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

FDA refused 6 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Yemen in 2025 through April 18, 2025.

Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Yemen?

FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Yemen the most frequent are COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 5 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 3 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 Yemen?

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

FDA import refusals

FDA import refusals: tropical and pit fruit from Yemen

FDA category: Fruit and Fruit Products (pit, subtropical and tropical fruits) · October 2016 to April 18, 2025

FDA refused 10 tropical and pit fruit shipment lines from Yemen between October 2016 and April 18, 2025, 6 of them in 2025; the most refused products were mango and mixed fruit, most often for COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared).

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

10
tropical and pit fruit lines refused since October 2016: 6
refused so far in 2025: 11%
of all FDA refusals from Yemen: 2
firms with the most records, listed below

Tropical and pit fruit refusals from Yemen 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
2025	6
2022	3	+200%
2021	1

Mango refusals from Yemen

FDA refused 3 mango lines from Yemen between October 2016 and April 18, 2025, 30% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Mango product descriptions refused from Yemen
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	3	30.0%

Recent mango refusals

Recent Mango refusals from Yemen
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 18, 2025	Derhim Industrial Company LtdAl Hudaydah, Yemen	Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	COLOR LBLG LABELING	Source
Apr 18, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	COLOR LBLG LABELING	Source
Jul 7, 2022	Arch Al Mawasem For TradingAden, Yemen	Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	UNSAFE COL LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source

Mixed fruit refusals from Yemen

FDA refused 3 mixed fruit lines from Yemen between October 2016 and April 18, 2025, 30% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Mixed fruit product descriptions refused from Yemen
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Mixed fruit, juices or concentrates n.e.c.	3	30.0%

Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit refusals from Yemen

FDA refused 2 citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit lines from Yemen between October 2016 and April 18, 2025, 20% of the tropical and pit fruit lines.

Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit product descriptions refused from Yemen
FDA product description	Lines	Share of tropical and pit fruit
Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit, mixed, juices or concentrates	2	20.0%

Recent citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit refusals

Recent Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit refusals from Yemen
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 16, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit, mixed, juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG YELLOW #5	Source
Apr 16, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit, mixed, juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG YELLOW #5	Source

Other tropical and pit fruit products refused from Yemen

Products refused from Yemen in tropical and pit fruit
Product group	Lines	Share
Pineapple	1	10.0%
Tamarind	1	10.0%

Why FDA refused tropical and pit fruit from Yemen

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

Most frequent refusal charges for tropical and pit fruit from Yemen
Charge code	Meaning	Lines	Share
COLOR LBLG	Artificial coloring not declared	5	24%
LABELING	Fair Packaging and Labeling Act	3	14%
LACKS N/C	Net quantity statement missing	3	14%
NUTRIT LBL	Nutrition information missing from label	3	14%
NO ENGLISH	Required label information not in English	2	10%
UNSAFE COL	Color additive unsafe under section 721	2	10%
YELLOW #5	FD&C Yellow No. 5 not declared	2	10%
FILTHY	Filthy, putrid or decomposed substance	1	5%

Yemen tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records

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

Yemen tropical and pit fruit firms with the most FDA records
Firm	City	FDA records
Alrasheed International For Import & Export	Sanaa	4
Derhim Industrial Company Ltd	Al Hudaydah	2

Latest tropical and pit fruit refusals from Yemen

Latest FDA tropical and pit fruit refusals from Yemen
Date	Firm	Product	Charges
Apr 18, 2025	Derhim Industrial Company LtdAl Hudaydah, Yemen	Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	COLOR LBLG LABELING	Source
Apr 18, 2025	Derhim Industrial Company LtdAl Hudaydah, Yemen	Pineapple, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	UNSAFE COL LABELING	Source
Apr 18, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	COLOR LBLG LABELING	Source
Apr 16, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit, mixed, juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG YELLOW #5	Source
Apr 16, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Citrus and subtropical/tropical fruit, mixed, juices or concentrates	COLOR LBLG YELLOW #5	Source
Apr 10, 2025	Alrasheed International For Import & ExportSanaa, Yemen	Mixed fruit, juices or concentrates n.e.c.,	COLOR LBLG	Source
Jul 7, 2022	Arch Al Mawasem For TradingAden, Yemen	Mixed fruit, juices or concentrates n.e.c.,	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 7, 2022	Arch Al Mawasem For TradingAden, Yemen	Mango, juice, milk, creme, drink or nectar, sub/tropical fruit	UNSAFE COL LACKS N/C NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 7, 2022	Arch Al Mawasem For TradingAden, Yemen	Mixed fruit, juices or concentrates n.e.c.,	LACKS N/C NO ENGLISH NUTRIT LBL	Source
Jul 1, 2021	United International CompanySama'A Republic Of Ye, Yemen	Tamarind, dried or paste	FILTHY	Source

Questions about tropical and pit fruit refusals from Yemen

How many tropical and pit fruit shipments from Yemen did FDA refuse in 2025?: FDA refused 6 shipment lines of tropical and pit fruit from Yemen in 2025 through April 18, 2025.
Why does FDA refuse tropical and pit fruit from Yemen?: FDA records a charge code on every refused shipment line. For tropical and pit fruit from Yemen the most frequent are COLOR LBLG (artificial coloring not declared, 5 lines), LABELING (Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 3 lines) and LACKS N/C (net quantity statement missing, 3 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 Yemen?: As of October 26, 2026, no import alert numbered under this category lists a firm in Yemen in SupplierRadar's records. General food alerts numbered 99-xx can still list Yemen firms; see the country page.

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