How many nuts and seeds shipments from Greece did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of nuts and seeds from Greece in 2025 through March 6, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse nuts and seeds from Greece?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For nuts and seeds from Greece the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 6 lines) and LACKS FIRM (manufacturer name and address missing, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover nuts and seeds from Greece?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Greece firms are Import Alert 23-14 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Greece firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: nuts and seeds from Greece

FDA category: Nuts and Edible Seeds · October 2016 to March 6, 2025

FDA refused 11 nuts and seeds shipment lines from Greece between October 2016 and March 6, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were sesame seed paste and sesame seed, most often for NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label).

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

11
nuts and seeds lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 4%
of all FDA refusals from Greece: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Nuts and seeds refusals from Greece 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
2025	1	0%
2024	1
2022	5	+150%
2021	2
2018	2

Sesame seed paste refusals from Greece

FDA refused 8 sesame seed paste lines from Greece between October 2016 and March 6, 2025, 73% of the nuts and seeds lines.

Sesame seed paste product descriptions refused from Greece
FDA product description	Lines	Share of nuts and seeds
Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod.	8	72.7%

Recent sesame seed paste refusals

Recent Sesame seed paste refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 6, 2025	Polizoidou AnastasiaAlexandroupoli, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LISTERIA	Source
Apr 25, 2024	Haitoglou Bros S.A.Kalochori (Thessalonikis), Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	PESTICIDE	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Sesame seed refusals from Greece

FDA refused 2 sesame seed lines from Greece between October 2016 and March 6, 2025, 18% of the nuts and seeds lines.

Sesame seed product descriptions refused from Greece
FDA product description	Lines	Share of nuts and seeds
Sesame seed (edible seed paste)	1	9.1%
Sesame seed (edible seed)	1	9.1%

Recent sesame seed refusals

Recent Sesame seed refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 24, 2021	Kalamea FoodsAthens, Greece	Sesame seed (edible seed paste)	LACKS FIRM LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 5, 2021	Cretamel SACRETE, Greece	Sesame seed (edible seed)	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Chestnut refusals from Greece

FDA refused 1 chestnut line from Greece between October 2016 and March 6, 2025, 9% of the nuts and seeds lines.

Chestnut product descriptions refused from Greece
FDA product description	Lines	Share of nuts and seeds
Chestnut, spread	1	9.1%

Recent chestnut refusals

Recent Chestnut refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 14, 2018	Yolenis Hellas (Goumenisses)Athens, Greece	Chestnut, spread	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C	Source

Why FDA refused nuts and seeds from Greece

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

Most frequent refusal charges for nuts and seeds from Greece
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	7	32%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	6	27%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	2	9%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	2	9%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	1	5%
LISTERIA	Listeria monocytogenes	1	5%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	5%
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	1	5%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	1	5%

Import alerts for nuts and seeds that list Greece firms

Import alerts for nuts and seeds listing firms in Greece
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
23-14	Food products: mycotoxins	1

Greece nuts and seeds firms with the most FDA records

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

Greece nuts and seeds firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Meletiadis S.A.	Thessalonikis	5

Latest nuts and seeds refusals from Greece

Latest FDA nuts and seeds refusals from Greece
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 6, 2025	Polizoidou AnastasiaAlexandroupoli, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LISTERIA	Source
Apr 25, 2024	Haitoglou Bros S.A.Kalochori (Thessalonikis), Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	PESTICIDE	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 21, 2022	Meletiadis S.A.Thessalonikis, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Sep 24, 2021	Kalamea FoodsAthens, Greece	Sesame seed (edible seed paste)	LACKS FIRM LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jan 5, 2021	Cretamel SACRETE, Greece	Sesame seed (edible seed)	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 14, 2018	Cosmidi GavriilDrapetsona, Greece	Sesame seed paste (e.g., tahina), edible seed prod	LACKS N/C USUAL NAME	Source
Jun 14, 2018	Yolenis Hellas (Goumenisses)Athens, Greece	Chestnut, spread	LIST INGRE LACKS FIRM LACKS N/C	Source

Questions about nuts and seeds refusals from Greece

How many nuts and seeds shipments from Greece did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of nuts and seeds from Greece in 2025 through March 6, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse nuts and seeds from Greece?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For nuts and seeds from Greece the most frequent are NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 7 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 6 lines) and LACKS FIRM (manufacturer name and address missing, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover nuts and seeds from Greece?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Greece firms are Import Alert 23-14 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Greece firms too; see the country page.

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