How many vine and other fruit shipments from Pakistan did FDA refuse in 2024?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of vine and other fruit from Pakistan in 2024 through April 19, 2024, compared with 3 in 2023.

Why does FDA refuse vine and other fruit from Pakistan?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vine and other fruit from Pakistan the most frequent are COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 6 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 6 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover vine and other fruit from Pakistan?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: vine and other fruit from Pakistan

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (vine and other fruits) · October 2016 to April 19, 2024

FDA refused 11 vine and other fruit shipment lines from Pakistan between October 2016 and April 19, 2024, 2 of them in 2024; the most refused products were pomegranate and other fruit and fruit products, most often for COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared).

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

11
vine and other fruit lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2024: 1%
of all FDA refusals from Pakistan: 5
firms with the most records, listed below

Vine and other fruit refusals from Pakistan 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	2	-33%
2023	3	+200%
2022	1
2019	1
2017	4

Pomegranate refusals from Pakistan

FDA refused 10 pomegranate lines from Pakistan between October 2016 and April 19, 2024, 91% of the vine and other fruit lines.

Pomegranate product descriptions refused from Pakistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vine and other fruit
Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	10	90.9%

Recent pomegranate refusals

Recent Pomegranate refusals from Pakistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 19, 2024	Max Fruit IndustriesMultan, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG+2	Source
Apr 19, 2024	Max Fruit IndustriesMultan, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG+3	Source
Oct 11, 2023	Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG PRESRV LBL LABELING	Source
Oct 11, 2023	Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG PRESRV LBL LABELING	Source
Oct 11, 2023	Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG PRESRV LBL LABELING	Source

Other fruit and fruit products refusals from Pakistan

FDA refused 1 other fruit and fruit products line from Pakistan between October 2016 and April 19, 2024, 9% of the vine and other fruit lines.

Other fruit and fruit products product descriptions refused from Pakistan
FDA product description	Lines	Share of vine and other fruit
Other fruit and fruit products, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c.	1	9.1%

Recent other fruit and fruit products refusals

Recent Other fruit and fruit products refusals from Pakistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 3, 2019	Ahmed Foods (Private) LimitedKarachi, Pakistan	Other fruit and fruit products, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c	NO PROCESS	Source

Why FDA refused vine and other fruit from Pakistan

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

Most frequent refusal charges for vine and other fruit from Pakistan
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	6	20%
LIST INGRE	Ingredients not listed	6	20%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	4	13%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	3	10%
PRESRV LBL	Chemical preservative not declared	3	10%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	3	10%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	2	7%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	1	3%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	1	3%
NO PROCESS	No scheduled process filed	1	3%

Pakistan vine and other fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Pakistan vine and other fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Pure Foods Company (Pvt) Ltd	Lahore	4
Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) Ltd	Lahore	3
Max Fruit Industries	Multan	2
Nestle Ltd.	Lahore	1
Ahmed Foods (Private) Limited	Karachi	1

Latest vine and other fruit refusals from Pakistan

Latest FDA vine and other fruit refusals from Pakistan
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 19, 2024	Max Fruit IndustriesMultan, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG+2	Source
Apr 19, 2024	Max Fruit IndustriesMultan, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	UNSAFE COL LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG+3	Source
Oct 11, 2023	Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG PRESRV LBL LABELING	Source
Oct 11, 2023	Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG PRESRV LBL LABELING	Source
Oct 11, 2023	Max Fruit Industries (Pvt.) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG PRESRV LBL LABELING	Source
Dec 7, 2022	Nestle Ltd.Lahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	LIST INGRE COLOR LBLG LACKS N/C+1	Source
Apr 3, 2019	Ahmed Foods (Private) LimitedKarachi, Pakistan	Other fruit and fruit products, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c	NO PROCESS	Source
Nov 20, 2017	Pure Foods Company (Pvt) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	LIST INGRE	Source
Nov 20, 2017	Pure Foods Company (Pvt) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	UNSAFE COL FALSE NUTRIT LBL	Source
Nov 20, 2017	Pure Foods Company (Pvt) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	LIST INGRE	Source
Nov 20, 2017	Pure Foods Company (Pvt) LtdLahore, Pakistan	Pomegranate, juice, other fruit juices or concentrates	LIST INGRE	Source

Questions about vine and other fruit refusals from Pakistan

How many vine and other fruit shipments from Pakistan did FDA refuse in 2024?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of vine and other fruit from Pakistan in 2024 through April 19, 2024, compared with 3 in 2023.
Why does FDA refuse vine and other fruit from Pakistan?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vine and other fruit from Pakistan the most frequent are COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 6 lines), LIST INGRE (ingredients not listed, 6 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover vine and other fruit from Pakistan?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Pakistan in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Pakistan firms; see the country page.

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