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RASFF

Here we provide you with a monthly retrospective summary of relevant reports from the European rapid alert system RASFF for which the risk has been categorised as "serious".

  

Notification from RASFF 03/01 – 03/31/2024

 

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 (MARCH 2024)

Product Active substance Reported value (MRL) Country
[mg/kg; ppm]
Apples Chlorpyrifos +) 0,057 (0,01) Ukraine
Avocado Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,023 (0,01) Colombia
Cypermethrin 0,12 (0,05) 
Beans (Long beans) Acephate +) 0,82 (!) (0,01) Mexico
Bifenthrin 0,073 (0,01)
Methamidophos +) 0,17(!) (0,01)
Beans   Carbofuran +) 0,51 (!!) (0,01) Sri Lanka
Chlorprofam +) 0,033 (0,01) Egypt
Beans (extra fine) Acephate +) 0,39 (!) (0,01) Kenya
Methamidophos +) 0,17 (!) (0,01)
Broccoli Chlorate +) 2,3 (0,4) Spain
Carambolas (Star fruit) Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,037 (0,01) Brazil
Phosmet +) 0,061 (0,01)
Thiamethoxam 0,022 (0,01)
Triflumuron +) 0,14(!) (0,01)
Celeriac Linuron +) 0,079 (0,01) Netherlands
Cherries, frozen Dimethoate +) 0,044 (0,01) Serbia
Chili (Capsicum spp) Acephate +) 0,35 (!) (0,01) Kenya
Methamidophos +) 0,085 (0,01)
Carbendazim +) 0,24 (0,1) Kenya
Tolfenpyrad 0,26 (!) (0,01) Oman
Courgettes Flonicamid 0,75 (0,5) Spain
Cow peas Carbaryl +) 0,18 (!) (0,01) Madagascar
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,013  (0,01)
Dimethoat +) 0,011 (0,01)
Drumsticks (Moringa) Acephate +) 0,052 (0,01) India
Fipronil +) 0,012 (0,005)
Methamidophos +) 0,089 (0,01)
Monocrotophos +) 0,43 (!) (0,01)
Grapes Glufosinate 0,37 (0,15) South Africa
Huai Shon (Wild Yam) Perchlorate +) 0,087 (0,01) China, via Netherlands widely distributed
Lemons Imazalil 17.760 (!!!!) (5)  Turkey
Imazalil 16.920 (!!!!) (5) Turkey
Imazalil 16.564 (!!!!) (5)  Turkey
Imazalil 16.920 (!!!!) (5) Turkey
Imazalil 18.750 (!!!!) (5) Turkey
Imazalil 15.818 (!!!!) (5) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,091 (0,01) Turkey
Nectarines Tebuconazole 1,1 (0,6) Chile
Okra Propargite +) 0,262 (!)(0,01) India
Oranges Dimethoate +) 0,077 (0,01) Italy
Dimethoate +) 0,075 (0,01) Egypt
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,03 (0,01) Egypt
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,023 (0,01) Egypt
Dimethoate +) 0,21 (!) (0,01)
Prochloraz  +) 0,204 (0,03) Turkey
Imazalil 19.550 (!!!!) (5) Turkey
Chlorprofam +) 0,19 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Pears Lambda-Cyhalothrin +) 0,121 (!) (0,01) Spain
Tebuconazole 0,332 (!) (0,01)
Phosmet +) 0,019 (0,005) Turkey
Peppers Lambda-Cyhalothrin +) 0,22 (0,1) Uganda
Cypermethrin +) 0,81 (0,5)
Acetamiprid 0,914 (0,3) India
Ethion +) 0,211 (!) (0,01)
Fipronil +) 0,012 (0,005)
Acetamiprid 0,96 (0,3) Turkey
Etoxazol 0,170 (!) (0,01)
Buprofezin 0,373 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,028 (0,01)
Peppers, yellow bell peppers Dichlorvos +) 0,078 (0,01) Spain
Pomelo Chlorpyrifos +) 0,024 (0,01) China
Pomegranate Acetamiprid 0,065 (0,01) Turkey
Acetamiprid 0,059 (0,01) Turkey
Spring onions Carbofuran +) 0,22 (!) (0,01) Egypt, via Italy
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,12 (!) (0,01) Egypt 
Lufenuron +) 0,039 (0,019
Strawberries Karanjin +) 0,063 (0,01) Greece
Vine leaves Pyrimethanil  0,027 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,033 (0,01) Iran
Dithiocarbamates 4,8 (!!) (0,05)
Fenpropathrin 0,063 (0,01)
Penconazole 0,03 (0,01)

+) application is prohibited

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

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Reasons for complaint/rejection Country
Avocado Cadmum 0,31 mg/kg (0,05 mg/kg) Dom. Republic, via the Netherlands
Blueberries, frozen Presence of Norovirus  Germany
Papaya, green genetically modified, not permitted in the EU) Thailand, via France
Raspberries, frozen Mold, organic contamination and plastic  Ukraine
Strawberries Presence of Hepatitis A virus (2) Morocco (2)

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