without physical examination of papad and farfar wafers from India”, is an FDA import alert. Its listed firms are on the green list, which exempts their listed products from detention without physical examination under that alert; FDA last published the alert on July 28, 2025.
Which firms are on Import Alert 03-05?: As of October 26, 2026, 2 firms are listed on Import Alert 03-05 in 1 country; the most listings are in India (2). The full table, grouped by country, is below on this page and every firm links to its record.
How do firms get off Import Alert 03-05?: A firm asks FDA to remove it by submitting evidence that the cause of the listing has been corrected. The Guidance section of the alert on FDA's website gives the procedure and the contact for 03-05; our guide explains the steps and the evidence FDA usually asks for.
What charge does FDA use under Import Alert 03-05?: The charge section of Import Alert 03-05 names FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance). Each code is a refusal charge in FDA's reference table; the linked pages give FDA's official statement and refusal counts.
Which firms were added to Import Alert 03-05 recently?: No firm was added to Import Alert 03-05 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026.
Which firms were removed from Import Alert 03-05 recently?: SupplierRadar has recorded no removals from Import Alert 03-05 in the last 90 days, as of October 26, 2026. A removal is shown at the top of this page and on the firm's page the day it is found.

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