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.

 
 

RASFF fruit & vegetables (February 2022)

Product

Country

Active substance

Reported (MRL)
[mg/kg; ppm]

Asparagus (green)

Belgien

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,03 (0,01)

Bananas

Peru

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,089 (0,01)

Beans

Egypt

Thiophanat-methyl +)

0,45 (0,2)

Cameroon

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,69 (0,01) !

Kenia

Acephate +)

0,04 (0,01)

Methamidophos +)

0,028 (0,01)

Madagascar

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,074 (0,01)

Carbofuran +)

0,035 (0,01)

Chives

Israel

Formetanate

19,3 (0,02) !

Peppers (fresh)

Thailand

Triazophos +)

0,25 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,115 (0,01)

Turkey

Formetanate hydrochloride

0,094 (0,01)

Pomegranate

Turkey

Acetamiprid

0,043 (0,01)

Turkey

Azoxystrobin

0,21 (0,01)

Turkey

Acetamiprid

0,105 (0,01)

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,03 (0,01)

Turkey

Imazalil

1 (0,01) !

Garlic (fresh)

Egypt

Chlorpyrifos(-ethyl) +)

0,012 (0,01)

Grapefruits

Turkey

Buprofezin

0,025 (0,01)

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,067 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,099 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,078 (0,01)

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,073 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,086 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,116 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,062 (0,01)

Lemons

Turkey

Buprofezin

0,036 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,04 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,119 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,032 (0,01)

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,045 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,168 (0,01)

Turkey

Prochloraz +)

0,093 (0,019

Lettuce (Lollo bionda)

Belgien

Pyraclostrobin

3,9 (2,0)

Lettuce (Romana)

Spanien

Chlorate

1,9 (0,7)

Lime

Brasilien

Dimethoate +)

0,054 (0,01)

Omethoate +)

0,014 (0,01)

Mandarines

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,092 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,185 (0,01) !

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,118 (0,01)

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,055 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,093 (0,01)

Fenvalerate +)

0,341 (0,02) !

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,053 (0,01)

Fenvalerate +)

0,156 (0,02)

Oranges

Egypt

Chlorpropham

0,028 (0,01)

Egypt

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,028 (0,01)

Morocco

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,017 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos +)

0,032 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,116 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyrifos-methyl +)

0,165 (0,01)

Fenvalerate +)

0,235 (0,02)

Pears

Turkey

Nicotine

0,013 (0,01)

Spring onion

Egypt

Acetamiprid

0,043 (0,01)

Strawberries

Egypt

Fenbutatinoxid +)

0,14 (0,01)



+)
application is prohibited

 

It was further reported:

 

Product

Country

Reasons for complaint/rejection

Truffle (Tuber indicum)

China

Cadmium 0,74 mg/kg (0,5)

Avocado

Colombia

Cadmium 0,06 mg/kg (0,5)
Cadmium 0,072 mg/kg (0,5)

Mung beans (eco)

Uzbekistan

Cadmium 0,11 mg/kg (0,02 mg/kg)

All information without liability. 

 

 

Link: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/search

 

 

 

 

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger