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 07/01 – 07/30/2022
Via this link you can download a table from the European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables.
In the case of Turkish citrus fruits, the number of complaints is again increasing, not only with regard to the use of active substances banned in the EU, but also with regard to the level of limit value violations in individual cases.
RASFF fruit & vegetables (July 2022)
Product |
Country |
Active substance |
Reported (MRL) |
Chillies (green) |
Kenya |
Procymidone +) |
0,23 (0,01) ! |
Cucumbers |
Serbia |
Metalaxyl |
0,044 (0,01) |
Drumsticks |
India |
Acephate |
0,3 (0,01) ! |
Methamidophos +) |
0,67 (0,01) !! |
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Permethrine |
1,5 (0,05) ! |
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Grapes |
India |
lambda-Cyhalothrin |
0,083 (0,08) |
Grapefruit |
Turkey |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) |
0,077 (0,01) |
Turkey |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) |
0,076 (0,01) |
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Lychees |
China |
Carbendazim +) |
0,42 (0,1) |
China |
Carbendazim +) |
0,76 (0,1) |
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Imidacloprid |
0,29 (0,01) |
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Dimetomorph |
no information |
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lambda-Cyhalothrin |
ohne Angaben |
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Thiophanate-methyl |
ohne Angaben |
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China |
Chlorpyrifos +) |
0,15 (0,01) ! |
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Dimetomorph |
0,11 (0,01) ! |
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Flupicolid +) |
0,024 (0,01) |
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Imazalil |
4,2 (0,01) !!! |
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Lufenuron |
0,018 (0,01) |
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Propamocarb |
0,13 (0,01) ! |
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Propiconazole |
0,023 (0,01) |
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Thiphanate-methyl |
0,015 (0,01) |
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Mango |
Dom. Republic |
Ethephon |
1,7 (0,05) ! |
Okra |
India |
Dimethoate +) |
0,023 (0,01) |
Oranges |
Egypt |
Chlorpyrifos +) |
0,029 (0,01) |
Spain |
Chlorpyrifos +) |
0,018 (0,01) |
|
Turkey |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) |
0,14 (0,01) ! |
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Peaches |
Serbia |
Chlorpyrifos +) |
0,062 (0,05) |
Peppers (fresh) |
Thailand |
Pyridabene |
0,026 (0,01) |
Thailand |
Chlorfenapyr +) |
0,018 (0,01) |
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Thailand |
Chlorfenapyr +) |
0.019 (0,01) |
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Mepronil +) |
0,054 (0,01) |
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Turkey |
Buprofezin |
0,06 (0,01) |
|
Turkey |
Chlorpyrifos-methyl +) |
0,059 (0,01) |
|
Uganda |
lambda-Cyhalothrin |
1,2 (0,1) ! |
|
Uganda |
lambda-Cyhalothrin |
0,56 (0,1) |
|
Uganda |
Chlotianidine +) |
0,032 (0,01) |
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lambda-Cyhalothrin |
0,23 (0,1) |
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Thiamethoxam +) |
0,018 (0,01) |
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Parsley |
Poland |
Chlorpyrifos +) |
0,049 (0,01) |
Potatoes |
Germany |
Imazalil |
7,9 (0,01) !! |
Raspberry leaves |
Albania |
Chlorpyrifos +) |
0,033 (0,01) |
Savoy cabbage |
Germany |
Tebuconazol |
1,1 (0,7) |
Sweet potatoes |
Spain |
lambda-Cyhalothrin |
0,1 (0,01) ! |
Malathion |
0,57 (0,02) ! |
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Vine leaves |
Turkey |
Dithiocarbamates |
0,35 (0,05) |
+) application is prohibited
MRL exceeded: ! ≥10 times, !! ≥50 times, !!! ≥ 100 times
It was further reported:
Product |
Country |
Reasons for complaint/rejection |
Avocado (organic) |
Peru |
Cadmium (0,08 mg/kg; MRL:0,05 mg/kg) |
Peas |
Peru |
Cadmium (0,033 mg/kg; MRL:0,02 mg/kg) |
Spinach |
Italy |
Nitrite Too high (58,1 mg/kg) |
Italy |
Cadmium 0,33 mg/kg (MRL: 0,2 mg/kg) ? |