01EU: RASFF notifications
The European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) records food and feed found unsafe at the border or in the market. Common reasons for spices, rice, sesame and other foods include pesticide residues above EU limits, aflatoxins, ethylene oxide and Salmonella. Search the RASFF portal for your product before you ship.
02USA: FDA import alerts
The US Food and Drug Administration publishes import alerts. A firm or product placed on an alert can be detained without physical examination until it proves compliance. Check the FDA import alert list for your product and for your own company name.
03How to avoid rejections
Test each lot in an accredited lab against the buyer country's limits, not Indian limits. For notified products, use the Export Inspection Council or the board's residue-monitoring programme. Keep records that trace each lot back to farms or suppliers.
- Agree the specification, test method and lab in the contract.
- Keep sealed counter-samples of every lot.
- If a shipment is rejected, ask for the official notice and lab report, inform your council, and consider re-import or re-export options quickly — port charges grow daily.