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Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF).

  

Notification from RASFF 12/01 – 12/31/2023

 

Via this link you can download a table from the European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables.

 

RASFF fruit & vegetables (DECEMBER 2023)

Product Active substance Reported value (MRL) Country
[mg/kg; ppm]
Apricots (frozen) Thiabendazol 0,031 (0,01) Morocco
Basil, chopped and frozen Cyproconazole 0,23 (0,05) France
Basil, fresh Carbaryl 0,62 (!) (0,02) Cambodia
Carbofuran 0,23 (!) (0,02)
Blackberries Cypermethrin 0,53 (0,5) Mexico
Imidacloprid +) 0,12 (!) (0,01)
Fluoxastrobin 0,023 (0,01)
Celery (green) Tebuconazole 2,5 (0,5) Belgium
Celery root Chlorpyrifos +) 0,027 (0,01) Poland
Linuron +) 0,31 (!) (0,01)
Chilli peppers (frozen) Chlorfenapyr +) 0,077 (0,01) Vietnam
Dinotefuran +) 0,016 (0,01)
Hexaconazol +) 0,02 (0,01)
Permethrin +) 0,36 (!) (0,01)
Dragon fruit Acetamiprid 0,053 (0,01) Vietnam
Pyraclostrobin 0,078 (0,02)
Thiamethoxam 0,029 (0,01)
Drumstick leaves Thiophanat-methyl 0,22 (0,1) India
Drumsticks Fenpropathrin 0,035 (0,01) India
Fennel Chlorpyrifos +) 0,15 (!) (0,01) Spain
Grapefruit Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,027 (0,01) Turkey
Grape leaves Chlorpyrifos +) 0,15 (!) (0,01) unknown
Kidney beans, white Chlorpyrifos +) 0,037 (0,01) Egypt
Lemons Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,038 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,076 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,029 (0,01) Turkey
Phenthoate +) 0,26 (!) (0,01) Bangladesh
Limes Chlorpyrifos +) 0,031 (0,01) Brazil
Mandarins Chlorpyrifos +) 0,039 (0,01) Turkey
Mangetout (sugar peas) Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,017 (0,01) Kenya
Chlorthalonil +) 0,028 (0,01)
Okra Flonicamid 0,14 (0,03) India
Oranges Chlorpyrifos +) 0,026 (0,01) Egypt
Peppers Chlorpyrifos +) 0,062 (0,01) Egypt
Chlorfenapyr +) 0,042 (0,01)
Propargite +) 0,037 (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,072 (0,01) Turkey
Formetanate 0,217 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Ethion 0,01 (0,01) Thailand
Fipronil +) 0,006 (0,005)
Omethoate +) 0,038 (0,01)
Pomelo Chlorpyrifos +) 0,031 (0,01) China
Dimethomorph 0,202 (!) (0,01)
Lufenuron +) 0,115 (!) (0,01)
Pomegranate Cypermethrin 0,25 (0,05) Turkey
Deltamethrin 0,035 (0,01)
Fluxapyroxad 0,024 (0,01)
Acetamiprid 0,056 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,027 (0,01)
Fenbutatin-oxide +) 0,083 (0,01)
Malathion 0,081 (0,01)
Pumpkin (Butternut) Heptachlor +) 0,015 (0,01) Belgium
Salad Dithiocarbamate 7,9 (5) Italy
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 1,5 (!) (0,15)
Strawberries Dimethoate +) 0,027 (0,01) Egypt
Imidacloprid +) 0,031 (0,01)
Dimethoate +) 0,35 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Omethoate +) 0,061 (0,01)
Oxamyl 0,074 (0,01) Egypt
Cyflumetofen 1,6 (0,6) Albania
Yardlong beans Carbendazim +) 0,58 (0,1) India
Dimethoate +) 0,36 (!) (0,01)
Monocrotophos +) 0,14 (!) (0,01)
Omethoate +) 0,27 (!) (0,01)
Chlorthalonil +) 0,46 (!) (0,01) India

+) application is prohibited

 MRL exceeded: (!) ≥10 times, (!!) ≥50 times, (!!!) ≥ 100 times

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Reasons for complaint/rejection Country
Salad mix Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)  Netherlands
Soy sprout & Bio sprouts  Listeria monocytogenes  (> 100 KbE/g) Netherlands (2)
Spinach Nitrate 4.200 mg/kg (3.500 mg/kg) Italy
Sprouts Salmonella agona  Italy

 

All information without liability.

 
YOUR PLUS: The RASFF alerts serve as another indicator to reconsider risk decisions and adjust sampling plans.
 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger