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Here we provide you with a monthly retrospective and selective summary of relevant reports from the European rapid alert system RASFF.

 

Notification from RASFF January 2025.

 

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 

Product Active substance Reported value (MRL) Country
[mg/kg; ppm]
Aubergines Dimethoate +) 0,013 (0,019 Burkina Faso
Metalaxyl  0,025 (0,01)
Brussels sprouts Chlorpyrifos +) 0,06 (0,01) Poland
Chili Chlorpyrifos +) 0,32 (!) (0,01) Senegal
Clothianidin 0,086 (0,04)
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,73 (0,1)
Profenfos 5,8 (!!!) (0,01)
Dimethoate +) 0,14 (!) (0,01) Uganda
Drumsticks Monocrotophos +) 7 (!!!) (0,01) India
Durian Azoxystrobin 0,38 (!) (0,01) Thailand
Carbendazim +) 0,85 (0,1)
Prochloraz 1,8 (!!) (0,03)
Procymidone 1,5 (!!!) (0,01)
Endive (salad) Tau-Fluvalinat 2,2 (0,7) Spain
Deltamethrin 0,014 (0,01)
Garlic, whole cloves, frozen 2,4,6 trichloranisol 0,35 (!) (0,01) China
Procymidone 0,37 (0,02)
Granadillas Cyfluthrin +) 0,024 (0,01) Peru
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,021 (0,01)
Propamocarb 0,043 (0,01)
Guajave Fluopyram 0,043 (0,01) India
Thiamethoxam 0,084 (0,01)
Jackfruit Azoxystrobin 0,37 (!) (0,01) Malaysia
Cabendazim +) 1,6 (!) (0,1)
Fipronil +) 0,019 (0,005)
Lemons Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,05 (0,01) Turkey
Lemons (organic) Propyzamide 0,023 (0,01) Spain
Lemon myrtle, (organic) Chlorpyrifos +) 0,049 (0,01) France
Mandarines Dimethoate +) 0,045 (0,01) Morocco
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,037 (0,01) Turkey
Prothioconazole 0,184 (!) (0,01
Mung beans, green Acephate +) 0,283 (!) (0,01) Brazil
Methamidophos +) 0,354 (!) (0,01)
Acephate +) 0,354 (!) (0,01)
Methamidophos +) 0,401 (!) (0,01)
Okra Acephate +) 0,217 (!) (0,01) India
Diafenthiuron +) 0,25 (!) (0,01)
Dinotefuran 0,033 (0,01)
Methamidophos +) 0,031 (0,01)
Olives Chlorpyrifos +) 0,012 (0,01) Lebanon
Passion fruits Chlorthalonil 0,35 (!) (0,01) Colombia
Chlorthalonil 0,058 (0,01) Colombia
Peppers, green Tolfenpyrad 0,067 (0,01) Oman
Peppers, red, frozen Buprofezin 0,15 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,1 (!) (0,01)
Chlorfenapyr 0,42 (!) (0,01)
Dimethoate +) 0,088 (0,01)
Pomegranate Acetamiprid 0,097 (0,01) Turkey
Acetamiprid 0,031 (0,01) Turkey
Azoxystrobin 0,028 (0,01)
Acetamiprid 0,101 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Pyrimethanil 0,023 (0,01)
Pyriproxifen 0,077 (0,01)
Plantains (cooking banana) Chlorpyrifos +) 0,034 (0,01) Costa Rica
Pumpkins , organic Heptachlor-epoxide +) 0,049 (0,01) France
Savoy cabbage Prothioconazole 0,23 (0,09) Belgium
Yardlong beans Metalaxyl +) 0,062 (0,01) Sri Lanka

+) application is prohibited

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

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Reasons for complaint / rejection Country
Blueberries Hepatitis A virus Poland
Raspberries Cadmium 0,055 mg/kg (0,04 mg/kg) Serbia
Sprouts Salmonella Richmond and Salmonella Kinondoni Italy
Tomatoes, Cherry Salmonella Infantis  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, AGROLAB GROUP