RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Romania
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Romania issued 54 RASFF border rejections between 2020 and 2026, 0.5% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are India, Egypt, Ecuador. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 33% on 2024.
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Key figures
- What Romania does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Held, final fate not recorded: 52%; Re-dispatched: 20%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 17%; Destroyed: 11% (all EU border rejections: held, final fate not recorded 33%; destroyed 21%; re-dispatched 19%; re-dispatched or destroyed 13%; treated, sorted or diverted 8%; not stated 6%). Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Border rejections notified by Romania, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | — | |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% | |
| 2022 | 11 | +83.3% | |
| 2023 | 7 | -36.4% | |
| 2024 | 9 | +28.6% | |
| 2025 | 6 | -33.3% | |
| 2026 | 9 | — | YTD |
| Total | 54 |
Origins most rejected by Romania
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 15 |
| 2 | Egypt | 14 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 8 |
| 4 | China | 7 |
| 5 | Turkey | 6 |
| 6 | Argentina | 1 |
| 7 | United States | 1 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Romania
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 27 |
| 2 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 10 |
| 3 | Herbs and Spices | 7 |
| 4 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 3 |
| 5 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 3 |
| 6 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 2 |
| 7 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 1 |
| 8 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by Romania
- 2026.8726 Exceedance of MRL for total aflatoxins in raw shelled pistachios from USA via TurkeyFrom United States, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds.
- 2026.8710 Exceeded MRL pesticides residue in sessam seeds from IndiaFrom India, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds.
- 2026.3802 Exceeded MRL pesticide CHLORPROPHAM in oranges from Egypt / Depasire limita la pesticidul CHLORPROPHAM in portocalele din Egipt. From Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 0,77 +/- 0,039 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.3801 Exceeded MRL pesticide CHLORPROPHAM in oranges from Egypt / Depasire limita la pesticidul CHLORPROPHAM in portocalele din Egipt.From Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 0,041 +/- 0,021 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.3724 Exceeded of MRL of pesticide CHLORPROPHAM in oranges from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 0.338.
- 2026.3384 Exceeded PESTICIDES CHLORPROPHAM in oranges from EgiptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched. Result 0.099 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.2432 Exceeded MRL pesticide Oxamyl in oranges from Egypt / Depasire limita la pesticidul Oxamyl in portocalele din Egipt. From Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 0,061 +/- 0.031 mg/kg (limit 0,002 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.1341 Exceeding of MRL for Aflatoxin B1 and Total Aflatoxins in roasted and crushed peanuts from China /// Depasire LMA Aflatoxina B1 si Aflatoxine toatale in arahide prajite si maruntite, or. ChinaFrom China, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result 106,63 +/- 53,31 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.0285 Exceeded of MRL for Propargite in sliced and frozen peppers from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0.095 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.6198 Exceeding of MRL of pesticide Chlofenapyr in Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) from Thailanda //// Depasire LMA pesticid in fructul pasiunii, or. ThailandaFruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result CLORFENAPIR LOQ 0,042+/- 0,021 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.5106 Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-chlorethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide) in spice mixture from IndiaFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Result 0.46.
- 2025.4168 Exceeded PESTICIDES CHLORPYRIFOS IN RICE BASMATI PARBOILED ORIGIN INDIAFrom India, Cereals and Bakery Products. Result 0.039+-0.02 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.3993 Exceeded PESTICIDES Flumetralin in oranges from EgiptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result SUDU6157104-LOT-830-0.054 mg/kg-SUDU6068687-LOT-831-0.033 mg/kg-MNBU3490986-LOT 833-0.035…
- 2025.1225 Exceeded pesticides residues in sesame seeds from IndiaFrom India, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result 0.021 (limit ABSENT mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.0705 EXCEEDED PESTICIDES PROFENOFOS -FRESH EGYPTIAN NAVEL ORANGEFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Result 0.096+/-0.048 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2024.9314 EXCEEDED PESTICIDES -ETHYLENE OXID -IN FOOD SUPPLEMENTS fron INDIAFrom India, Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Destroyed. Result SIRIN-0.27,LUTROPEP-0.26,EFICAF-0.17,CENSTON-0.053 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2024.8152 Pesticides residues in Green tea dose from ChinaFrom China, Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Result 0.191+/-0.010 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2024.7817 PESTICIDE RESIDUES - ETHYLENE OXIDE - IN FOOD SUPPLEMENTS ORIGINATING IN INDIAFrom India, Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Result 0.24+/- 0.12 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2024.7813 Pesticides residues in green tea from ChinaFrom China, Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Result 0.354+/-0.177 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2024.5570 Unauthorised substance ethyleneoxide(sum) in sesamum seeds origin IndiaFrom India, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result 0.21 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm).
About RASFF border rejections
What is a RASFF border rejection?
A RASFF border rejection is a notification filed through the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed recording that a consignment of food or feed was refused entry at the EU's external border after failing an official control. It is one RASFF notification type, alongside alerts and information notifications.
What is the difference between the notifying country and the country of origin?
The notifying country is the EU or EEA member state whose authority detected the problem and filed the rejection — for example France or the Netherlands. The country of origin is where the rejected product was produced or shipped from. These pages rank member states by the number of rejections they issued.
Do border rejections protect the single market?
Yes. By stopping non-compliant consignments at the external frontier, border rejections keep unsafe or mislabelled food and feed out of the EU single market, and the shared RASFF record lets every member state act on the same information.