FDA import refusals
FDA import refusals: vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Ukraine
FDA category: Vegetables and Vegetable Products (legumes, leaf and stem, fruit vegetables) · October 2016 to September 11, 2025
FDA refused 6 vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipment lines from Ukraine between October 2016 and September 11, 2025, 2 of them in 2025; the most refused products were peas and tomato, most often for NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed).
Data from FDA public records, last checked .
- 6
- vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines refused since October 2016
- 2
- refused so far in 2025
- 2
- firms with the most records, listed below
Vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Ukraine by year
Shipment lines FDA refused each year. The table has the same numbers as the chart.
| Year | Refusal lines | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 1 |
Peas refusals from Ukraine
FDA refused 2 peas lines from Ukraine between October 2016 and September 11, 2025, 33% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy) |
|---|---|---|
| Peas | 2 | 33.3% |
Recent peas refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PivdenagropererobkaMyrne, Ukraine | Peas | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| Bilotserkivskiy Konservniy Zavod PrjscM. Bila Tserkva, Ukraine | Peas | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source |
Tomato refusals from Ukraine
FDA refused 2 tomato lines from Ukraine between October 2016 and September 11, 2025, 33% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy) |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato, dried | 2 | 33.3% |
Recent tomato refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeSvitlovodsk, Ukraine | Tomato, dried | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source | |
| PeSvitlovodsk, Ukraine | Tomato, dried | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source |
Red cabbage refusals from Ukraine
FDA refused 1 red cabbage line from Ukraine between October 2016 and September 11, 2025, 17% of the vegetables (legumes and leafy) lines.
| FDA product description | Lines | Share of vegetables (legumes and leafy) |
|---|---|---|
| Red cabbage (leaf & stem vegetable) | 1 | 16.7% |
Recent red cabbage refusals
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLC "Poltavaplodoovoch"Poltava, Ukraine | Red cabbage (leaf & stem vegetable) | CYCLAMATE | Source |
Other vegetables (legumes and leafy) products refused from Ukraine
| Product group | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tomatoes | 1 | 16.7% |
Why FDA refused vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Ukraine
FDA records a charge code on each refused line; one line can carry several.
| Charge code | Meaning | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO PROCESS | No scheduled process filed | 4 | 44% |
| NEEDS FCE | Processor not registered for canned or acidified foods | 3 | 33% |
| CYCLAMATE | The article appears to bear or contain cyclamate, an unsafe food additive within the meaning of Section 409 | 1 | 11% |
| PESTICIDE | Pesticide chemical residue | 1 | 11% |
Ukraine vegetables (legumes and leafy) firms with the most FDA records
Counts are FDA records in SupplierRadar's data, not a ranking of quality.
| Firm | City | FDA records |
|---|---|---|
| Pe | Svitlovodsk | 2 |
| Vladam Farmer Economy | Mykolaiv | 1 |
Latest vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Ukraine
| Date | Firm | Product | Charges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLC "Poltavaplodoovoch"Poltava, Ukraine | Red cabbage (leaf & stem vegetable) | CYCLAMATE | Source | |
| PivdenagropererobkaMyrne, Ukraine | Peas | NO PROCESS | Source | |
| PeSvitlovodsk, Ukraine | Tomato, dried | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source | |
| PeSvitlovodsk, Ukraine | Tomato, dried | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source | |
| Vladam Farmer EconomyMykolaiv, Ukraine | Tomatoes (fruit used as vegetable) | PESTICIDE | Source | |
| Bilotserkivskiy Konservniy Zavod PrjscM. Bila Tserkva, Ukraine | Peas | NEEDS FCENO PROCESS | Source |
Questions about vegetables (legumes and leafy) refusals from Ukraine
- How many vegetables (legumes and leafy) shipments from Ukraine did FDA refuse in 2025?
- FDA refused 2 shipment lines of vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Ukraine in 2025 through September 11, 2025.
- Why does FDA refuse vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Ukraine?
- FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Ukraine the most frequent are NO PROCESS (no scheduled process filed, 4 lines), NEEDS FCE (processor not registered for canned or acidified foods, 3 lines) and CYCLAMATE (CYCLAMATE, 1 line). A charge describes what FDA's reference table says about one shipment line, not about every firm.
- Which import alerts cover vegetables (legumes and leafy) from Ukraine?
- As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Ukraine in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Ukraine firms; see the country page.
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