EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Fruits and vegetables
Pesticide residues in pepper, from China
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.4628
Summary
Alert notification notified by Netherlands concerning pepper (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
pepper
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- chlorpyrifos - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,044 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- acetamiprid - pesticide residues — result: 0,98 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.09 mg/kg - ppm)
- carbofuran - pesticide residues — result: 0,16 mg/kg - ppm
- flonicamid - pesticide residues — result: 0,43 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.3 mg/kg - ppm)
- buprofezin - pesticide residues — result: 0,019 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- carbendazim - pesticide residues — result: 0,30 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.1 mg/kg - ppm)
- clothianidin - pesticide residues — result: 0,094 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- prochloraz - pesticide residues — result: 0,20 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.03 mg/kg - ppm)
- lambda-cyhalothrin - pesticide residues — result: 0,12 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.1 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Company's own check
Distributed to
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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