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

FDA refused 1 shipment line of tropical and pit fruit from South Africa in 2025 through July 24, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from South Africa?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from South Africa the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 6 lines), SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL, 1 line) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 1 line). 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 South Africa?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from South Africa

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to July 24, 2025

FDA refused 8 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from South Africa between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 1 of them in 2025; the most refused products were peach and berries and subtropica/tropical fruits, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).

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

8
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 1
refused so far in 2025: 3%
of all FDA refusals from South Africa: 3
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Africa 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	1	0%
2022	1	0%
2021	1	-50%
2020	2	+100%
2019	1
2017	1

Peach refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 6 peach lines from South Africa between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 75% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Peach product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Peach, dried or paste	6	75.0%

Recent peach refusals

Recent Peach refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 21, 2023	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
May 19, 2022	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 16, 2021	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 29, 2020	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 17, 2020	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source

Berries and subtropica/tropical fruits refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 1 berries and subtropica/tropical fruits line from South Africa between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 13% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Berries and subtropica/tropical fruits product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Berries and subtropica/tropical fruits, mixed, dried or paste	1	12.5%

Recent berries and subtropica/tropical fruits refusals

Recent Berries and subtropica/tropical fruits refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Mar 14, 2017	JAB Dried Fruit Products (Pty) Ltd.Nelspruit, South Africa	Berries and subtropica/tropical fruits, mixed, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source

Mixed fruit refusals from South Africa

FDA refused 1 mixed fruit line from South Africa between October 2016 and July 24, 2025, 13% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Mixed fruit product descriptions refused from South Africa
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Mixed fruit, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c.	1	12.5%

Recent mixed fruit refusals

Recent Mixed fruit refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 24, 2025	Tiger Consumer Brands Pty LtdPaarl, South Africa	Mixed fruit, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from South Africa

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from South Africa
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
PESTICIDE	Pesticide chemical residue	6	75%
SULFITELBL	Appears to be misbranded because 1) it appears to contain sulfites but the label fails to declare the…	1	13%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	1	13%

South Africa tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

South Africa tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.	Montagu	6
JAB Dried Fruit Products (Pty) Ltd.	Nelspruit	1
Tiger Consumer Brands Pty Ltd	Paarl	1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Africa

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Africa
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jul 24, 2025	Tiger Consumer Brands Pty LtdPaarl, South Africa	Mixed fruit, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied, n.e.c	UNSAFE COL	Source
Mar 21, 2023	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
May 19, 2022	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Sep 16, 2021	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Oct 29, 2020	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Jul 17, 2020	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Dec 3, 2019	Cape Dried Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd.Montagu, South Africa	Peach, dried or paste	PESTICIDE	Source
Mar 14, 2017	JAB Dried Fruit Products (Pty) Ltd.Nelspruit, South Africa	Berries and subtropica/tropical fruits, mixed, dried or paste	SULFITELBL	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from South Africa

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from South Africa did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 1 shipment line of tropical and pit fruit from South Africa in 2025 through July 24, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from South Africa?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from South Africa the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 6 lines), SULFITELBL (SULFITELBL, 1 line) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 1 line). 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 South Africa?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in South Africa in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list South Africa firms; see the country page.

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