EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious New Herbs and spices
Pesticide residue in dried mint from Syria
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.9008
Summary
Dried mint from Syria contains pesticide residues of chlorpyrifos, an unauthorised substance, at 0.21 mg/kg, exceeding the maximum permitted level of 0.07 mg/kg. The product has not yet been placed on the market but was released at the border by Belgium. The consignment is distributed to Germany.
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Product
Dried mint
- Category
- Herbs and spices
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- chlorpyrifos - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.21 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.07 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product not (yet) placed on the market
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment released
Distributed to
Germany
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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