How many spices shipments from Australia did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of spices from Australia in 2025 through February 24, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse spices from Australia?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For spices from Australia the most frequent are HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim, 2 lines), DIETARYLBL (not identified as a dietary supplement, 1 line) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover spices from Australia?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Australia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Australia firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: spices from Australia

FDA category: Spices, Flavors, and Salts · October 2016 to February 24, 2025

FDA refused 4 spices shipment lines from Australia between October 2016 and February 24, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were turmeric and mixed spices and seasonings, most often for HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim).

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

4
spices lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Australia: 0
firms with the most records, listed below

Spices refusals from Australia by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2025	1
2018	1	0%
2017	1
2016 (from Oct)	1

Turmeric refusals from Australia

FDA refused 2 turmeric lines from Australia between October 2016 and February 24, 2025, 50% of the spices lines.

Turmeric product descriptions refused from Australia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of spices
Turmeric, ground, cracked (spice)	2	50.0%

Recent turmeric refusals

Recent Turmeric refusals from Australia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 20, 2018	Golden GrindHampton East, Australia	Turmeric, ground, cracked (spice)	NCONTACT HEALTH C	Source
Dec 15, 2017	Golden GrindHampton East, Australia	Turmeric, ground, cracked (spice)	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL HEALTH C	Source

Mixed spices and seasonings refusals from Australia

FDA refused 1 mixed spices and seasonings line from Australia between October 2016 and February 24, 2025, 25% of the spices lines.

Mixed spices and seasonings product descriptions refused from Australia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of spices
Mixed spices and seasonings, liquid, with salt, n.e.c.	1	25.0%

Recent mixed spices and seasonings refusals

Recent Mixed spices and seasonings refusals from Australia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 19, 2016	Flavour Makers / Passage Foods / Celebrate HealthBraeside, Australia	Mixed spices and seasonings, liquid, with salt, n.e.c	VITAMN LBL	Source

Vanilla refusals from Australia

FDA refused 1 vanilla line from Australia between October 2016 and February 24, 2025, 25% of the spices lines.

Vanilla product descriptions refused from Australia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of spices
Vanilla, natural extract or flavor (spice)	1	25.0%

Recent vanilla refusals

Recent Vanilla refusals from Australia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 24, 2025	Dr Oetker Queen Australia Pty LtdBrisbane, Australia	Vanilla, natural extract or flavor (spice)	NEEDS FCE NO PROCESS	Source

Why FDA refused spices from Australia

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.

Most frequent refusal charges for spices from Australia
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
HEALTH C	Unauthorized nutrient content or health claim	2	25%
DIETARYLBL	Not identified as a dietary supplement	1	13%
NCONTACT	No U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label	1	13%
NEEDS FCE	Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods	1	13%
NO PROCESS	No scheduled process filed	1	13%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	13%
VITAMN LBL	The food appears to be subject to section 411 and its advertising is false or misleading in a material…	1	13%

Latest spices refusals from Australia

Latest FDA spices refusals from Australia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Feb 24, 2025	Dr Oetker Queen Australia Pty LtdBrisbane, Australia	Vanilla, natural extract or flavor (spice)	NEEDS FCE NO PROCESS	Source
Mar 20, 2018	Golden GrindHampton East, Australia	Turmeric, ground, cracked (spice)	NCONTACT HEALTH C	Source
Dec 15, 2017	Golden GrindHampton East, Australia	Turmeric, ground, cracked (spice)	DIETARYLBL NUTRIT LBL HEALTH C	Source
Dec 19, 2016	Flavour Makers / Passage Foods / Celebrate HealthBraeside, Australia	Mixed spices and seasonings, liquid, with salt, n.e.c	VITAMN LBL	Source

Questions about spices refusals from Australia

How many spices shipments from Australia did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of spices from Australia in 2025 through February 24, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse spices from Australia?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For spices from Australia the most frequent are HEALTH C (unauthorized nutrient content or health claim, 2 lines), DIETARYLBL (not identified as a dietary supplement, 1 line) and NCONTACT (no U.S. adverse event contact on supplement label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover spices from Australia?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Australia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Australia firms; see the country page.

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