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

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

 

Via this link you can download a table from the European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables.

 

October 2025

Product Country Active substance Result
[mg/kg; ppm]
Asparagus, green Peru Acetamiprid 0,51 (!) (0,01)
Methomyl +) 0,088 (0,01)
Lime Peru Phentoat +) 0,17 (!) (0,01)
Mango Egypt Chlorpyriphos +) 0,018 (0,01)
Methomyl 0,092 (0,01)
Peppers, fresh Peru   Carbofuran 0,069 (!) (0,002)
Peppers, red horn Rep.of North Mazedonia Methomyl 0,049 (0,01)
Pomegranates Turkey Cypermethrin 0,197 (0,05)
Fenvalerate 0,188 (0,02) 
Savoy cabbage Belgium Flonicamid 0,59 (0,5)
Snow peas France Dimethomorph 1,3 (!!!) (0,01)
Strawberries, frozen Egypt Chlorfenapyr 0,025 (0,01)
Oxamyl +) 0,087 (!) (0,001)
Strawberries Poland Oxamyl +) 0,008 (0,001)
Thiacloprid 0,039 (0,01)
Table grapes, pink Italy Acetamiprid 0,10 (!) (0,01)
Chlorpyriphos +) 0,088 (0,01)
Table grapes, red Italy Acetamiprid 0,20 (0,08)
Table grapes, white Italy Acetamiprid 0,23 (0,08)
Italy Deltamethrin 0,21 (0,2)
Table grapes Syria Chlorpyriphos +) 0,14 (!) (0,01)
Dimethoate 0,078 (0,01)
Lufenuron 0,047 (0,01)
Methomyl 0,89 (!!) (0,01)
Omethoate 0,084 (0,01)
Turkey Acetamiprid 0,41 (0,08)
Tomatoes Turkey Acetamiprid 0,205 (0,06)
Turkey Fosthiazate 0,105 (0,02)

+) application is prohibited

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

 

Further notifications:

 

Product Country Reasons for complaint / rejection
Salad mix France Listeria
Netherlands E. coli (VTEC/STEC)
Sprouts (soy) Austria E. coli (VTEC/STEC)
Yam root China, via Netherlands Cadmium 0,079 mg/kg (0,05)

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