How many vegetable oils shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2026?

FDA refused 3 shipment lines of vegetable oils from Italy in 2026 through June 16, 2026, compared with 1 in 2025.

Why does FDA refuse vegetable oils from Italy?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetable oils from Italy the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 30 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 17 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 16 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover vegetable oils from Italy?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: vegetable oils from Italy

FDA category: Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) · October 2016 to June 16, 2026

FDA refused 49 vegetable oils shipment lines from Italy between October 2016 and June 16, 2026, 3 of them in 2026; the most refused products were olive oil and virgin olive oil, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

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

49
vegetable oils lines refused since October 2016: 3
refused so far in 2026: 3%
of all FDA refusals from Italy: 10
firms with the most records, listed below

Vegetable oils refusals from Italy by year

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

* 2026 is year to date, through June 16, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2026 (to date)	3
2025	1
2023	1
2021	1	-87%
2020	8	+60%
2019	5	0%
2018	5	-77%
2017	22
2016 (from Oct)	3

Olive oil refusals from Italy

FDA refused 27 olive oil lines from Italy between October 2016 and June 16, 2026, 55% of the vegetable oils lines.

Olive oil product descriptions refused from Italy
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vegetable oils
Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	27	55.1%

Recent olive oil refusals

Recent Olive oil refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 16, 2026	Fattoria di Petroio societete agricola a R.L.Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 13, 2023	Azienda Agricola Chiavaroli GiovanniPianella, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source

Virgin olive oil refusals from Italy

FDA refused 19 virgin olive oil lines from Italy between October 2016 and June 16, 2026, 39% of the vegetable oils lines.

Virgin olive oil product descriptions refused from Italy
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vegetable oils
Virgin olive oil, crude	19	38.8%

Recent virgin olive oil refusals

Recent Virgin olive oil refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 1, 2026	Oleificio Pasquinoni S.N.C.Cerasolo Ausa Di Coriano, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	PESTICIDE	Source
Apr 3, 2026	Oleificio Pasquinoni S.N.C.Cerasolo Ausa Di Coriano, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	PESTICIDE	Source
Feb 4, 2021	Castiglion del Bosco Soc. Agr. a R.L. a socio unicoMontalcino, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 12, 2019	Azienda Agricola Caputo MariaMolfetta, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source

Oil stock olives refusals from Italy

FDA refused 2 oil stock olives lines from Italy between October 2016 and June 16, 2026, 4% of the vegetable oils lines.

Oil stock olives product descriptions refused from Italy
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vegetable oils
Oil stock olives, olive pomace	2	4.1%

Recent oil stock olives refusals

Recent Oil stock olives refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 12, 2019	Azienda Agricola Caputo MariaMolfetta, Italy	Oil stock olives, olive pomace	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 9, 2018	SimoSarno, Italy	Oil stock olives, olive pomace	USUAL NAME	Source

Other vegetable oils products refused from Italy

Products refused from Italy in vegetable oils
Product group	Lines	Share
Vegetable oils not mentioned elsewhere	1	2.0%

Why FDA refused vegetable oils from Italy

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

Most frequent refusal charges for vegetable oils from Italy
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	30	33%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	17	19%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	16	18%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	10	11%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	6	7%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	5	5%
ALLERGEN	Major food allergen not declared	2	2%
LACKS FIRM	Manufacturer name and address missing	2	2%
TRANSFAT	The product is misbranded under Section 403(q) because the nutrition label does not provide all of the…	2	2%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	1	1%

Italy vegetable oils firms with the most FDA records

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

Italy vegetable oils firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
S.A.M srl	Martina Franca	6
Azienda Agricola D'Assisi di Fra	Ponte	6
Azienda Agricola Chiavaroli Giovanni	Pianella	4
Biolevante s.r.l.	Andria	3
Fattoria di Petroio societete agricola a R.L.	Castelnuovo Berardenga	2
Oleificio Pasquinoni S.N.C.	Cerasolo Ausa Di Coriano	2
Mocine Societa' Cooperativa Agricola	Asciano	1
OLEIFICIO POLLA NICOLO Company	Loano	1
Trivelli Tartufi, Srl	Roccafluvione	1
Mazzone Extravergine De Campanale	Ruvo di Puglia	1

Latest vegetable oils refusals from Italy

Latest FDA vegetable oils refusals from Italy
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 16, 2026	Fattoria di Petroio societete agricola a R.L.Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Jun 1, 2026	Oleificio Pasquinoni S.N.C.Cerasolo Ausa Di Coriano, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	PESTICIDE	Source
Apr 3, 2026	Oleificio Pasquinoni S.N.C.Cerasolo Ausa Di Coriano, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 22, 2025	Trivelli Tartufi, SrlRoccafluvione, Italy	Vegetable oils not mentioned elsewhere, n.e.c	INADPRCCTL	Source
Sep 13, 2023	Azienda Agricola Chiavaroli GiovanniPianella, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Feb 4, 2021	Castiglion del Bosco Soc. Agr. a R.L. a socio unicoMontalcino, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 28, 2020	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Mar 9, 2020	Azienda Agricola Chiavaroli GiovanniPianella, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Mar 9, 2020	Azienda Agricola Chiavaroli GiovanniPianella, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Feb 25, 2020	Azienda Agricola Chiavaroli GiovanniPianella, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 18, 2019	S.A.M srlMartina Franca, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 17, 2019	Fattoria di Petroio societete agricola a R.L.Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 12, 2019	Azienda Agricola Caputo MariaMolfetta, Italy	Oil stock olives, olive pomace	LIST INGRE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 12, 2019	Azienda Agricola Caputo MariaMolfetta, Italy	Virgin olive oil, crude	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Feb 4, 2019	Mulino A Vento diCortona, Italy	Olive oil, refined, single ingredient	NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 9, 2018	SimoSarno, Italy	Oil stock olives, olive pomace	USUAL NAME	Source

Questions about vegetable oils refusals from Italy

How many vegetable oils shipments from Italy did FDA refuse in 2026?: FDA refused 3 shipment lines of vegetable oils from Italy in 2026 through June 16, 2026, compared with 1 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse vegetable oils from Italy?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetable oils from Italy the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 30 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 17 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 16 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover vegetable oils from Italy?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Italy in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Italy firms; see the country page.

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