FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: root vegetables and mushrooms from Nicaragua
FDA category: Vegetables and Vegetable Products (root and tuber vegetables, fungi) · October 2016 to May 1, 2025
FDA refused 25 root vegetables and mushrooms shipment lines from Nicaragua between October 2016 and May 1, 2025, 7 of them in 2025; the most refused products were taro and ginger root, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 25
- root vegetables and mushrooms lines refused since October 2016
- 7
- refused so far in 2025
- 8
- firms with the most records, listed below
Root vegetables and mushrooms refusals from Nicaragua by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | +40% |
| 2024 | 5 | +400% |
| 2023 | 1 | -67% |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | +67% |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Taro refusals from Nicaragua
FDA refused 15 taro lines from Nicaragua between October 2016 and May 1, 2025, 60% of the root vegetables and mushrooms lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of root vegetables and mushrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | 15 | 60.0% |
Recent taro refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Edwin Mendoza SolisManagua, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source |
Ginger root refusals from Nicaragua
FDA refused 9 ginger root lines from Nicaragua between October 2016 and May 1, 2025, 36% of the root vegetables and mushrooms lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of root vegetables and mushrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | 9 | 36.0% |
Recent ginger root refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORINQUEN SA NicaraguaSan Ramon, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| El Cacique ProduceNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| El Cacique ProduceNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Antonio Jarquin JarquinNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Antonio Jarquin JarquinNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source |
Onion bulb refusals from Nicaragua
FDA refused 1 onion bulb line from Nicaragua between October 2016 and May 1, 2025, 4% of the root vegetables and mushrooms lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of root vegetables and mushrooms |
|---|---|---|
| Onion bulb (yellow, white, red, etc.), with sauce | 1 | 4.0% |
Why FDA refused root vegetables and mushrooms from Nicaragua
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
Nicaragua root vegetables and mushrooms firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio Jarquin Jarquin | Nueva Guinea | 7 |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SA | San Ramon | 5 |
| BORINQUEN SA Nicaragua | San Ramon | 4 |
| El Cacique Produce | Nueva Guinea | 3 |
| Edwin Mendoza Solis | Managua | 2 |
| Productos Nica | Managua | 1 |
| Selena Daniela Perez Estrada | Managua | 1 |
| Wilberto Fernado Vargas Garcia | Nueva Guinea | 1 |
Latest root vegetables and mushrooms refusals from Nicaragua
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Edwin Mendoza SolisManagua, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Juana, Carlos y Marias SASan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Edwin Mendoza SolisManagua, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| BORINQUEN SA NicaraguaSan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| BORINQUEN SA NicaraguaSan Ramon, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| BORINQUEN SA NicaraguaSan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| BORINQUEN SA NicaraguaSan Ramon, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| El Cacique ProduceNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Borinquen SAMATUGUA, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Wilberto Fernado Vargas GarciaNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| El Cacique ProduceNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| El Cacique ProduceNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Antonio Jarquin JarquinNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Antonio Jarquin JarquinNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Antonio Jarquin JarquinNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Ginger root (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Antonio Jarquin JarquinNueva Guinea, Nicaragua | Taro, dasheen (root & tuber vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source |
Questions about root vegetables and mushrooms refusals from Nicaragua
- How many root vegetables and mushrooms shipments from Nicaragua did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 7 shipment lines of root vegetables and mushrooms from Nicaragua in 2025 through May 1, 2025, compared with 5 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse root vegetables and mushrooms from Nicaragua?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For root vegetables and mushrooms from Nicaragua the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 24 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 root vegetables and mushrooms from Nicaragua?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Nicaragua in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Nicaragua firms; see the country page.
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