Excessive levels of pesticides in red bananas from Ecuador
Notified by Sweden · origin: Ecuador
Hazard · 1,132 alerts
Pesticide residues
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.
What it can cause
Exceedances usually pose a risk only after repeated exposure; some substances can cause acute effects at high levels.
What to do
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.
Unauthorised pesticide cyromazine in courgettes from Syria
Notified by Austria · origin: Syria
chlorpyrifos-methyl in fresh mandarin from Türkiye
Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Türkiye
Acetamiprid on spinach from Italy
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Italy
Chlorfenapyr, clothianidin, lambda-cyhalothrin, profenofos and thiamethoxam in fresh chili pepper from Cambodia via Vietnam
Notified by Norway · origin: Cambodia
permethrin in organic dried porcini mushrooms
Notified by Italy · origin: Italy
Klorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalotrin, buprofezin, klotiandin, heksakonazol, pencykuron, propikonazol and tiakloprid in chili peppers from Cambodia
Notified by Norway · origin: Cambodia
cyantraniliprole in Colombian passion fruit
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Colombia
Acetamiprid, Chlorantraniliprole and Chlorpyrifos in fresh mango from Vietnam
Notified by Norway · origin: Vietnam
Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-chloroethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide) in food supplements from Slovenia
Notified by Germany · origin: Slovenia
High amount of chlorates in xanthan gum (food/feed)
Notified by Belgium · origin: United Kingdom
dithicarbamates and pyraclostrobin in vine leaves from Türkiye
Notified by Italy · origin: Türkiye
Superación del LMR de lambda-cihalotrina en caquis procedentes de España
Notified by France · origin: Spain
tetramethrin in dried mushrooms
Notified by Italy · origin: Bulgaria, Italy
pesticide residue in broccoli
Notified by France · origin: Spain
Acetamiprid in currants from Belgium
Notified by Germany · origin: Belgium
Reziduuri pesticide neaprobate in stafide origine Uzbekistan / Unapproved pesticide residues in raisins originating from Uzbekistan
Notified by Romania · origin: Uzbekistan
thiabendazole in Colombian Passion Fruit
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Colombia
Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye
Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Türkiye
tetramethrin in dried mushrooms
Notified by Italy · origin: China, Italy, Poland
Pesticides residues in aubergines from Burkina Faso
Notified by Belgium · origin: Burkina Faso
Buprofezin, carbofuran, chlorfenapyr, diafenthiuron, dinotefuran a methomyl in red chilli peppers from Laos
Notified by Czechia · origin: Laos
clorpirifos en Mangos Brasil/ Chlorpyrifos in Mangoe from Brazil
Notified by Spain · origin: Brazil
dimethomorph in Turkish grape leaves
Notified by Netherlands · origin: Türkiye