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

FDA refused 10 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 through October 28, 2025, compared with 3 in 2024.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 21 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 6 lines) and NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 6 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 Trinidad and Tobago?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to October 28, 2025

FDA refused 37 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Trinidad and Tobago between October 2016 and October 28, 2025, 10 of them in 2025; the most refused products were tamarind and mango, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

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

37
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 10
refused so far in 2025: 30%
of all FDA refusals from Trinidad and Tobago: 5
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Trinidad and Tobago by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.

FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.

Refusal lines by year
Year	Refusal lines	vs prior year
2025	10	+233%
2024	3	-57%
2023	7	+250%
2022	2	+100%
2021	1	0%
2020	1
2018	9	+350%
2017	2
2016 (from Oct)	2

Tamarind refusals from Trinidad and Tobago

FDA refused 20 tamarind lines from Trinidad and Tobago between October 2016 and October 28, 2025, 54% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Tamarind product descriptions refused from Trinidad and Tobago
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Tamarind, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	8	21.6%
Tamarind, topping or syrup	7	18.9%
Tamarind, dried or paste	3	8.1%
Tamarind (subtropical and tropical fruit purees)	2	5.4%

Recent tamarind refusals

Recent Tamarind refusals from Trinidad and Tobago
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 28, 2025	Chief Brand ProductsCharlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind (subtropical and tropical fruit purees)	FILTHY	Source
Oct 28, 2025	Chief Brand ProductsCharlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind (subtropical and tropical fruit purees)	FILTHY	Source
May 23, 2025	National Canners LimitedArima, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Dec 17, 2024	Louis and Sons PreservesTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	FILTHY USUAL NAME NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 26, 2023	CaribshopperPort-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	FILTHY	Source

Mango refusals from Trinidad and Tobago

FDA refused 12 mango lines from Trinidad and Tobago between October 2016 and October 28, 2025, 32% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Mango product descriptions refused from Trinidad and Tobago
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	12	32.4%

Recent mango refusals

Recent Mango refusals from Trinidad and Tobago
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 16, 2025	Louis and Sons PreservesTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis and Sons PreservesTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source

Plum refusals from Trinidad and Tobago

FDA refused 2 plum lines from Trinidad and Tobago between October 2016 and October 28, 2025, 5% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Plum product descriptions refused from Trinidad and Tobago
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	2	5.4%

Recent plum refusals

Recent Plum refusals from Trinidad and Tobago
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source

Other tropical and pit fruit products refused from Trinidad and Tobago

Products refused from Trinidad and Tobago in tropical and pit fruit
Product group	Lines	Share
Prunes	2	5.4%
Guava	1	2.7%

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	21	42%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	6	12%
NO PROCESS	No scheduled process filed	6	12%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	5	10%
NEEDS FCE	Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods	3	6%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	3	6%
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	2	4%
UNSAFE ADD	Food additive unsafe under section 409	2	4%
COLORLABEL	Required information not prominent	1	2%
USUAL NAME	Common or usual name missing	1	2%

Trinidad and Tobago tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Trinidad and Tobago tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Chatak Food Products Ltd.	Caroni	10
National Canners Limited	Arima	2
Chief Brand Products	Charlotteville	2
S.M Impex	Pointe-A-Pierre	2
Inpack Food Products Limited	Caroni	1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Trinidad and Tobago

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Trinidad and Tobago
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Oct 28, 2025	Chief Brand ProductsCharlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind (subtropical and tropical fruit purees)	FILTHY	Source
Oct 28, 2025	Chief Brand ProductsCharlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind (subtropical and tropical fruit purees)	FILTHY	Source
Aug 4, 2025	Matouk International LimitedArima, Trinidad and Tobago	Guava, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	FILTHY	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis and Sons PreservesTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis and Sons PreservesTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Mango, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NO PROCESS	Source
Jun 16, 2025	Louis Fruit Preserve Pepper MangTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 23, 2025	National Canners LimitedArima, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source
Dec 17, 2024	Louis and Sons PreservesTableland, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	FILTHY USUAL NAME NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jun 12, 2024	S.M ImpexPointe-A-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago	Prunes (dried plums), dried or paste	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jun 12, 2024	S.M ImpexPointe-A-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago	Prunes (dried plums), dried or paste	UNSAFE COL	Source
Jun 26, 2023	CaribshopperPort-Of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	FILTHY	Source
May 11, 2023	National Canners LimitedArima, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, topping or syrup	FILTHY	Source
May 11, 2023	Mom'S RecipePointe-A-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, topping or syrup	FILTHY	Source
May 11, 2023	Paula'S ConfectionaryDiego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, topping or syrup	FILTHY	Source
May 11, 2023	Mudda N LawChaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, topping or syrup	FILTHY	Source
May 11, 2023	Carib Grow EnterprisesMaraval, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, topping or syrup	FILTHY	Source
May 11, 2023	Tamarind and BirdMaraval, Trinidad and Tobago	Tamarind, topping or syrup	FILTHY	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Trinidad and Tobago

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Trinidad and Tobago did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 10 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 through October 28, 2025, compared with 3 in 2024.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Trinidad and Tobago the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 21 lines), LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 6 lines) and NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 6 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 Trinidad and Tobago?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Trinidad and Tobago in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Trinidad and Tobago firms; see the country page.

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