FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Australia
FDA category: Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) · October 2016 to November 20, 2025
FDA refused 58 vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipment lines from Australia between October 2016 and November 20, 2025, 6 of them in 2025; the most refused products were mung bean and garbanzo bean, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 58
- vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines refused since October 2016
- 6
- refused so far in 2025
- 5
- firms with the most records, listed below
Vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Australia by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 27 | +17% |
| 2019 | 23 |
Mung bean refusals from Australia
FDA refused 19 mung bean lines from Australia between October 2016 and November 20, 2025, 33% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy) |
|---|---|---|
| Mung bean, dried or paste | 10 | 17.2% |
| Mung bean | 9 | 15.5% |
Recent mung bean refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrifoods Australia Pty TldDalby, Australia | Mung bean, dried or paste | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Agrifoods Australia Pty TldDalby, Australia | Mung bean, dried or paste | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Agrifoods Australia Pty TldDalby, Australia | Mung bean, dried or paste | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Aust-Grain Exports Pty LtdHorsham, Australia | Mung bean | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Aust-Grain Exports Pty LtdHorsham, Australia | Mung bean | PESTICIDE | Source |
Garbanzo bean refusals from Australia
FDA refused 17 garbanzo bean lines from Australia between October 2016 and November 20, 2025, 29% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy) |
|---|---|---|
| Garbanzo bean | 16 | 27.6% |
| Garbanzo bean, dried or paste | 1 | 1.7% |
Recent garbanzo bean refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agt Foods AustraliaHorsham, Australia | Garbanzo bean, dried or paste | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Australian Choice Exports Pty LtdKenmore, Australia | Garbanzo bean | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Australian Choice Exports Pty LtdKenmore, Australia | Garbanzo bean | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Australian Choice Exports Pty LtdKenmore, Australia | Garbanzo bean | PESTICIDE | Source |
Chana dal refusals from Australia
FDA refused 16 chana dal lines from Australia between October 2016 and November 20, 2025, 28% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy) |
|---|---|---|
| Chana dal | 11 | 19.0% |
| Chana dal, dried or paste | 5 | 8.6% |
Recent chana dal refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agt Foods AustraliaHorsham, Australia | Chana dal, dried or paste | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Agrifoods Australia Pty TldDalby, Australia | Chana dal, dried or paste | FSVP VIO | Source | |
| Australian Choice Exports Pty LtdKenmore, Australia | Chana dal | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Australian Choice Exports Pty LtdKenmore, Australia | Chana dal | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Australian Choice Exports Pty LtdKenmore, Australia | Chana dal | PESTICIDE | Source |
Other vegetables (legumes and leafy) products refused from Australia
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bean | 4 | 6.9% |
| Black bean | 1 | 1.7% |
| Lentils | 1 | 1.7% |
Why FDA refused vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Australia
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
Australia vegetables (legumes and leafy) firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Choice Exports Pty Ltd | Kenmore | 44 |
| Aust-Grain Exports Pty Ltd | Horsham | 6 |
| Agrifoods Australia Pty Tld | Dalby | 4 |
| Agt Foods Australia | Horsham | 2 |
| Societa Cofica | Cremorne | 1 |
Latest vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Australia
Questions about vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Australia
- How many vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipments from Australia did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 6 shipment lines of vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Australia in 2025 through November 20, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Australia?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Australia the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 57 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 2 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Australia?
- As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Australia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Australia firms; see the country page.
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