EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Other food product / mixed
Pesticide residues in grape leaves in brine from Egypt
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.8273
Summary
Border rejection notification notified by Germany concerning grape leaves in brine (other food product / mixed), originating from Egypt. Hazard: pesticide residues.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
grape leaves in brine
- Category
- Other food product / mixed
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- lambda-cyhalothrin - pesticide residues — result: 0,058+/-0,029 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- boscalid - pesticide residues — result: 2,6+/-1,3 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- imidacloprid - pesticide residues — result: 0,66+/-0,33 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- dimethomorph - pesticide residues — result: 0,62+/-0,31 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- difenoconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0,39+/-0,20 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,05 mg/kg - ppm)
- Azoxystrobin - pesticide residues — result: 0,30+/-0,15 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- penconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0,22+/-0,11 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- acetamiprid - pesticide residues — result: 0,18+/-0,092 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0,17+/-0,071 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- propiconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0,15+/-0,075 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- thiamethoxam - pesticide residues — result: 0,030+/-0,015 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- clothianidin - pesticide residues — result: 0,023+/-0,012 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product not (yet) placed on the market
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment detained
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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