FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: vegetable oils from Spain
FDA category: Vegetable Oils (Includes Olive Oil) · October 2016 to July 10, 2025
FDA refused 18 vegetable oils shipment lines from Spain between October 2016 and July 10, 2025, 3 of them in 2025; the most refused products were olive oil and virgin olive oil, most often for PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 18
- vegetable oils lines refused since October 2016
- 3
- refused so far in 2025
- 3
- firms with the most records, listed below
Vegetable oils refusals from Spain by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | +200% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | +75% |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2016 (from Oct) | 2 |
Olive oil refusals from Spain
FDA refused 11 olive oil lines from Spain between October 2016 and July 10, 2025, 61% of the vegetable oils lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetable oils |
|---|---|---|
| Olive oil, refined, single ingredient | 11 | 61.1% |
Recent olive oil refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Olive oil, refined, single ingredient | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Olive oil, refined, single ingredient | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Olive oil, refined, single ingredient | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Olive oil, refined, single ingredient | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Olive oil, refined, single ingredient | PESTICIDE | Source |
Virgin olive oil refusals from Spain
FDA refused 5 virgin olive oil lines from Spain between October 2016 and July 10, 2025, 28% of the vegetable oils lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetable oils |
|---|---|---|
| Virgin olive oil, crude | 5 | 27.8% |
Recent virgin olive oil refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azzayt Agroalimentaria S.L.Villanueva De Algaida, Spain | Virgin olive oil, crude | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Virgin olive oil, crude | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite BlanquetaAlgemesi, Spain | Virgin olive oil, crude | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Azzayt Agroalimentaria S.L.Villanueva De Algaida, Spain | Virgin olive oil, crude | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Masia El Altet S,LIbi, Spain | Virgin olive oil, crude | PESTICIDE | Source |
Olive oil with other vegetable oils refusals from Spain
FDA refused 2 olive oil with other vegetable oils lines from Spain between October 2016 and July 10, 2025, 11% of the vegetable oils lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetable oils |
|---|---|---|
| Olive oil with other vegetable oils, refined | 2 | 11.1% |
Recent olive oil with other vegetable oils refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils, S.A.U.Tarrega, Spain | Olive oil with other vegetable oils, refined | NUTRIT LBL | Source | |
| Borges Agricultural & Industrial Edible Oils, S.A.U.Tarrega, Spain | Olive oil with other vegetable oils, refined | NUTRIT LBL | Source |
Why FDA refused vegetable oils from Spain
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PESTICIDE | Pesticide chemical residue | 16 | 89% |
| NUTRIT LBL | Nutrition information missing from label | 2 | 11% |
Spain vegetable oils firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Avab - Agrupacion Valenciana Para El Aceite Blanqueta | Algemesi | 9 |
| Ruiz-Canela e Hijos S.L. | Ecija | 4 |
| Azzayt Agroalimentaria S.L. | Villanueva De Algaida | 2 |
Latest vegetable oils refusals from Spain
Questions about vegetable oils refusals from Spain
- How many vegetable oils shipments from Spain did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 3 shipment lines of vegetable oils from Spain in 2025 through July 10, 2025, compared with 1 in 2024.
- Why does FDA refuse vegetable oils from Spain?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetable oils from Spain the most frequent are PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 16 lines) and NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 2 lines). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover vegetable oils from Spain?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Spain in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Spain firms; see the country page.
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