How many cheese shipments from Mexico did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 12 shipment lines of cheese from Mexico in 2026 through September 8, 2026, compared with 5 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse cheese from Mexico?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cheese from Mexico the most frequent are INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 34 lines), LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 15 lines) and POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 15 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover cheese from Mexico?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Mexico firms are Import Alert 12-10 (37 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Mexico firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: cheese from Mexico

FDA category: Cheese and Cheese Products · October 2016 to September 8, 2026

FDA refused 80 cheese shipment lines from Mexico between October 2016 and September 8, 2026, 12 of them in 2026; the most refused products were cheese and cheese and cheese products, most often for INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions).

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

80
cheese lines refused since October 2016: 12
refused so far in 2026: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Mexico: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Cheese refusals from Mexico by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through September 8, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	12
2025	5	-17%
2024	6	+500%
2023	1	-91%
2022	11	-56%
2021	25	+400%
2020	5	+150%
2019	2	-78%
2018	9	+200%
2017	3
2016 (from Oct)	1

Cheese refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 74 cheese lines from Mexico between October 2016 and September 8, 2026, 93% of the cheese lines.

Cheese product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cheese
Cheese, hispanic/latino/mexican style, all varieties, including queso	38	47.5%
Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized)	34	42.5%
Cheese, cream	1	1.3%
Cheese, hard (chesire,esrum,fortina,fortine,kasseni,mozzarella,montasio,pecarino,port salut, etc)	1	1.3%

Recent cheese refusals

Recent Cheese refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 8, 2026	Grupo Industrial y Comercial Navarro SA de CVTepatitlan, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	FILTHY	Source
Aug 6, 2026	Grupo Chervatin Sa De Cv - Delinat'sTlaquepaque,, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	POISONOUS	Source
May 1, 2026	Siemens Klassen, AnnaJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	MFR INJ	Source
May 1, 2026	Siemens Klassen, AnnaJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	MFR INJ	Source
Apr 27, 2026	Oaxacan Authentic Xports S.A de C.VPueblo Santa Gertrudis, Mexico	Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized)	POISONOUS MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source

Cheese and cheese products refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 3 cheese and cheese products lines from Mexico between October 2016 and September 8, 2026, 4% of the cheese lines.

Cheese and cheese products product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cheese
Cheese and cheese products, not elsewhere mentioned, n.e.c.	3	3.8%

Pasteurized process cheese foods refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 1 pasteurized process cheese foods line from Mexico between October 2016 and September 8, 2026, 1% of the cheese lines.

Pasteurized process cheese foods product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of cheese
Pasteurized process cheese foods	1	1.3%

Other cheese products refused from Mexico

Products refused from Mexico in cheese
Product group	Lines	Share
Pasteurized process cheese spread	1	1.3%
Soft	1	1.3%

Why FDA refused cheese from Mexico

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

Most frequent refusal charges for cheese from Mexico
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
INSANITARY	Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions	34	32%
LISTERIA	Listeria monocytogenes	15	14%
POISONOUS	Poisonous or deleterious substance	15	14%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	11	10%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	8	8%
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	6	6%
MFR INJ	Insanitary conditions, may be injurious	5	5%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	4	4%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	4	4%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	3	3%

Import alerts for cheese that list Mexico firms

Import alerts for cheese listing firms in Mexico
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
12-10	Cheese: microbiological contamination	37

Mexico cheese firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.

Mexico cheese firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Sol chatino S P de R L	Xoxocotlan	5
Alebrije Imports de Mexico S de RL de CV	Ejido Maclovio Rojas	5
Kissy Robles Perez	Juquila	4
Oaxacan Authentic Xports S.A de C.V	Pueblo Santa Gertrudis	3
Oaxaca Ya'A Exportaciones e Importaciones	Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan	3
Comercial de Nuez Revolucion Sprde RL	Las Virginias	3
Maria Eugenia Lavariega	Zaachila	3
Agropecuaria Wiebe Peters SPR de RL de CV	Cuautemoc	3
Queseria la Estrella Spr de RL de CV	Janos	2
Enanos Importaciones y Exportaciones	Santa Cruz Xoxocotlan	2

Latest cheese refusals from Mexico

Latest FDA cheese refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 8, 2026	Grupo Industrial y Comercial Navarro SA de CVTepatitlan, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	FILTHY	Source
Aug 6, 2026	Grupo Chervatin Sa De Cv - Delinat'sTlaquepaque,, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	POISONOUS	Source
May 1, 2026	Siemens Klassen, AnnaJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	MFR INJ	Source
May 1, 2026	Siemens Klassen, AnnaJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	MFR INJ	Source
Apr 27, 2026	Oaxacan Authentic Xports S.A de C.VPueblo Santa Gertrudis, Mexico	Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized)	POISONOUS MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Apr 22, 2026	Wiebe Enns, Heinrich CompanyJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	INSANITARY	Source
Mar 26, 2026	Wiebe Enns, Heinrich CompanyJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 26, 2026	Wiebe Enns, Heinrich CompanyJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 26, 2026	Wiebe Enns, Heinrich CompanyJanos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Mar 23, 2026	Quesos Chavez la Ruana Spr de RLFelipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	INSANITARY	Source
Mar 23, 2026	Quesos Chavez la Ruana Spr de RLFelipe Carrillo Puerto, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	POISONOUS INSANITARY	Source
Mar 4, 2026	Siemens Wall, AbrahamRancheria Las Virginias, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	LISTERIA	Source
Oct 16, 2025	Agropecuaria Wiebe Peters SPR de RL de CVCuautemoc, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	POISONOUS MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Oct 16, 2025	Agropecuaria Wiebe Peters SPR de RL de CVCuautemoc, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	POISONOUS MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Apr 24, 2025	Agropecuaria Wiebe Peters SPR de RL de CVCuautemoc, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	POISONOUS	Source
Apr 15, 2025	Exportaciones Moroccan EmpireAmatepec, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Feb 5, 2025	Grupo Industrial y Comercial NavTepatitlan De Morelos, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	FILTHY	Source
Nov 14, 2024	Avila Pimentel, OdetteTijuana, Mexico	Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized)	POISONOUS	Source
Nov 14, 2024	Avila Pimentel, OdetteTijuana, Mexico	Cheese, pasteurized, process (standardized)	POISONOUS	Source
Aug 23, 2024	Queseria Chila, SA. de CV.Tampico, Mexico	Cheese, hispanic/latino/Mexican style, all varieties, including queso	INSANITARY	Source

Questions about cheese refusals from Mexico

How many cheese shipments from Mexico did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 12 shipment lines of cheese from Mexico in 2026 through September 8, 2026, compared with 5 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse cheese from Mexico?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For cheese from Mexico the most frequent are INSANITARY (prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, 34 lines), LISTERIA (Listeria monocytogenes, 15 lines) and POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 15 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover cheese from Mexico?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Mexico firms are Import Alert 12-10 (37 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Mexico firms too; see the country page.

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