EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious New Cereals and bakery products
Thiametoxam and Clothianidine in rice from Pakistan
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.8831
Summary
Some rice from Pakistan has been found to contain high levels of pesticide residues. The rice, which was being imported into the EU, contained clothianidine at 0.050mg/kg and thiamethoxam at 0.011mg/kg, exceeding the permitted limits of 0.01mg/kg for each chemical.
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Product
Rice
- Category
- Cereals and bakery products
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
Hazards found (analytical results)
- clothianidin - pesticide residues — result: 0.050±0.025 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- thiamethoxam - pesticide residues — result: 0.011±0.006 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
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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