FDA refusal charge
FDA refusal charge BACTERIA
The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to…
BACTERIA is the FDA import refusal charge for the article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to…; it cites sections 402(a)(1) and 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act (adulteration). FDA recorded it on 44 refused shipment lines between October 2016 and January 5, 2026, most often for cheese from Nicaragua.
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 44
- refused shipment lines carry this charge
- 12
- countries of origin
- 0
- import alerts name this charge
What BACTERIA means
SupplierRadar has not written a plain-English version of BACTERIA yet. FDA's own statement is quoted below.
- FD&C Act section
- 402(a)(1)801(a)(3)
- Classification
- adulteration
FDA's official statement
Copied unchanged from FDA's Refusal Charges reference table.
The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health. Contains
Countries with the most BACTERIA refusals
Shipment lines carrying BACTERIA, by country of origin.
| Country | Lines | Share of BACTERIA |
|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 15 | 34% |
| Honduras | 5 | 11% |
| India | 4 | 9% |
| Mexico | 4 | 9% |
| El Salvador | 4 | 9% |
| Canada | 3 | 7% |
| Philippines | 3 | 7% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 5% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2% |
Product categories with the most BACTERIA refusals
| Category | Lines | Share of BACTERIA |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese and Cheese Products | 18 | 41% |
| Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins, and Unconventional Dietary Specialties | 5 | 11% |
| Fishery/Seafood Products | 3 | 7% |
| Meat, Meat Products, and Poultry | 3 | 7% |
| Nuts and Edible Seeds | 3 | 7% |
| Milk, Butter, and Dried Milk Products | 2 | 5% |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) | 2 | 5% |
| Whole Grains, Milled Grain Products, and Starch | 1 | 2% |
| Cereal Preparations, Breakfast Foods | 1 | 2% |
| Vegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi) | 1 | 2% |
Latest BACTERIA refusals
The 20 most recent refused lines, through January 5, 2026, each with its FDA source.
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperativa de Servicio y Credito para la Produccion Agropecuaria Masiguito R.L.Camoapa, Nicaragua | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Cooperativa de Servicio y Credito para la Produccion Agropecuaria Masiguito R.L.Camoapa, Nicaragua | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Cooperativa de Servicio y Credito para la Produccion Agropecuaria Masiguito R.L.Camoapa, Nicaragua | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Cooperativa de Servicio y Credito para la Produccion Agropecuaria Masiguito R.L.Camoapa, Nicaragua | Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Cooperativa de Servicio y Credito para la Produccion Agropecuaria Masiguito R.L.Camoapa, Nicaragua | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Quesos PetaconesSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese, spiced (standardized) | BACTERIASALMONELLA | Source | |
| Lacteos Landaverde Los RodriguezTejutla Chalatenango, El Salvador | Cheese, cheese, pasteurized, processed with fruit, vegetables or meats (standardized) | BACTERIANUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Quesos PetaconesSan Salvador, El Salvador | Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Marudhar ImpexAhmedabad, India | Ashwagandha (herbal & botanicals, not teas) | BACTERIASUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Marudhar ImpexAhmedabad, India | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Marudhar ImpexAhmedabad, India | Vitamin, mineral, proteins and unconventional dietary specialities for humans and animals, n.e.c | BACTERIASUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Herbafood SA de CVTlaquepaque, Mexico | Vitamin, n.e.c | BACTERIASUPPL GMP | Source | |
| Marudhar ImpexAhmedabad, India | Ashwagandha (herbal & botanicals, not teas) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Achdut factory for tahini halva and sweetsAri'El, Israel | Sesame paste | BACTERIASALMONELLA | Source | |
| Agroindustrias Lacteas Los Quesos De Oriente S.A. de C.V.Acajutla, El Salvador | Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Rancho Los AbriojosPueblo San Nicolas Buenos Aires, Mexico | Cilantro (leaf & stem vegetable) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Quesos PersaHermosillo, Mexico | Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Northfork Bison Distributions Inc.Saint-Leonard, Canada | Buffalo meat (bison) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Northfork Bison Distributions Inc.Saint-Leonard, Canada | Buffalo meat (bison) | BACTERIA | Source | |
| Northfork Bison Distributions Inc.Saint-Leonard, Canada | Buffalo meat (bison) | BACTERIA | Source |
Questions about BACTERIA
- What does BACTERIA mean on an FDA refusal?
- BACTERIA is the refusal charge “The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to…”. FDA's official statement for the charge reads: “The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health. Contains”
- What law does BACTERIA cite?
- FDA's refusal charge table cites sections 402(a)(1) and 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act (adulteration) for BACTERIA, and classifies the charge as adulteration. The table is the Refusal Charges reference file that FDA publishes with its Data Dashboard.
- Which countries have the most BACTERIA refusals?
- As of October 26, 2026, the countries with the most BACTERIA refusal lines are Nicaragua (15), Honduras (5) and India (4). The full list with links is in the table on this page.
- Is there an FDA import alert for BACTERIA?
- SupplierRadar found no food import alert whose charge section names BACTERIA. An import alert is a list of firms; a charge code is the reason recorded on one refused shipment line.
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