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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 February 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]
Bottle Gourd Acephate +) 0,27 (!) (0,01) India
Bifenthrin 0,018 (0,01)
Buprofezin < 0,025) (0,01)
Methamidophos +) 0,013 (0,05)
Chili peppers Chlorpyrifos +) 0,17 (!) (0,01) Cambodia
Fenvalerate 0,059 (0,05)
Hexaconazole +) 0,022 (0,01)
Permethrine +) 0,093 (0,01)
Profenfos +) 0,14 (!) (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,061 (0,01) Senegal
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,044 (0,01) Senegal
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,066 (0,01) Senegal
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,017 (0,01) Senegal
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,18 (!) (0,01) Senegal
Etoxazole 0,027 (0,01)
Oxamyl +)  0,009 (0,001)
Dragon fruit Dithiocarbamates 1,2 (!) (0,05) Vietnam
Forchlorfenuron 0,023 (0,01)
Propiconazole 0,029 (0,01)
Thiamethoxam 0,1 (!) (0,01)
Durian Bifenthrin 0,068 (0,01) Thailand, notified by Italy
Buprofezin 0,14 (!) (0,01)
Carbaryl 0,34 (!) (0,01)
Dimethomorph 0,086 (0,01)
Fluopicolide 0,45 (!) (0,01)
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,039 (0,01)
Prochloraz 4,5 (!!!) (0,03)
Pyraclostrobin 0,054 (0,01)
Lemons Prochloraz 0,726 (!) (0,03) Turkey
Oranges Phentoate +) 0,026 (0,01) Egypt
Profenfos +) 0,096 (0,01) Egypt
Chlorprofam 0,16 (!) (0,01) Egypt
Chlorfenapyr 0,05 (0,01) Egypt
Dimethoate +) 0,17 (!) (0,01)
Pears Phosmet +) 0,039 (0,005) Bosnia & Herzegovina
Peppers, snack mix Abamectin n.n (0,03) Morocco, via Spain
Peppers, fresh Dimethoate +) 0,039 (0,01) Turkey
Ethion 0,098 (0,01)
Formetanate 0,287 (!) (0,01) Turkey
Formetanate 0,088 (0,01) Turkey
Chlorpyrifos +) 0,15 (!) (0,01) Spain
Fenamiphos 0,11 (!) (0,01) Hungary
Methomyl 0,054 (0,01)
Strawberries, wild Chlorpyrifos +) 0,018 (0,01) Poland
Strawberries, frozen Oxamyl +) 0,0086 (0,01)  
Propamocarb 0,04 (0,01) Egypt
Table grapes, red seedless Ethephon 2,9 (1) South Africa
Ethephon 3,2 (1) South Africa
Tomatoes Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) 0,079 (0,01) Turkey
Yardlong beans Carbofuran 0,17 (!) (0,01) Sri Lanka
Metalaxyl +) 0,051 (0,01)

+) application is prohibited

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

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Reasons for complaint / rejection Country
Porcini mushrooms (Boletus edulis), wild Cadmium 0,63 mg/kg (0,5 mg/kg) Poland
Salad mix Listeria monocytogenes France
Truffles Cadmium 0,614 - 2,02 mg/kg (0,5 mg/kg) China

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