How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Uruguay did FDA refuse in 2019?

FDA refused 4 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay in 2019 through May 21, 2019.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay the most frequent are LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 4 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 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 Uruguay?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to May 21, 2019

FDA refused 4 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Uruguay between October 2016 and May 21, 2019, 4 of them in 2019; the most refused products were peach and plum, most often for LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act).

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

4
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 4
refused so far in 2019: 13%
of all FDA refusals from Uruguay: 1
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Uruguay 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
2019	4

Peach refusals from Uruguay

FDA refused 2 peach lines from Uruguay between October 2016 and May 21, 2019, 50% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Peach product descriptions refused from Uruguay
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Peach, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	2	50.0%

Recent peach refusals

Recent Peach refusals from Uruguay
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Peach, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Peach, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Plum refusals from Uruguay

FDA refused 2 plum lines from Uruguay between October 2016 and May 21, 2019, 50% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Plum product descriptions refused from Uruguay
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Plum, dried or paste	1	25.0%
Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	1	25.0%

Recent plum refusals

Recent Plum refusals from Uruguay
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	UNSAFE COL LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Plum, dried or paste	UNSAFE COL LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	4	40%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	4	40%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	2	20%

Uruguay tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Uruguay tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Alimentos Limay Sa	San jose	4

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Uruguay

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Uruguay
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Plum, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	UNSAFE COL LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Plum, dried or paste	UNSAFE COL LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Peach, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source
May 21, 2019	Alimentos Limay SaSan jose, Uruguay	Peach, jam, jelly, preserves, marmalade, butter or candied	LABELING NUTRIT LBL	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Uruguay

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Uruguay did FDA refuse in 2019?: FDA refused 4 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay in 2019 through May 21, 2019.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Uruguay the most frequent are LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 4 lines), NUTRIT LBL (nutrition information missing from label, 4 lines) and UNSAFE COL (color additive unsafe under section 721, 2 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 Uruguay?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Uruguay in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Uruguay firms; see the country page.

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