How many seafood shipments from Israel did FDA refuse in 2024?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Israel in 2024 through March 4, 2024.

Why does FDA refuse seafood from Israel?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Israel the most frequent are NEEDS FCE (processor not registered for canned or acidified foods, 1 line), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 1 line) and NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover seafood from Israel?

As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Israel firms are Import Alert 16-39 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Israel firms too; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: seafood from Israel

FDA category: Fishery/Seafood Products · October 2016 to March 4, 2024

FDA refused 1 seafood shipment line from Israel between October 2016 and March 4, 2024, 1 of them in 2024; the most refused product was tuna, most often for NEEDS FCE (processor not registered for canned or acidified foods).

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

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seafood lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2024: 0%
of all FDA refusals from Israel: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Seafood refusals from Israel 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
2024	1

Tuna refusals from Israel

FDA refused 1 tuna line from Israel between October 2016 and March 4, 2024, 100% of the seafood lines.

Tuna product descriptions refused from Israel
FDA product description	Lines	Share of seafood
Tuna (albacore, yellowfin, bluefin, skipjack, etc.)	1	100.0%

Recent tuna refusals

Recent Tuna refusals from Israel
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 4, 2024	Fadi Amer SbeihatJerusalem, Israel	Tuna (albacore, yellowfin, bluefin, skipjack, etc.)	NO ENGLISH NEEDS FCE NO PROCESS	Source

Why FDA refused seafood from Israel

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

Most frequent refusal charges for seafood from Israel
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
NEEDS FCE	Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods	1	33%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	33%
NO PROCESS	No scheduled process filed	1	33%

Import alerts for seafood that list Israel firms

Import alerts for seafood listing firms in Israel
Alert	Covers	Red	Green
16-39	Ready-to-eat seafood: Listeria monocytogenes	1

Israel seafood firms with the most FDA records

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

Israel seafood firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Fadi Amer Sbeihat	Jerusalem	1

Latest seafood refusals from Israel

Latest FDA seafood refusals from Israel
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 4, 2024	Fadi Amer SbeihatJerusalem, Israel	Tuna (albacore, yellowfin, bluefin, skipjack, etc.)	NO ENGLISH NEEDS FCE NO PROCESS	Source

Questions about seafood refusals from Israel

How many seafood shipments from Israel did FDA refuse in 2024?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of seafood from Israel in 2024 through March 4, 2024.
Why does FDA refuse seafood from Israel?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For seafood from Israel the most frequent are NEEDS FCE (processor not registered for canned or acidified foods, 1 line), NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 1 line) and NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover seafood from Israel?: As of October 26, 2026, the FDA import alerts for this category that list Israel firms are Import Alert 16-39 (1 firm). General food alerts numbered 99-xx can list Israel firms too; see the country page.

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