EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Pesticides residues in mango from Egypt
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.8390
Summary
An EU safety alert has been issued for mangoes from Egypt after border controls detected pesticide residues that exceed the maximum permitted levels, including cyfluthrin, clothianidin, furmecyclox, imidacloprid, omethoate and pyriproxyfen. The consignment has been detained and the product has not been placed on the market. The risk level has been classified as serious.
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
Mango
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- cyfluthrin - pesticide residues — result: 0.038 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- clothianidin - pesticide residues — result: 0.17 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- furmecyclox - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.18 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- imidacloprid - pesticide residues — result: 0.03 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- omethoate - pesticide residues — result: 0.011 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- pyriproxyfen - pesticide residues — result: 0.043 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.02 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product not (yet) placed on the market
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment detained
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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