Turkey — Nuts and Edible Seeds — Pistachio
Turkey received 14 FDA import refusals in Pistachio, part of Nuts and Edible Seeds between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 7 in 2025-Q4, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, nutrition labeling, and aflatoxin. Measured against US import value, that runs at 1,891 refusals per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Turkey over the last 3 years.
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Key figures
If you import pistachio from Turkey
- Hazard or paperwork
- Of 14 refusals in the last 3 years, 12 were hazard findings and 2 paperwork alone.
- Where refusals happen
- DSEI — Southeast (8); DNEI — Northeast (3); DNBI — North Border, the Canadian land border (2).
- Riskiest months
- October, March, December, by refusals since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- Salmonella (9), aflatoxin (1), undeclared allergen (1), filth (1), insanitary handling (1).
- Paperwork to get right
- nutrition labeling (2), color additive labeling (1), no net quantity (1).
FDA does not publish how many entries it examines, so no page can state a true probability of refusal; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly refusals, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Refusals | Hazard | Paperwork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Recent refusals
- 1FX-4758187-0 PISTACHIO, SPREAD Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- SCS-5103978-7 PISTACHIO, SPREAD Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- K09-0098351-9 PISTACHIO, SPREAD Import division DNEI. unsafe color additive
- DP4-8673622-7 PISTACHIO, PASTE Import division DNEI. Salmonella
- F87-2500341-9 PISTACHIO, SHELLED Import division DWCI. filth
- SCS-4563618-5 PISTACHIO, TOPPING Import division DSEI. nutrition labeling
- SCS-5103172-7 PISTACHIO, PASTE Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- SCS-5218897-1 PISTACHIO, SPREAD Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- SCS-4906484-8 PISTACHIO, PASTE Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- SCS-4853328-0 PISTACHIO, PASTE Import division DSEI. Salmonella
- 512-1099624-8 PISTACHIO, SPREAD Import division DSEI. insanitary plantinsanitary handlingSalmonella
- 9DH-0069864-2 PISTACHIO, PASTE Import division DNBI. Salmonellaingredients not listedundeclared allergen
- AZR-4748170-1 PISTACHIO, IN SHELL Import division DSEI. aflatoxin
- W24-1400953-0 PISTACHIO, PASTE Import division DNBI. no net quantitycolor additive labelingnutrition labeling
- 799-6913747-8 PISTACHIO, IN SHELL Import division DNBI. aflatoxin
Data and downloads
Download all 15 entries (CSV) — every refusal behind this page, with its import division, FDA product code, charges and whether it was a hazard finding or paperwork.
The file holds entries up to 2026-04-23. To get new ones for Turkey by email, watch Turkey.
Turkey country report since 2020 — every refusal by year, charge and import division →