EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Pesticide residues in pickled grape leaves from the United Arab Emirates
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.6729
Summary
Alert notification notified by Germany concerning grape leaves (fruits and vegetables), originating from United Arab Emirates. 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
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- acetamiprid - pesticide residues — result: 0,27 +/- 0,14 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- carbendazim - pesticide residues — result: 0,46 +/- 0,23 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,1 mg/kg - ppm)
- difenoconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0,59 +/- 0,30 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,05 mg/kg - ppm)
- dimethomorph - pesticide residues — result: 3,0 +/- 1,5 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- diniconazole - pesticide residues — result: 0,27 +/- 0,14 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- pyraclostrobin - pesticide residues — result: 0,12 +/- 0,06 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,02 mg/kg - ppm)
- thiophanate-methyl - pesticide residues — result: 0,94 +/- 0,47 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,1 mg/kg - ppm)
- Azoxystrobin - pesticide residues — result: 1,2 +/- 0,6 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- boscalid - pesticide residues — result: 1,3 +/- 0,7 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lambda-cyhalothrin - pesticide residues — result: 0,30 +/- 0,15 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- diflubenzuron - pesticide residues — result: 1,3 +/- 0,7 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- fenbuconazole - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,077 +/- 0,039 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- imidacloprid - pesticide residues — result: 4,6 +/- 2,3 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 2 mg/kg - ppm)
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0,45 +/- 0,23 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- metalaxyl - pesticide residues — result: 0,023 +/- 0,012 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- pyrimethanil - pesticide residues — result: 0,10 +/- 0,05 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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