Hazard · 1,132 alerts
Residues of plant protection products above the legal maximum level, or of substances that are not authorised in the EU — frequently found in imported fruit, vegetables, herbs and tea.
Exceedances usually pose a risk only after repeated exposure; some substances can cause acute effects at high levels.
Follow the measures described in the alert. Washing and peeling reduce, but do not remove, residues.
General information only — not medical advice. If you have worrying symptoms, contact a doctor or call 112.
Passion fruits from Ecuador have been found to contain high levels of pesticide residues, including methamidophos and acephate, which are not authorised for use in the EU. The levels of these substances exceed EU…
Some green tea products from China have been found to contain excessive levels of pesticide residues, including tolfenpyrad, thiamethoxam, and lambda-cyhalothrin. These levels are above the maximum permitted limits set…
Fresh peppers from Turkey contain higher levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos-methyl than allowed in the EU. The substance is not authorised for use in the EU, and the levels found are considered serious. The affected…
An EU safety alert reports that fresh sweet peppers from Türkiye contained formetanate pesticide residues of about 0.116 mg/kg, exceeding the permitted limit of 0.01 mg/kg. The risk is classified as serious, and the…
A consignment of fresh sweet peppers from Türkiye was detained at the border in Bulgaria because it was found to contain pesticide residues of acetamiprid and malathion above the maximum permitted levels. The product…
Dried mint from Syria contains pesticide residues of chlorpyrifos, an unauthorised substance, at 0.21 mg/kg, exceeding the maximum permitted level of 0.07 mg/kg. The product has not yet been placed on the market but was…
A tea-like product imported from China contains excessive levels of genotoxic and reproductive-toxic pesticides, including several unauthorized substances. The product was identified during an official market inspection…
Polish authorities have issued a safety alert for limes imported from Brazil due to excessive levels of chlorpyrifos, an unauthorized pesticide. The detected concentration is .5 ± .25 mg/kg, which exceeds the permitted…
Notified by Poland · origin: Spain
Notified by Italy · origin: Brazil
Ground coriander from India contains pesticide residues exceeding maximum allowed levels. Chlorpyrifos, hexaconazole, fluxapyroxad, and imidacloprid were found at concentrations higher than permitted limits…
The EU has detected high levels of pesticide residues in peppers from Kenya, specifically indoxacarb, lambda-cyhalothrin, and thiamethoxam. The levels found exceeded the permitted maximum limits. As a result, a…
Fresh tomatoes from Türkiye, with a maximum diameter of less than 47 mm, were found to contain acetamiprid pesticide residues at 0.33 mg/kg, exceeding the maximum permitted level of 0.06 mg/kg. The product was detained…
Dried oranges from China have been found
A shipment of Amaranthus from Togo was intercepted in Belgium due to pesticide residues exceeding safety limits. The product contained 1.1 mg/kg of acetamiprid, which is significantly higher than the maximum permitted…
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…
Fresh cucumbers from Russia may contain higher levels of pesticide residues than allowed. A shipment has been detained at a border, and it is unclear if these products are already on sale in the EU. The pesticide…
Polish raspberries containing unauthorized pesticide residues of chlorpyrifos at .18 mg/kg have been identified in Belgium and the Netherlands, exceeding the maximum permitted level of .1 mg/kg. The products were not…
Fresh sweet peppers from Peru contained pesticide residues exceeding legal limits. Acetamiprid and lambda-cyhalothrin levels were 0.42 mg/kg and 0.40 mg/kg respectively, both above the maximum permitted 0.09 mg/kg…
Notified by Poland · origin: Brazil
Oranges from South Africa have been flagged for serious safety concerns due to pesticide residue levels that significantly exceed permitted limits. The contaminated consignment was released at the border in Belgium and…
Romania has issued a product safety alert for hulled sesame seeds from India due to excessive levels of pesticide residues, including bifenthrin, chlorpyrifos (an unauthorized substance), and methoxyfenozide. The…
Some black eyed beans from Madagascar have been found to contain high levels of a pesticide called acetamiprid, exceeding the permitted limit. The affected product has not yet been sold in stores and was detained at the…
Cranberries from Slovakia were found to contain unauthorized pesticide residues, including tetramethrin and cyphenothrin, both exceeding maximum permitted levels. The products were reportedly removed from the market in…