EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Pesticides residues in Beans from Bangladesh
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.10401
Summary
Border rejection notification notified by Belgium concerning Seem beans, helmet beans (Lablab purpureus) (fruits and vegetables), originating from Bangladesh. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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Product
Seem beans, helmet beans (Lablab purpureus)
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- fenpropathrin - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.45 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- carbofuran - pesticide residues — result: 0.13 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- dimethoate - pesticide residues — result: 0.15 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- hexaflumuron - pesticide residues — result: 0.023 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0.027 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- novaluron - pesticide residues — result: 0.025 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- omethoate - pesticide residues — result: 0.041 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- paclobutrazol - pesticide residues — result: 0.04 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- pyriproxyfen - pesticide residues — result: 0.031 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
Distributed to
Belgium
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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