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FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Tunisia

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to September 30, 2026

FDA refused 26 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Tunisia between October 2016 and September 30, 2026, 2 of them in 2026; the most refused product was dates, most often for FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance).

Data from FDA public records, last checked .

26
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016
2
refused so far in 2026
43%
of all FDA refusals from Tunisia
4
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Tunisia by year

Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
Bar chart: refusal lines by 2016 to 2026. The same numbers are in the table.02462016 (from October 1): 1 refusal lines’162017: 2 refusal lines’172018: 3 refusal lines’182019: 1 refusal lines’192020: 3 refusal lines’202021: 1 refusal lines’212022: 3 refusal lines’222024: 6 refusal lines6’242025: 4 refusal lines’252026 (year to date): 2 refusal lines2’26*
* 2026 is year to date, through September 30, 2026. FDA's refusal data starts on October 1, 2016, so 2016 covers three months.
Refusal lines by year
YearRefusal linesvs prior year
2026 (to date)2
20254-33%
20246
20223+200%
20211-67%
20203+200%
20191-67%
20183+50%
20172
2016 (from Oct)1

Dates refusals from Tunisia

FDA refused 26 dates lines from Tunisia between October 2016 and September 30, 2026, 100% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.
Dates product descriptions refused from Tunisia
FDA product descriptionLinesShare of tropical and pit fruit
Dates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)1350.0%
Dates, dried or paste1350.0%

Recent dates refusals

Recent Dates refusals from Tunisia
DateFirmProductCharges
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Fadhel International TradingMenzah, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Horchani DattesTunis Belvedere, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Horchani DattesTunis Belvedere, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Tunisia

FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Tunisia
Charge codeMeaningLinesShare
FILTHYFilthy, putrid or decomposed substance1968%
PESTICIDEPesticide chemical residue725%
NO ENGLISHRequired label information not in English14%
NUTRIT LBLNutrition information missing from label14%

Tunisia tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
Tunisia tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
FirmCityFDA records
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi7
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman6
Horchani DattesTunis Belvedere2
Fadhel International TradingMenzah1

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Tunisia

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Tunisia
DateFirmProductCharges
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Fadhel International TradingMenzah, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Horchani DattesTunis Belvedere, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Horchani DattesTunis Belvedere, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Ben Younes D'Entreposage & ExportTozeur, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDENUTRIT LBLSource
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman, TunisiaDates, dried or pastePESTICIDESource
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)PESTICIDEFILTHYSource
international greenway trading coSfax, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Yassine Delight FactorySoliman, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Societe SudattesDouz, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Ste Paradise DatesHamma Du Jerid (El), TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Societe Boudjebel S.A.VacpaTunis Chabbi, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource
Ste Sudattes Conditionnement Fruits et LegumesDouz, TunisiaDates (pit fruit), (pit fruit)FILTHYSource
Boudjebel SA Vacpa (Head Office)Tunis, TunisiaDates, dried or pasteFILTHYSource

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Tunisia

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Tunisia did FDA refuse in 2026?
FDA refused 2 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Tunisia in 2026 through September 30, 2026, compared with 4 in 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Tunisia?
FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Tunisia the most frequent are FILTHY (filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, 19 lines), PESTICIDE (pesticide chemical residue, 7 lines) and NO ENGLISH (required label information not in English, 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 Tunisia?
As of October 25, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Tunisia in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Tunisia firms; see the country page.

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