How many berries and citrus shipments from Poland did FDA refuse in 2025?

FDA refused 2 shipment lines of berries and citrus from Poland in 2025 through March 26, 2025, compared with 2 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse berries and citrus from Poland?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For berries and citrus from Poland the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 5 lines), COLORLABEL (required information not prominent, 2 lines) and REFUSE EI (REFUSE EI, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.

Which import alerts cover berries and citrus from Poland?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: berries and citrus from Poland

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (berries, citrus and core fruits) · October 2016 to March 26, 2025

FDA refused 11 berries and citrus shipment lines from Poland between October 2016 and March 26, 2025, 2 of them in 2025; the most refused products were orange and apple, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

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

11
berries and citrus lines refused since October 2016: 2
refused so far in 2025: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Poland: 3
firms with the most records, listed below

Berries and citrus refusals from Poland 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	2	0%
2024	2	0%
2023	2
2021	1
2019	1	-50%
2018	2	+100%
2017	1

Orange refusals from Poland

FDA refused 3 orange lines from Poland between October 2016 and March 26, 2025, 27% of the berries and citrus lines.

Orange product descriptions refused from Poland
FDA product description	Lines	Share of berries and citrus
Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	3	27.3%

Recent orange refusals

Recent Orange refusals from Poland
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Sep 11, 2024	Tymbark SATymbark, Poland	Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 26, 2024	Mas-PexWadowice, Poland	Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 1, 2023	Argos Fortuna Sp.Z.O.OLowicz, Poland	Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	COLORLABEL	Source

Apple refusals from Poland

FDA refused 2 apple lines from Poland between October 2016 and March 26, 2025, 18% of the berries and citrus lines.

Apple product descriptions refused from Poland
FDA product description	Lines	Share of berries and citrus
Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates	2	18.2%

Recent apple refusals

Recent Apple refusals from Poland
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Aug 1, 2023	Argos Fortuna Sp.Z.O.OLowicz, Poland	Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates	COLORLABEL	Source
Sep 6, 2017	Food ExportGdynia, Poland	Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates	NO ENGLISH	Source

Currants refusals from Poland

FDA refused 2 currants lines from Poland between October 2016 and March 26, 2025, 18% of the berries and citrus lines.

Currants product descriptions refused from Poland
FDA product description	Lines	Share of berries and citrus
Currants, black (berry)	2	18.2%

Recent currants refusals

Recent Currants refusals from Poland
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 26, 2025	Oerlemans Foods SiemiatyczeSiemiatycze, Poland	Currants, black (berry)	REFUSE EI	Source
Mar 26, 2025	Oerlemans Foods SiemiatyczeSiemiatycze, Poland	Currants, black (berry)	REFUSE EI	Source

Other berries and citrus products refused from Poland

Products refused from Poland in berries and citrus
Product group	Lines	Share
Gooseberries	2	18.2%
Raisins	1	9.1%
Strawberries	1	9.1%

Why FDA refused berries and citrus from Poland

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

Most frequent refusal charges for berries and citrus from Poland
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	5	45%
COLORLABEL	Required information not prominent	2	18%
REFUSE EI	Appears to have been manufactured, processed, or packed under insanitary conditions.	2	18%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	1	9%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	1	9%

Poland berries and citrus firms with the most FDA records

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

Poland berries and citrus firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Argos Fortuna Sp.Z.O.O	Lowicz	2
HORTINO ZPOW Lezajsk Sp. z.o.o.	Lezajsk	1
Mas-Pex	Wadowice	1

Latest berries and citrus refusals from Poland

Latest FDA berries and citrus refusals from Poland
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 26, 2025	Oerlemans Foods SiemiatyczeSiemiatycze, Poland	Currants, black (berry)	REFUSE EI	Source
Mar 26, 2025	Oerlemans Foods SiemiatyczeSiemiatycze, Poland	Currants, black (berry)	REFUSE EI	Source
Sep 11, 2024	Tymbark SATymbark, Poland	Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 26, 2024	Mas-PexWadowice, Poland	Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	PESTICIDE	Source
Aug 1, 2023	Argos Fortuna Sp.Z.O.OLowicz, Poland	Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates	COLORLABEL	Source
Aug 1, 2023	Argos Fortuna Sp.Z.O.OLowicz, Poland	Orange, citrus fruit juices or concentrates	COLORLABEL	Source
Jan 28, 2021	HORTINO ZPOW Lezajsk Sp. z.o.o.Lezajsk, Poland	Strawberries (berry)	PESTICIDE	Source
Mar 15, 2019	Jutrzenko Colian Sp. z o.o.Wykroty, Poland	Raisins, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Nov 7, 2018	Kampol Fruit Sp Z O ONasielsk, Poland	Gooseberries (berry)	PESTICIDE	Source
Jun 18, 2018	Kampol Fruit Sp Z O ONasielsk, Poland	Gooseberries (berry)	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 6, 2017	Food ExportGdynia, Poland	Apple, core fruit juices or concentrates	NO ENGLISH	Source

Questions about berries and citrus refusals from Poland

How many berries and citrus shipments from Poland did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 2 shipment lines of berries and citrus from Poland in 2025 through March 26, 2025, compared with 2 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse berries and citrus from Poland?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For berries and citrus from Poland the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 5 lines), COLORLABEL (required information not prominent, 2 lines) and REFUSE EI (REFUSE EI, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
Which import alerts cover berries and citrus from Poland?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Poland in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Poland firms; see the country page.

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