EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Pesticide residues in lychees from China
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.5933
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Netherlands concerning Lychee (fruits and vegetables), originating from China. 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
Lychee
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- acetamiprid - pesticide residues — result: 0.031 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- Azoxystrobin - pesticide residues — result: 0.031 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.031 mg/kg - ppm)
- chlorantraniliprole - pesticide residues — result: 0.30 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- chlorpyrifos - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.17 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- clothianidin - pesticide residues — result: 0.11 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- dimethomorph - pesticide residues — result: 0.30 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0.16 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- mefentrifluconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0.025 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- pyraclostrobin - pesticide residues — result: 0.21 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.02 mg/kg - ppm)
- prochloraz - pesticide residues — result: 0.16 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.03 mg/kg - ppm)
- diflubenzuron - pesticide residues — result: 0.11 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- fenpropathrin - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.25 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- chlorfenapyr - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.16 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lambda-cyhalothrin - pesticide residues — result: 0.16 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- bifenthrin - pesticide residues — result: 0.067 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- Procymidon - pesticide residues — result: 0.028 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: No distribution from notifying country
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
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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