EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Fruits and vegetables
Various pesticides in grapes from Syria
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.8094
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Austria concerning grapes // Trauben (fruits and vegetables), originating from Syria. Hazard: pesticide residues.
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Product
grapes // Trauben
- Category
- Fruits and vegetables
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- omethoate - pesticide residues — result: 0,084 ± 0,042 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- dimethoate - pesticide residues — result: 0,078 ± 0,039 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- lufenuron - pesticide residues — result: 0,047 ± 0,024 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- methomyl - pesticide residues — result: 0,89 ± 0,45 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
- chlorpyrifos - unauthorised substance - pesticide residues — result: 0,14 ± 0,07 mg/kg - ppm (max. permitted: 0,01 mg/kg - ppm)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Distribution restricted to notifying country
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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