How many vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipments from Mexico did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 178 shipment lines of vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico in 2026 through October 13, 2026, compared with 178 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 1,259 lines), FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 439 lines) and FSVP VIO (importer not in compliance with FSVP, 136 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico?

As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Mexico firms are Import Alert 24-11 (49 firms) and Import Alert 24-23 (11 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Mexico firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico

FDA category: Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) · October 2016 to October 13, 2026

FDA refused 2,153 vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipment lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 13, 2026, 178 of them in 2026; the most refused products were pepper and cilantro, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 25, 2026.

2,153
vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines refused since October 2016: 178
refused so far in 2026: 16%
of all FDA refusals from Mexico: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Vegetables (legumes and leafy) 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 October 13, 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)	178
2025	178	-23%
2024	230	+44%
2023	160	-8%
2022	174	+43%
2021	122	-5%
2020	128	-40%
2019	214	-38%
2018	345	+8%
2017	318
2016 (from Oct)	106

Pepper refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 592 pepper lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 13, 2026, 27% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.

Pepper product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy)
Pepper, hot, dried or paste	403	18.7%
Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable)	189	8.8%

Recent pepper refusals

Recent Pepper refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 13, 2026	Productos Carey S.a. De C.v.Tala, Mexico	Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable)	FILTHY	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grupo Agricola El Chipotle, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V.Santa Rosalia De Camargo, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grupo Agricola El Chipotle, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V.Santa Rosalia De Camargo, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grupo Agricola El Chipotle, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V.Santa Rosalia De Camargo, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Sep 29, 2026	Granos y Semillas el Canario, S.A. de C.V.Santiago De Queretaro, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source

Cilantro refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 422 cilantro lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 13, 2026, 20% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.

Cilantro product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy)
Cilantro (leaf & stem vegetable)	422	19.6%

Jalapeno pepper refusals from Mexico

FDA refused 119 jalapeno pepper lines from Mexico between October 2016 and October 13, 2026, 6% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.

Jalapeno pepper product descriptions refused from Mexico
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy)
Jalapeno pepper, hot (fruit used as vegetable)	119	5.5%

Other vegetables (legumes and leafy) products refused from Mexico

Products refused from Mexico in vegetables (legumes and leafy)
Product group	Lines	Share
Serrano pepper	97	4.5%
Leaf & stem vegetables	81	3.8%
Stringbeans	81	3.8%
Cucumbers	80	3.7%
Squash	79	3.7%
Celery	68	3.2%

Why FDA refused vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico

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

Most frequent refusal charges for vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	1,259	56%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	439	19%
FSVP VIO	Importer not in compliance with FSVP	136	6%
SALMONELLA	Salmonella	131	6%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	69	3%
MFR INSAN	Insanitary manufacturing, processing or packing	60	3%
INSANITARY	Prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions	52	2%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	48	2%
POISONOUS	Poisonous or deleterious substance	40	2%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	26	1%

Import alerts for vegetables (legumes and leafy) that list Mexico firms

Import alerts for vegetables (legumes and leafy) listing firms in Mexico
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
24-11	Dried peppers from Mexico		49
24-23	Fresh cilantro from Puebla, Mexico (seasonal)		11

Mexico vegetables (legumes and leafy) firms with the most FDA records

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

Mexico vegetables (legumes and leafy) firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Estrella Nueva S. de R. L. de C. V.	Mexicali	76
Ramos Hnos. Internacional	Camargo	43
Jose Benigno Osorio Oropeza	Quecholac	31
Hacienda de Chichimequillas	Fresnillo	28
Five Star Valley	Angostura	21
Agricola Boui, S.A. de C.V.	Leon	19
CHILES SECOS LA BUFA S.P.R de R.L. de C.V.	Col. Francisco Portillo (Los Jaquez)	17
Maria De Jesus Osuna Prado	Mazatlan	15
Pastor Jaramillo Lopez	Calera Victor Rosales	14
Land Produce S.A. de C.V.	Costa Rica	14

Latest vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Mexico

Latest FDA vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Mexico
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 13, 2026	Productos Carey S.a. De C.v.Tala, Mexico	Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable)	FILTHY	Source
Oct 7, 2026	Taylor Farms de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.Doctor Mora, Mexico	Lettuce, loose-leaf (e.g., romaine) (leaf & stem vegetable)	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Oct 6, 2026	Taylor Farms de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.Doctor Mora, Mexico	Lettuce, head (e.g. iceberg) (leaf & stem vegetable)	MFR INSAN MFR INJ	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grupo Agricola El Chipotle, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V.Santa Rosalia De Camargo, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grupo Agricola El Chipotle, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V.Santa Rosalia De Camargo, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Jesus Ramos BautistaLos Reyes De Juarez, Mexico	Celery (leaf & stem vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grupo Agricola El Chipotle, S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V.Santa Rosalia De Camargo, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Sep 29, 2026	Granos y Semillas el Canario, S.A. de C.V.Santiago De Queretaro, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Sep 16, 2026	Rancho Santa Clara SotoltepecHuamantla, Mexico	Serrano pepper, hot (fruit used as vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 14, 2026	Semillas y Abarrotes LinaTeloloapan, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Sep 11, 2026	Guadalupe Morales EtchegarayEsperanza, Mexico	Pimiento pepper, juice	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 2, 2026	Deshidratadora y ComercializadorEl Rosario, Mexico	Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 1, 2026	Hortalizas San LorenzoCuapiaxtla, Mexico	Spinach (leaf & stem vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 26, 2026	Frutcampo Export S de RL de CVCENTRAL DE ABASTO, Mexico	Pepper, hot, n.e.c. (fruit used as vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Cesar Reyes OchoaCuliacan, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Aug 25, 2026	Cesar Reyes OchoaCuliacan, Mexico	Pepper, hot, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Aug 12, 2026	Marco Antonio Luna RamirezAcatzingo, Mexico	Spinach (leaf & stem vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 11, 2026	Marco Antonio Luna RamirezAcatzingo, Mexico	Spinach (leaf & stem vegetable)	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 11, 2026	Agricola Bramhs Spr de RLSan Blas, Mexico	Leaf & stem vegetables, n.e.c	FSVP VIO	Source
Aug 10, 2026	David Amiltempa PilenoAyala, Mexico	Stringbeans	PESTICIDE	Source

Questions about vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Mexico

How many vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipments from Mexico did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 178 shipment lines of vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico in 2026 through October 13, 2026, compared with 178 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 1,259 lines), FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 439 lines) and FSVP VIO (importer not in compliance with FSVP, 136 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Mexico?: As of October 25, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Mexico firms are Import Alert 24-11 (49 firms) and Import Alert 24-23 (11 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Mexico firms too; see the country page.

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