How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Palestine did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 1 shipment line of tropical and pit fruit from Palestine in 2025 through May 23, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Palestine?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Palestine the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 4 lines), PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 4 lines) and FOREIGN OB (FOREIGN OB, 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 Palestine?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Palestine

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to May 23, 2025

FDA refused 9 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Palestine between October 2016 and May 23, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused product was dates, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

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

9
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 24%
of all FDA refusals from Palestine: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Palestine 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
2023	2
2021	1	-80%
2020	5

Dates refusals from Palestine

FDA refused 9 dates lines from Palestine between October 2016 and May 23, 2025, 100% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Dates product descriptions refused from Palestine
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	9	100.0%

Recent dates refusals

Recent Dates refusals from Palestine
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 23, 2025	Edekhar For Agricultural InvestementRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FILTHY	Source
May 12, 2023	New Farm Marketing and Processing CompanyRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FOREIGN OB FILTHY	Source
May 12, 2023	New Farm Marketing and Processing CompanyRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FOREIGN OB FILTHY	Source
May 3, 2021	Valley Trading Co.Jericho, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FOREIGN OB	Source
Feb 10, 2020	Mukhmas for Dates Company LTDRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Palestine

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Palestine
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	4	36%
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	4	36%
FOREIGN OB	Appears to contain foreign objects.	3	27%

Palestine tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Palestine tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Mukhmas for Dates Company LTD	Ramallah	5

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Palestine

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Palestine
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 23, 2025	Edekhar For Agricultural InvestementRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FILTHY	Source
May 12, 2023	New Farm Marketing and Processing CompanyRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FOREIGN OB FILTHY	Source
May 12, 2023	New Farm Marketing and Processing CompanyRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FOREIGN OB FILTHY	Source
May 3, 2021	Valley Trading Co.Jericho, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FOREIGN OB	Source
Feb 10, 2020	Mukhmas for Dates Company LTDRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
Feb 10, 2020	Mukhmas for Dates Company LTDRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
Feb 10, 2020	Mukhmas for Dates Company LTDRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
Jan 28, 2020	Mukhmas for Dates Company LTDRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	PESTICIDE	Source
Jan 14, 2020	Mukhmas for Dates Company LTDRamallah, Palestine	Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)	FILTHY	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Palestine

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Palestine did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of tropical and pit fruit from Palestine in 2025 through May 23, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Palestine?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Palestine the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 4 lines), PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 4 lines) and FOREIGN OB (FOREIGN OB, 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 Palestine?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Palestine in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Palestine firms; see the country page.

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