EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
pesticide residues in fresh pepper from Albania
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.6834
Summary
Alert notification notified by Slovenia concerning fresh peppers (Capsicum annuum) (fruits and vegetables), originating from Albania. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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Product
fresh peppers (Capsicum annuum)
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- formetanate - pesticide residues — result: 0.16 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- acetamiprid - pesticide residues — result: 0.31 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.09 mg/kg - ppm)
- flonicamid - pesticide residues — result: 0.87 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.3 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria, Croatia, Slovenia
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
Data: RASFF Window, © European Union. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
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