EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Plaguicidas (clorpirifos y ditiocarbamatos) en chirivías procedentes de Marruecos/Pesticides (chlorpyrifos and dithiocarbamates) in parsnips from Morocco.
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.0701
Summary
Alert notification notified by Spain concerning Apio de campo/chirivía fresca (Pastinaca sativa) / Fresh parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) (fruits and vegetables), originating from Morocco. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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Product
Apio de campo/chirivía fresca (Pastinaca sativa) / Fresh parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Alert notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- chlorpyrifos - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0.053 +/- 0.027 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.01 mg/kg - ppm)
- dithiocarbamates - pesticide residues — result: 0,83 +/- 0,42 mg/kg mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0.20 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution to other member countries
- Notification basis: Border control - consignment released
Distributed to
Belgium
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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