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Mexico · 12 Nov 2026

Herbs and spices from Mexico: food safety notices

Notices, all years18since 17 Aug 2018
Last 12 months2
Latest14 May 2026Australia

Per month

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Hazards

Salmonella11Chlorpyrifos3Process and environmental contamin1Pesticide residues1Unauthorised novel food or GMO1Undeclared allergen1

Producers named

Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
14 May 2026AUChilli powder
Meximport Food Win S De Rl
Salmonella
Detected/ 125g
Border rejection
24 Feb 2026EUChlorpyrifos in Chipotle ChilliChlorpyrifosAlert · potentially serious
6 May 2025EUWykrycie obecności pałeczek Salmonella z gr, BO, EO i CO w ziarnie ziela angielskiego, kraSalmonellaInformation · potentially serious
15 Apr 2025EUChlorpyrifos in dried epazoteChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
10 Jan 2025EUExceedance of biphenyl & PAH's in chipotle powder, from MexicoProcess and environmental contaminantsAlert · serious
6 Aug 2024EUPesticide residues in ground chilli pepper from MexicoPesticide residuesAlert · serious
8 Mar 2024AUChilli powder - Morita
Meximport Food Win S De Rl
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
8 Mar 2024AUChilli powder - habanero
Meximport Food Win S De Rl
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
22 Feb 2024EUChlorpyrifos in allspice from MexicoChlorpyrifosAlert · serious
23 Oct 2023AUMorita chili powder
Meximport Food Win S De RL
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
23 Oct 2023AUMora chili powder
Meximport Food Win S De RL
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
24 Apr 2023EUUnauthorized novel food (avocado leaves) from Mexico via the NetherlandsUnauthorised novel food or GMOInformation · undecided
12 Apr 2023AUChilli powder
Safestar
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
24 May 2022EUSalmonella spp. in mexican pimento packed in Poland with raw material from MexicoSalmonellaInformation · serious
25 Mar 2022AUGuanjillo chili ground
Meximport Food Win S De Rl
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
13 Oct 2021EUSalmonella (presence /25g) in dried Mexican pimento from MexicoSalmonellaAlert · serious
26 May 2021AUChilli powder
Meximport Food Win S De Rl
Salmonella
Detected /125g
Border rejection
17 Aug 2018USAztlan Mole Oaxaqueno Negro; 10 kg plastic buckets (22 lbs); Ingredients: sugar, Ancho
Hidroponicos Brownia, S.P.R. de R.L.
Undeclared allergenRecall · Class I