Enforced import regulations for some products from Non-EU countries (EN/DE)

: Published: 10 November 2019

Import inspections at the EU borders are intensified among others for (selection):

Food	KN Code	Country of origin	Reasons	Control frequency
Peanuts in shells	1202 41 00	Bolivien Bolivia Madagaskar Madacascar Senegal	Aflatoxine Aflatoxins	50%
(Capsicum annuum) Pepper	0709 60 10; 0710 80 51	Dom. Republik Dom Republic	Pestizidrückstände Pesticide residues	50%
Sesame seed	1207 40 90	Äthiopien Ethiopia Nigeria Sudan Uganda	Salmonellen Salmonella	50%
Hazelnuts (in shell)	0802 21 00	Georgien Georgia	Aflatoxine Aflatoxins	50%
Raspberries (frozen)	ex 0811 20 11; ex 0811 20 19; 0811 20 31	Serbien Serbia	Norovirus	10%

For full information please consult the regulation (link).

AGROLAB Group labs i.e. AGROLAB Dr. A. Verwey (Rotterdam), AGROLAB LUFA (Kiel) are experts in residue and microbiological analysis.

Link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R1793

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger

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