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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 2026

Product Country Active substance Reported value / (MRL)
[mg/kg; ppm]
Amaranthus Togo Acetamiprid 0,47 (!) (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +)  0,017 (0,01)
Togo Acetamiprid 1,1 (!!!) (0,01)
Asparagus Peru Metribuzin 0,45 (0,1)
Basil, fresh Kenya Acetamiprid 9,4 (3)
Profenofos +) 2,8 (0,3)
Black-eyed beans Madagascar  Acetamiprid 0,43 (0,15)
Cooking bananas (plantaines) Colombia Carbendazim +) 0,39 (!) (0,01)
Chili pepper (Capsicum spp.)  Peru Acetamiprid 0,42 (0,09
Chlorfenapyr 0,27 (!) (0,01)
Clothianidin 0,24 (!) (0,01)
Dimethoate 0,092 (0,01)
Dinotefuran 1,1 (!!!) (0,01)
Lambda-Cyhalothrin 0,4 (0,1)
Omethoate 0,026 (0,01)
Thiamethoxam 0,091 (0,01)
Tolfenpyrad 0,075 (0,01)
Triazophos 0,019 (0,01)
Dill, fresh Uzbekistan Chlorfenapyr +) 0,20 (!) (0,01)
Profenofos +) 1,4 (!!!) (0,01)
Limes Brazil Chlorfenapyr +) 0,02 (0,01)
Chlorpyrifos +)  0,03 (0,01)
Profenofos +) 0,03 (0,01)
Longan Cambodia Acetamiprid 0,19 (!) (0,01)
Buprofezin 0,022 (0,01)
Carbendazim 0,52 (!!) (0,01)
Chlorthalonil 0,32 (!) (0,01)
Inidaclorpid 0,10 (!) (0,01)
Thiamethoxam 0,026 (0,01) 
Oranges South Africa Glufosinate +) 0,20 & 0,35 (0,05)
South Africa Glufosinate +) 0,18 (0,05)
Passion fruits Ecuador Acephate +) 0,18 (!) (0,01)
Chlorthalonil 0,022 (0,01)
Dimethoate 0,029 (0,01)
Imidacloprid 0,023 (0,01)
Methamidophos +) 0,087 (0,01) 
Methomyl 0,041 (0,01)
Omethoate 0,022 (0,01)
Pears Italy Acetamiprid 0,16 (0,07)
Turkey Acetamiprid 0,047 (0,07), ARfD exceeded for children
Peppers, fresh Turkey Acetamiprid 0,213 (0,09)
Malathion 0,046 (0,02)
Turkey Formetanate 0,116 (!) (0,01)
Turkey Chlorpyriphos-methyl +) 0,058 (0,01)
Peppers, white-pointed Hungary Flonicamid 0,73 (0,3)
Table grapes Italy Acetamiprid 0,86 (!) (0,08)
Pyriofenone 1,1 (0,9)
Spiroxamine 0,097 (0,6)
Table grapes, red Italy Abamectine +) 0,022 (0,01)
Brazil Acetamiprid 0,24 (!) (0,01)
Sator beans Thailand Methylbromide 135 (30)
Savoy cabbage Belgium Prothioconazole 0,23 (0,09)
Sopropo (Bitter melon) Suriname Acetamiprid 0,20 (0,05)
Tomatoes Turkey Acetamiprid 0,33 (0,06)

+) application is prohibited; MRL exceeded: (!) ≥10 times, (!!) ≥50 times, (!!!) ≥100 times

 

Further notifications:

Product Country Reasons for complaint / rejection
Cassava, fresh Costa Rica Detection of hydrocyanic acid and cyanogenic glycosides 
Coated green peas Philippines Mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) 
Red currants, frozen Poland Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

All information without liability.

 

Link: http://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/rasff/index_en.htm

 

YOUR PLUS: The RASFF alerts serve as another indicator to reconsider risk decisions and adjust sampling plans.

 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, AGROLAB GROUP