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Here you find a retrospective monthly summary of relevant notifications about MRLs exceeded reported in the European Rapid Alert System (RASFF).

  

Notification from RASFF 01/01 – 01/31/2023

 

Via this link you can download a table from the European Rapid alert system (RASFF) with important notifications from product category fruit & vegetables.

 

RASFF fruit & vegetables (JANUARY 2023)

 

Product

Active substance

Reported value

(MRL)
[mg/kg; ppm]

Country

Apricots

Bifenthrine

0,067 (0,01)

Australia

Chilies (fresh)

Acetamiprid

0,85 (0,3)

India

Carbofuran

0,0036 (0,002)

Fipronil +)

0,2 (!) (0,005)

Tebuconazole

1 (0,6)

Clementines

Dimethoate +)

0,096 (0,01)

Morocco

Omethoate +)

0,017 (0,01)

Dates

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,057 (0,01)

Egypt

Lemons

Buprofezin

0,081 (0,01)

Turkey

Buprofezin

0,027 (0,01)

Turkey

Buprofezin

0,025 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,038 (0,01)

Turkey

Mandarines

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,042 (0,01)

Turkey

Procloraz

0,113 (!) (0,03)

Turkey

Mukunuwenna

Clothianidin

0,025 (0,01)

Sri Lanka

Tebuconazol

0,43 (!)(0,02)

Tebuconazol

0,18 (0,02)

Sri Lanka

Bifenthrine +)

0,04 (0,01)

Sri Lanka

Lambda-Cyhalothrine

2,3 (!!) (0,01)

Methoxifenozide

0,3 (4)

Okra

Acephate +)

0,029 (0,01)

India

Monocrotophos +)

0,045 (0,01)

Oranges

       

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,039 (0,01)

Egypt

Chlorpyriphos +)

0,043 (0,01)

Egypt

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,095 (0,01)

Turkey

Chlorpyriphos +)

detected

Egypt

Dimethoate +)

0,096 (0,01)

Fenitrothion+)

0,37 (!) 0,01

Dimethoate +)

0,046 (0,01)

Egypt

Profenofos +)

0,038 (0,01)

Egypt
Parsnips

Linuron +)

0,12 (!) (0,01)

Poland

Peppers (fresh)

Acetamiprid

0,677 (0,3)

Turkey

Flonicamid

0,665 (0,3)

Turkey

Formetanate

0,302 (!) (0,01)

Turkey

Tangerines

Chlorpyriphos-methyl +)

0,083 (0,01)

Turkey

Dimethoate +)

0,033 (0,01)

Thai egg plant

Diflubenzuron

0,016 (0,01)

Mexico

 

+) application is prohibited

 MRL exceeded: (!) ≥10 times, (!!) ≥50 times, (!!!) ≥ 100 times

  

It was further reported:

 

Product

Reasons for complaint/rejection

Country

Avocado

Cadmium 0,13 mg/kg (0,05 mg/kg)

Dom. Republic

Black champignon

Salmonella

Côte d'Ivoire

Mushrooms
(Lactarius sanguifluus)

Cadmium 0,79 mg/kg (0,5 mg/kg)

France

Spinach (frozen)

Nitrate 2822 mg/kg (2000 mg/kg)

Germany

Spinach (baby spinach)

Nitrate 4113,2 mg/kg (3500 mg/kg)

Italy

 

All information without liability.

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

Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger