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RASFF - Current postings for fruit & vegetables (for food see separate article)

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 06/01 – 06/30/2024

 

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 (June 2024)

Product Active substance Reported value (MRL) Country
[mg/kg; ppm]
Bananas Chlorpyrifos +) 0,023 (0,01) Ecuador
Blackberries Abamectin 0,18 (0,08) France
Blueberries, frozen Cypermethrin 0,14 (0,05) Poland
Fenpropathrin +) 0,36 (!) (0,01)
Carrots Linuron +) 0,084 (0,01) Netherlands
Cherries Dimethoate +) 0,11 (!) (0,01) Italy
Omethoate +) 0,022 (0,01)
Chili Pyraclostrobin 1,3 (0,5) Thailand
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,022 (0,01) Uganda
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,86 (!!) (0,01) Rwanda
Chinese cabbage Acetamiprid 0,043 (0,01) Poland
Drumsticks Fipronil +) 0,03 (0,005) India
Permethrin +) 0,052 (0,05)
Durian Azoxystrobin 3,2 (!!!) (0,01) Vietnam
Carbendazim +) 6,3 (!!) (0,1)
Dimethomorph 0,096 (0,01)
Fipronil +) 0,042 (0,005)
Metalaxyl 0,051 (0,01)
Ginger Chlorpyrifos +) 0,037 (0,01) China
Grapes, pink 2-Phenylphenol  0,037 (0,01) Egypt
Lemons Prochloraz +) 1,345 (!) (0,03) Turkey
Limes Chlorpyrifos +) 0,084 (0,01) Brazil
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,045 (0,01) Brazil
Longan Azoxystrobin 0,038 (0,01) Thailand
Buprofezin 0,039 (0,01)
Carbendazim +) 0,92 (0,1)
Chlorfenapyr +) 0,032 (0,01)
Diazinon 0,029 (0,01)
Dimethoate +) 0,026 (0,01)
Imidacloprid 0,044 (0,01)
Profenofos +) 0,06 (0,01)
Propiconazole 0,062 (0,01)
Triazophos 0,063 (0,01)
Mandarines/Tangerines Chlorpyrifos +) 0,061 (0,01) Egypt
Mangoes Propargite +) 0,034 (0,01) India
Melon, Charantais Flonicamid 0,66 (0,4) France
Oranges Chlorpropham +) 0,047  (0,01) Egypt
Propamocarb 0,035 (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,086 (0,01) Egypt
Pears Chlorate +) 2,2 (!) (0,05) Belgium
Peppers Abamectin 0,012 (0,03) Morocco
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,21 (!) (0,01)
Fenazaquin 0,022 (0,01)
Imidacloprid 0,122 (0,9) Turkey
Fosthiazate 0,086 (0,02) Turkey
Acetamiprid 1,143 (0,3) Turkey
Acetamiprid 0,986 (0,3) Turkey
Acetamiprid 0,965 (0,3) Turkey
Acetamiprid 1,136 (0,3) Turkey
Spirotetramat 2,461 (1)
Fenamiphos 0,088 (0,01) Turkey
Pirimiphos-methyl +) 0,188 (!) (0,01)
Propiconazole +) 0,13 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Tolfenpyrad +) 0,099 (!) (0,01) Jordan
Acetamiprid 1,270  (0,3) Turkey
Spirotetramat 1,33 (0,4)
Sufoxaflor 3,953 (1,0)
Plums Acetamiprid 0,07 (0,03) Turkey
Potatoes Flutoanil 0,46 (0,1) Germany
Imazalil 0,33 (!) (0,01)
Raspberries, frozen Spirodiclofen +) 2,1 (!!!) (0,02) Ukraine, notified by Poland
Salak  Carbendazim +) 2,3 (!) (0,1) Thailand
Carbofuran +) 0,12 (!) (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,068 (0,01)
Hexaconazole +) 0,062 (0,01)
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,11 (!) (0,01)
Triazophos +) 0,078 (0,01)
Spring onions Acetamiprid 0,78 (!!) (0,01) Thailand
Bifenthrin +) 1,8 (!!!) (0,01)
Chloranthaniliprol 0,82 (!!) (0,01)
Chlorfenapyr +) 0,038 (0,02)
Cypermethrin 0,40 (!) (0,01)
Emamectin 0,017 (0,01)
Fipronil +) 0,15 (!) (0,005)
Indoxacarb 0,31 (0,01)
Iprodione 0,90 (!!) (0,01)
Thyme Bifenthrin 0,063 (0,02) Israel, notified by Belgium, widely dostributed
Chlorfenapyr +) 3,6 (!!!) (0,02)
Chlorothalonil 0,56 (!) (0,02)
Dimethoate +) 0,65 (!) (0,02)
Imidacloprid 0,13 (0,05)
Omethoate +) 0,1 (0,02)
Vine leaves Acetamiprid 0,58 (!!) (0,01) Lebanon
Azoxystrobin 1,0 (!!!) (0,01)
Boscalid 2,3 (!!!) (0,01)
Carbendazim +) 2,5 (!) (0,1)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,68 (!!) (0,01)
Cypermethrin 0,57 (!) (0,05)
Cyprodinil 0,74 (!) (0,02)
Difenconazole 1,5 (!!) (0,05)
Fenproxymate 0,25 (0,01)
Fludioxonil 1,6 (!!!) (0,01)

+) application is prohibited

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

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Reasons for complaint/rejection Country

Kumquats

Lead 0,26 mg/kg (0,01 mg/kg)

South Africa

Mushrooms, wild

Cadmium 2,7 mg/kg (0,5 mg/kg)

North Macedonia

Onions, red; diced , chilled

Salmonella , raw material from Egypt

Denmark

Salads

Salmonella  and Listeria 120 and 240 cfu/g

France

Listeria

France

Strawberries, frozen

Norovirus

Egypt

 

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