How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Albania did FDA refuse in 2023?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of tropical and pit fruit from Albania in 2023 through December 26, 2023, compared with 2 in 2022.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Albania?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Albania the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 2 lines), ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 1 line) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover tropical and pit fruit from Albania?

As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Albania in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Albania firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Albania

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to December 26, 2023

FDA refused 3 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Albania between October 2016 and December 26, 2023, 1 of them in 2023; the most refused products were olives and fig, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

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

3
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2023: 9%
of all FDA refusals from Albania: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Albania 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	1	-50%
2022	2

Olives refusals from Albania

FDA refused 2 olives lines from Albania between October 2016 and December 26, 2023, 67% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Olives product descriptions refused from Albania
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Olives, green, (pit fruit)	2	66.7%

Recent olives refusals

Recent Olives refusals from Albania
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 4, 2022	Lulzim BaxhiaFier, Albania	Olives, green, (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
May 4, 2022	Lulzim BaxhiaFier, Albania	Olives, green, (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source

Fig refusals from Albania

FDA refused 1 fig line from Albania between October 2016 and December 26, 2023, 33% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Fig product descriptions refused from Albania
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Fig, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	1	33.3%

Recent fig refusals

Recent Fig refusals from Albania
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 26, 2023	ZdravoLushnje, Albania	Fig, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	ALLERGEN NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Albania

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Albania
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	2	50%
ALLERGEN	Major food allergen not declared	1	25%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	1	25%

Albania tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Albania tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Lulzim Baxhia	Fier	2
Zdravo	Lushnje	1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Albania

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Albania
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 26, 2023	ZdravoLushnje, Albania	Fig, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	ALLERGEN NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 4, 2022	Lulzim BaxhiaFier, Albania	Olives, green, (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
May 4, 2022	Lulzim BaxhiaFier, Albania	Olives, green, (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Albania

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Albania did FDA refuse in 2023?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of tropical and pit fruit from Albania in 2023 through December 26, 2023, compared with 2 in 2022.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Albania?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Albania the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 2 lines), ALLERGEN (major food allergen not declared, 1 line) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover tropical and pit fruit from Albania?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Albania in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Albania firms; see the country page.

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