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RASFF

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

  

Notification from RASFF 101/01 – 01/31/2024

 

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 (JANUARY 2024)

Product Active substance Reported value (MRL) Country
[mg/kg; ppm]
Asparagous beans Carbofuran (sum) 0,033 (0,01) Sri Lanka
Chlorthalonil +) 0,012 (0,01)
Carrots Oxamyl 0,095 (0,01) Egypt
Chilli peppers (frozen) Chlorfenapyr 0,11 (!) (0,01) Kenya
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,16 (0,1)
Carbofuran 0,039 (!) (0,002) Vietnam
Chlorfenapyr 0,06 (0,01)
Famoxadone 0,07 (0,01)
Hexaconazole +) 0,05 (0,01)
Tricyclazole +) 0,04 (0,01)
Courgettes Flonicamid 0,83 (0,5) Israel
Dragonfruit (Pitahaya) Propamocarb 0,039 (0,01)  Vietnam
Chlorfenapyr +) 0,086 (0,01) Vietnam
Forchlorfenuron 0,056 (0,01)
Forchlorfenuron 0,056 (0,01) Vietnam
Drumsticks Tricyclazole 0,041 (0,01) India
Thiophanate-methyl  0,34 (0,1) India
Grapefruit Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,026 (0,01)  Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,174 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Buprofezin 0,034 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,027 (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,064 (0,01) China
Grapes Acetamiprid 1,448 (0,5) Turkey
Guaves Chlotianidin 0,033 (0,01) India
Fluopyram 0,054 (0,01)
Thiamethoxam 0,1 (!) (0,01)
Propamocarb +) 0,023 (0,01) India
Thiamethoxam +) 0,019 (0,01)
Kaki fruits Acetamiprid detected, no result (0,01) Spain
Imazalil
Pyrimethanil
Lemons Buprofezin 0,12 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,028 (0,01) Turkey
Limes Chlorpyrifos +) 0,054 (0,01) Brazil
Mandarines Dimethoate 0,113 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,268 (0,2)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,212 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,396 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,053 (0,01) Turkey
Mango Chlorfenapyr +) 0,15 (!) (0,01) Colombia
Imidacloprid +) 0,032 (0,01)
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,034 (0,01)
Moringa leaves Acephate +) 0,51 (!) (0,01) India
Fipronil +) 0,059 (!) (0,005)
Methamidophos +) 2,2 (!!!) (0,01)
Permethrin +) 2,4 (!!) (0,05)
Oranges Dimethoate 0,17 (!) (0,01) Italy
Phosmet +) 0,27 (!) (0,01)
Buprofezin 0,057 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,087 (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,040 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,026 (0,01) Egypt
Propiconazole 0,101 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpropham 0,031 (0,01) Egypt
MCPA ((2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid) 1,2 (!) (0,05) Spain
Peppers Cypermethrin 1,6 (0,5) Uganda
Tebufenpyrad 0,426 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Tebuconazole 1,461 (0,6) Turkey
Pineapple Ethephon 2,4 (2) Ghana
Pomegranate Metalaxyl 0,069 (0,01) Turkey
Tebuconazole 0,678 (!) (0,02)
Zoxamide 0,164 (0,02)
Rambutan Dimethoate +) 0,06 (0,01) Thailand
Omethoate +) 0,06 (0,01)
Salad mix Chlorpyrifos +) 0,068 (0,01)  North Macedonia
Spinach Abamectin +) 0,083 (0,01) Togo
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,38 (!) (0,01)
Strawberries Chlorpyrifos +) 0,095 (0,01) Egypt
Sugar snap peas Captan 0,13 (0,03) Kenya
Tomatoes Buprofezin 0,05 (0,01) Turkey
Vine leaves Azoxystrobin 0,26 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Boscalid 0,21 (!) (0,01)
Carbendazim +) 3,7  (!) (0,1)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,021 (0,01)
Dimethomorph 9,1 (!!) (0,01)
Thiophanate-methyl  14,1 (!!!) (0,1)
Trifloxystrobin 0,79 (!!) (0,01)
Winter melon Prochloraz 0,41 (!) (0,03) China

+) application is prohibited

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

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Reasons for complaint/rejection Country
Beetroot leaves Cadmium 0,19 mg/kg (0,1 mg/kg) Italy
Parsley Salmonella 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