How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Russia did FDA refuse in 2019?

FDA refused 8 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Russia in 2019 through December 6, 2019, compared with 3 in 2018.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Russia?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Russia the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 5 lines), SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL, 5 lines) and INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 4 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 Russia?

As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Russia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Russia firms; see the country page.

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Russia

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to December 6, 2019

FDA refused 11 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Russia between October 2016 and December 6, 2019, 8 of them in 2019; the most refused products were fruit cocktail and apricot, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

Data from FDA public records, last checked October 25, 2026.

11
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 8
refused so far in 2019: 2%
of all FDA refusals from Russia: 4
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Russia 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
2019	8	+167%
2018	3

Fruit cocktail refusals from Russia

FDA refused 5 fruit cocktail lines from Russia between October 2016 and December 6, 2019, 45% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Fruit cocktail product descriptions refused from Russia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	5	45.5%

Recent fruit cocktail refusals

Recent Fruit cocktail refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE FALSE	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU FALSE	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU FALSE	Source

Apricot refusals from Russia

FDA refused 2 apricot lines from Russia between October 2016 and December 6, 2019, 18% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Apricot product descriptions refused from Russia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Apricot, dried or paste	2	18.2%

Recent apricot refusals

Recent Apricot refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 15, 2019	Hunters Plus LLCKronshtadt, Russia	Apricot, dried or paste	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Mar 21, 2018	OOO HantersplysKronshtadt, Russia	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source

Pit fruit refusals from Russia

FDA refused 2 pit fruit lines from Russia between October 2016 and December 6, 2019, 18% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Pit fruit product descriptions refused from Russia
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Pit fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c.	2	18.2%

Recent pit fruit refusals

Recent Pit fruit refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 6, 2019	"Confectionery factory Bogorodskaya"Elektrougli, Russia	Pit fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c	SULFITELBL UNSAFE ADD	Source
Dec 6, 2019	"Confectionery factory Bogorodskaya"Elektrougli, Russia	Pit fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c	SULFITELBL UNSAFE ADD	Source

Other tropical and pit fruit products refused from Russia

Products refused from Russia in tropical and pit fruit
Product group	Lines	Share
Cherry	1	9.1%
Mixed fruit	1	9.1%

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Russia

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Russia
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	5	24%
SULFITELBL	Appears to be misbranded because 1) it appears to contain sulfites but the label fails to declare the…	5	24%
INCONSPICU	Required information not conspicuous	4	19%
FALSE	False or misleading labeling	3	14%
UNSAFE ADD	Food additive unsafe under section 409	2	10%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	1	5%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	1	5%

Russia tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Russia tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Agroimport	Moscow	5
OOO Hantersplys	Kronshtadt	3
"Confectionery factory Bogorodskaya"	Elektrougli	2
Hunters Plus LLC	Kronshtadt	1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Russia

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Russia
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Dec 6, 2019	"Confectionery factory Bogorodskaya"Elektrougli, Russia	Pit fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c	SULFITELBL UNSAFE ADD	Source
Dec 6, 2019	"Confectionery factory Bogorodskaya"Elektrougli, Russia	Pit fruit, dried or paste, n.e.c	SULFITELBL UNSAFE ADD	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE FALSE	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU FALSE	Source
Jul 15, 2019	AgroimportMoscow, Russia	Fruit cocktail, dried or paste	PESTICIDE INCONSPICU FALSE	Source
Mar 15, 2019	Hunters Plus LLCKronshtadt, Russia	Apricot, dried or paste	UNSAFE COL COLOR LBLG	Source
Mar 21, 2018	OOO HantersplysKronshtadt, Russia	Apricot, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source
Mar 21, 2018	OOO HantersplysKronshtadt, Russia	Mixed fruit, n.e.c	SULFITELBL	Source
Mar 21, 2018	OOO HantersplysKronshtadt, Russia	Cherry, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Russia

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Russia did FDA refuse in 2019?: FDA refused 8 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Russia in 2019 through December 6, 2019, compared with 3 in 2018.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Russia?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Russia the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 5 lines), SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL, 5 lines) and INCONSPICU (required information not conspicuous, 4 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 Russia?: As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Russia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Russia firms; see the country page.

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