How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Guatemala did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 8 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala in 2026 through April 8, 2026, compared with 4 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 22 lines), POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 4 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 3 lines). 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 Guatemala?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Guatemala firms are Import Alert 21-07 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Guatemala firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to April 8, 2026

FDA refused 35 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and April 8, 2026, 8 of them in 2026; the most refused products were subtropical and tropical fruit and papaya, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

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

35
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 8
refused so far in 2026: 3%
of all FDA refusals from Guatemala: 7
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Guatemala by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

* 2026 is year to date, through April 8, 2026.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	8
2025	4	+33%
2024	3	+50%
2023	2
2021	1	-83%
2020	6	+100%
2019	3	0%
2018	3	-40%
2017	5

Subtropical and tropical fruit refusals from Guatemala

FDA refused 11 subtropical and tropical fruit lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and April 8, 2026, 31% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Subtropical and tropical fruit product descriptions refused from Guatemala
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c.	11	31.4%

Recent subtropical and tropical fruit refusals

Recent Subtropical and tropical fruit refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jan 8, 2026	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 30, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 30, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 14, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 14, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source

Papaya refusals from Guatemala

FDA refused 7 papaya lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and April 8, 2026, 20% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Papaya product descriptions refused from Guatemala
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Papaya (papaw) (subtropical and tropical fruit)	7	20.0%

Pineapple refusals from Guatemala

FDA refused 5 pineapple lines from Guatemala between October 2016 and April 8, 2026, 14% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Pineapple product descriptions refused from Guatemala
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Pineapple, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	5	14.3%

Recent pineapple refusals

Recent Pineapple refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 9, 2024	Industrias Alimenticias Kern's y Cia. S.C.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Pineapple, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	POISONOUS	Source
May 8, 2023	Industrias Alimenticias Kern's y Cia. S.C.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Pineapple, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	POISONOUS	Source

Other tropical and pit fruit products refused from Guatemala

Products refused from Guatemala in tropical and pit fruit
Product group	Lines	Share
Banana	2	5.7%
Cashew fruit	2	5.7%
Fruit cocktail	2	5.7%
Berries and core	1	2.9%
Citrus	1	2.9%
Other fruits	1	2.9%

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	22	54%
POISONOUS	Poisonous or deleterious substance	4	10%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	3	7%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	3	7%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	2	5%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	2	5%
JUICE %	Juice percentage not declared	2	5%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	1	2%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	1	2%
POISONORD	Poisonous or deleterious substance (ordinarily injurious)	1	2%

Import alerts for tropical and pit fruit that list Guatemala firms

Import alerts for tropical and pit fruit listing firms in Guatemala
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
21-07	Tamarind and tamarind products: filth		1

Guatemala tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Guatemala tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.	Guatemala	12
Industrias Alimenticias Kern's y Cia. S.C.A.	Guatemala	5
Administradora de Negocios e Inversiones G&P, S.A.	Las Cruces	3
Abiezer Agro, S.A.	Guatemala	1
Negocios y Exportaciones Chanin S.A.	Guatemala	1
Embotelladora la Mariposa S.A.	Guatemala	1
Agroexportadora la Pasion S.A.	Villa Nueva	1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Guatemala

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Guatemala
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 8, 2026	Fpc Group, S.A.Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala	Pineapple (subtropical and tropical fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
Mar 19, 2026	Occidente ExpressQuetzaltenango, Guatemala	Tamarind (subtropical and tropical fruit)	FILTHY	Source
Mar 10, 2026	Embotelladora la Mariposa S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Berries and core, mixed, juices or concentrates	UNSAFE COL NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 6, 2026	The Market SA GuatemalaCiudad De Guatemala, Guatemala	Tamarind, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	FILTHY	Source
Jan 26, 2026	Finca BanasaRetalhuleu, Guatemala	Banana (subtropical and tropical fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
Jan 12, 2026	Tropilight S.A.Escuintla, Guatemala	Banana (subtropical and tropical fruit)	FALSE	Source
Jan 12, 2026	Tropilight S.A.Escuintla, Guatemala	Other fruits, mixed	FALSE	Source
Jan 8, 2026	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 30, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 30, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 14, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 14, 2025	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 6, 2024	Alimentos Maravilla SAGuatemala, Guatemala	Citrus, mixed, juices or concentrates	LACKS N/C JUICE %	Source
Jul 9, 2024	Industrias Alimenticias Kern's y Cia. S.C.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Pineapple, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	POISONOUS	Source
Apr 29, 2024	El Manantial CarreteraHuehuetenango, Guatemala	Fruit cocktail, mixed fruits	NO ENGLISH USUAL NAME NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 17, 2023	Negocios y Exportaciones Chanin S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Fruit cocktail, mixed fruit, topping or syrup	NO ENGLISH	Source
May 8, 2023	Industrias Alimenticias Kern's y Cia. S.C.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Pineapple, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	POISONOUS	Source
Feb 5, 2021	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 16, 2020	Conservas y Congelados YA ESTA S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Cashew fruit, subtropical and tropical fruit	PESTICIDE	Source
Nov 24, 2020	Conservas y Congelados YAESTA, S.A.Guatemala, Guatemala	Subtropical and tropical fruit, n.e.c	PESTICIDE	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Guatemala

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Guatemala did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 8 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala in 2026 through April 8, 2026, compared with 4 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Guatemala the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 22 lines), POISONOUS (poisonous or deleterious substance, 4 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 3 lines). 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 Guatemala?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Guatemala firms are Import Alert 21-07 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Guatemala firms too; see the country page.

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