How many nuts and seeds shipments from Nicaragua did FDA refuse in 2023?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of nuts and seeds from Nicaragua in 2023 through July 28, 2023.

Why does FDA refuse nuts and seeds from Nicaragua?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For nuts and seeds from Nicaragua the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 3 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines) and BACTERIA (BACTERIA, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover nuts and seeds from Nicaragua?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Nicaragua firms are Import Alert 23-14 (2 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Nicaragua firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: nuts and seeds from Nicaragua

FDA category: Nuts and Edible Seeds · October 2016 to July 28, 2023

FDA refused 8 nuts and seeds shipment lines from Nicaragua between October 2016 and July 28, 2023, 2 of them in 2023; the most refused products were nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere and edible seeds, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

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

8
nuts and seeds lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2023: 4%
of all FDA refusals from Nicaragua: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Nuts and seeds refusals from Nicaragua by year

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

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2023	2
2018	3	0%
2017	3

Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere refusals from Nicaragua

FDA refused 4 nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere lines from Nicaragua between October 2016 and July 28, 2023, 50% of the nuts and seeds lines.

Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere product descriptions refused from Nicaragua
FDA product description	Lines	Share of nuts and seeds
Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c.	4	50.0%

Recent nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere refusals

Recent Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere refusals from Nicaragua
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 14, 2023	Elvis PicadoManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Mar 20, 2017	Productos Nica Oscar SantanaManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	BACTERIA	Source
Mar 20, 2017	Productos Nica Oscar SantanaManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Mar 20, 2017	Productos Nica Oscar SantanaManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	LABELING	Source

Edible seeds refusals from Nicaragua

FDA refused 3 edible seeds lines from Nicaragua between October 2016 and July 28, 2023, 38% of the nuts and seeds lines.

Edible seeds product descriptions refused from Nicaragua
FDA product description	Lines	Share of nuts and seeds
Edible seeds, n.e.c.	3	37.5%

Recent edible seeds refusals

Recent Edible seeds refusals from Nicaragua
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 11, 2018	Agropecuaria Lafise SaManagua, Nicaragua	Edible seeds, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Jul 11, 2018	Agropecuaria Lafise SaManagua, Nicaragua	Edible seeds, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Jul 11, 2018	Agropecuaria Lafise SaManagua, Nicaragua	Edible seeds, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source

Sesame seed refusals from Nicaragua

FDA refused 1 sesame seed line from Nicaragua between October 2016 and July 28, 2023, 13% of the nuts and seeds lines.

Sesame seed product descriptions refused from Nicaragua
FDA product description	Lines	Share of nuts and seeds
Sesame seed (edible seed)	1	12.5%

Recent sesame seed refusals

Recent Sesame seed refusals from Nicaragua
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 28, 2023	Coproexnic RLLeon-Chinengega, Nicaragua	Sesame seed (edible seed)	SALMONELLA	Source

Why FDA refused nuts and seeds from Nicaragua

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

Most frequent refusal charges for nuts and seeds from Nicaragua
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	3	38%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	2	25%
BACTERIA	The article appears to contain a poisonous and deleterious substance which may render it injurious to…	1	13%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	13%
SALMONELLA	Salmonella	1	13%

Import alerts for nuts and seeds that list Nicaragua firms

Import alerts for nuts and seeds listing firms in Nicaragua
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
23-14	Food products: mycotoxins	2

Nicaragua nuts and seeds firms with the most FDA records

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

Nicaragua nuts and seeds firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Productos Nica Oscar Santana	Managua	3
Coproexnic RL	Leon-Chinengega	1

Latest nuts and seeds refusals from Nicaragua

Latest FDA nuts and seeds refusals from Nicaragua
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 28, 2023	Coproexnic RLLeon-Chinengega, Nicaragua	Sesame seed (edible seed)	SALMONELLA	Source
Jul 14, 2023	Elvis PicadoManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	NO ENGLISH	Source
Jul 11, 2018	Agropecuaria Lafise SaManagua, Nicaragua	Edible seeds, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Jul 11, 2018	Agropecuaria Lafise SaManagua, Nicaragua	Edible seeds, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Jul 11, 2018	Agropecuaria Lafise SaManagua, Nicaragua	Edible seeds, n.e.c	FILTHY	Source
Mar 20, 2017	Productos Nica Oscar SantanaManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	BACTERIA	Source
Mar 20, 2017	Productos Nica Oscar SantanaManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	LABELING	Source
Mar 20, 2017	Productos Nica Oscar SantanaManagua, Nicaragua	Nuts or edible seeds not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	LABELING	Source

Questions about nuts and seeds refusals from Nicaragua

How many nuts and seeds shipments from Nicaragua did FDA refuse in 2023?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of nuts and seeds from Nicaragua in 2023 through July 28, 2023.
Why does FDA refuse nuts and seeds from Nicaragua?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For nuts and seeds from Nicaragua the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 3 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines) and BACTERIA (BACTERIA, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover nuts and seeds from Nicaragua?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Nicaragua firms are Import Alert 23-14 (2 firms). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Nicaragua firms too; see the country page.

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