Bulk black pepper, turmeric, cumin, chili powder, and dehydrated culinary herb processors heavily monitored under DWPE for Salmonella spp. and micro-filth (insect fragments, rodent hair).
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Buy Cleaned 5-Yr Excel ($39 • Gumroad Instant Checkout)FDA microbiological sampling or Import Alert 99-19 / 16-81 surveillance flagged the food, spice, or aquaculture shipment for Salmonella spp. contamination.
FDA port inspectors or laboratory analysis detected insect fragments, rodent hair, mold, or decomposition in the shipment.
The product label uses foreign nutrition tables (e.g., EU/CN per-100g format) instead of mandatory US FDA per-serving Nutrition/Supplement Facts formatting.
Bulk Tellicherry black pepper, organic turmeric root powder, and cumin exporter in Kerala. Subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) at Port of Newark/NY under Import Alert 28-02. Importers must budget 25+ days and a 30-subsample BAM Chapter 5 private lab packet per container.
Exporter of Saigon cassia cinnamon quills, star anise, and dried ginger slices. Frequently held at Savannah and Los Angeles for MPM micro-filth (insect fragments) and retail pouch Nutrition Facts formatting errors.
Across 5-year CBP/FDA OASIS records, Whole Spices, Culinary Herbs & Botanical Extracts (FDA Industry Code 28 (Spices, Flavors & Salts)) experiences a 29.5% detention rate among flagged overseas shippers with an average port hold of 31 calendar days across Newark, Savannah, Los Angeles.
The primary statutory charge codes for Spices & Botanicals are SALMONELLA, FILTH, NUTRITIONAL_LABELING. Key active Import Alerts include Import Alert 28-02 (Indian Black Pepper — Salmonella & Filth); Import Alert 99-19 (Food Products Excluded from Entry due to Salmonella); Import Alert 99-05 (Raw Agricultural Commodities — Pesticide/Filth). Historical refusal logs do not certify future admissibility.