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Current postings on the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF)

RASFF

Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF) supplemented about remarkable results found in our own laboratories in residue analysis.

 

Notification from RASFF 01/01– 01/31/2022 

Via the link below you can download a table from the European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables. We have selected only the messages that have been classified as “serious”. We have also added the listings for dried fruit.

 

RASFF fruit & vegetables (Januaray 2022)

Product

Country

Active substance

Reported (MRL)
[mg/kg; ppm]

Cherries

Chile

Tebuconazole

4,84 (1)

Chili peppers

Uganda

Cypermethrin

0,88 (0,5)

Uganda

Lambda-Cyhalothrin

0,39 (0,1)

Uganda

Cypermethrin

1,3 (0,5)

Omethoate +)

0,012 (0,01)

Uganda

Dimethoate +)

0,026 (0,01)

Omethoate +)

0,019 (0,01)

Courgettes

Pakistan

Omethoate +)

0,014 (0,01)

Grapefruits

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,129 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,102 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,062 (0,01)

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,126 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,135 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,106 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,191 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,054 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,042 (0,01)

Grapefruits, red

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,084 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,146 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,17 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,11 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,028 (0,01)

Fenbutatin oxide +)

0,035 (0,01)

Korean pears

China

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,041 (0,01)

Lemons

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,077 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,03 (0,01)

Fenbutatin oxide +)

0,12(0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,115 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,193 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,110 (0,01)

Biphenyl +)

0,175 (0,01)

Turkey

Prochloraz

1,595 (0,03)

Turkey

Prochloraz

2,233 (0,03)

Turkey

Prochloraz

n/a (0,03)

Turkey

Prochloraz

0,763 (0,03)

Lettuce

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cyprodinil

183 (15)

Longan fruit

Cambodia

Carbendazim +)

4,2 (0,1)

Carbofuran

0,68 (0,01)

Mandarines

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,134 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,056 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,276 (0,01)

Turkey

Esfenvalerate

0,523 (0,02)

Turkey

Flusilazol

0,158 (0,01)

Turkey

Flusilazol

0,13 (0,01)

Mangetout peas

Guatemala

Dimethoate +)

0,025 (0,01)

Oranges

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,062 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,104 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,046 (0,01

Passion fruits

Colombia

Spirotetramat

0,043 (0,02)

Pears

Portugal

Acetamiprid

0,57 (0,4)

Pomegranates

Turkey

Acetamiprid

0,045 (0,01)

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,078 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,18 (0,01)

Quinces

Turkey

Bifenthrin +)

0,03 (0,01)

Shiitake mushrooms

Spain

Dithiocarbamates +)

0,12 (0,05)

Sweet pepper

India

Ethion +)

0,23 (0,01)

Turkey

Acetamiprid

1,287 (0,3)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,127 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,162 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,122 (0,01)

Turkey

Formetanate

0,279 (0,01)

Turkey

Formetanate

0,125 (0,01)

Pepper(Kapya),  fresh

Turkey

Acetamiprid

1,165 (0,3)

Table grapes

Turkey

Acetamiprid

3,7 (0,5)

Tangerines

Spain

Propiconazole +)

0,025 (0,01)

Tomatoes

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,034 (0,01)

Chlorothalonil +)

0,047 (0,01)

Yam

China

Prochloraz +)

5,1 (0,03)

Pyridaben

0,064 (0,01)

+) application is prohibited

 

It was further reported:

 

Product

Country

Reasons for complaint/rejection

Chili peppers

Kenya

Salmonella in 25 g

 

All information without liability.

 

 
 
 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger