EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Fruits and vegetables
Pesticides residues in fresh lychee Litchi chinensis
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.3912
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Italy concerning fresh lychee (fruits and vegetables), originating from China. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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Product
fresh lychee
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- chlorfenapyr - pesticide residues — result: 0,037 +/- 0,019 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lambda-cyhalothrin - pesticide residues — result: 0,12 +/- 0,06 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- chlorantraniliprole - pesticide residues — result: 0,5+/-0,25 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0,25+/-0,13 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- dimethomorph - pesticide residues — result: 0,063 +/- 0,032 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- spirodiclofen - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,27+/-0,14 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,02 mg/kg - ppm)
- fluopicolide - pesticide residues — result: 0,028+/-0,014 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,02 mg/kg - ppm)
- propamocarb - pesticide residues — result: 0,11 +/- 0,06 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- iprodione - pesticide residues — result: 0,075 +/- 0,038 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- pyraclostrobin - pesticide residues — result: 0,053 +/-0,027 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,02 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product (presumably) no longer on the market
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment released
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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