Afghanistan — Fruits and Vegetables
Afghanistan received 10 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are E220- sulfur dioxide, ochratoxin A, and chlorpyrifos. The list below gives each of these 13 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 10 carry the laboratory result and 10 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from Afghanistan
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- Not on the EU's increased-checks list, so only member states' routine, risk-based checks apply (rates not published).
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched 40%; destroyed 20%; re-dispatched or destroyed 20%; treated, sorted or diverted 10%; held, final fate not recorded 10%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Latvia (7), Poland (2), Italy (1), of 10 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- March, August, February, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- sulphites (4), ochratoxin A (3).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | — | — | E220- sulfur dioxide |
| Stone Fruit | 3 | — | — | E220- sulfur dioxide |
| Berries & Grapes | 3 | — | — | ochratoxin A |
"1 rejection per X t": tonnes of the same product imported for every one, over the same 156 weeks. A dash means fewer than 5 in the window, or under 1,000 t a year imported, too few to rate; the total row pools every product that has import tonnes on record.
Recent rejections
- 2026.4828 Unprovided durability date and unsanitary conditions (dirty and damaged packaging) for dried fruit and various other products from Afghanistan Notified by Latvia. Destroyed.
- 2025.6573 Inadequate transport conditions of the goods (Regulation 852/2004). Uncertified BIO indication on the label. No information of weight indicated (1169/2011). Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.6552 Inadequate transport conditions of the goods (Regulation 852/2004). No information of weight indicated (1169/2011). Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.3034 Missing allergen (Sulfur dioxide) labeling on dried apricots from Afganistan Notified by Latvia. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 1246±100 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.1021 Unlabeled Sulphur dioxide and exceed maximum level of Sulphur dioxide 3441±275 mg/kg in apricots from Afghanistan Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 879±70 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2024.9608 Unlabeled Sulphur dioxide and exceed maximum level of Sulphur dioxide 4579±366 mg/kg Notified by Latvia. Destroyed. Result 4579±366 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2024.7404 Ochratoxin A in raisins from Afganistan via Türkiye Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 23,50+/- 7,05 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.6682 przekroczenie dopuszczalnego poziomu ochratoksyny A (17,4 µg/kg +/- 4,2 µg/kg) w rodzynkach suszonych pochodzących z Afganistanu, dostawca z Turcji///exceeding the MRL for ochratoxin A (17.4 µg/kg +/- 4.2 µg/kg) in dried raisins from Afghanistan, supplier from Turkey Notified by Poland. Result 17,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.5787 Dried apricots from Afganistan with too high level of suphites Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. Result 4001±320 (limit 2000 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2024.2156 Ochratoxin A in sultanas from Afghanistan exported from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 16,8+-3,2 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2023.3546 Pesticides residues in Green raisin from Afghanistan Notified by Belgium. Result 1,7 (limit 0,0056 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.1461 Pesticides residues in Green raisin from Afghanistan Notified by Belgium. Result 0,31 (limit 0,0056 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2020.1369 Salmonella Agona in dried black mulberry from Afganistan Notified by Finland. Destroyed. Result Detected (limit None /25g). Salmonella Agona
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 21 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Afghanistan found after entering the EU — 14 alerts, 7 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 48%, official control on the market 43%, monitoring or surveillance sample 10%. 6 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 5 | 3 | 2 |
- 2026.5880 info: attentionExcessive levels of Ochratoxin A in raisins from Afghanistan Notified by Lithuania. Monitoring or surveillance sample, not on the market, re-dispatched. Result 26,94 ± 6,44 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.3669 alertExceed maximum levels of hydrocyanic acid 56 ± 17 mg/kg in apricot kernels from Afghanistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 56 ± 17 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
- 2026.2549 alertUnlabeled allergens Sulphur dioxide in green raisins from Afghanistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 174+-14 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). sulphite
- 2026.1998 info: attentionUndeclared allergen (sulphur dioxide) in dried figs from Afghanistan Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1083 ± 271. sulphite
- 2026.0052 alertExceed maximum level Sulphur dioxide and unlabeled (SO2) in dried apricots with kernels from Afghanistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 6269 ± 502 mg/kg (limit 2000 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.5403 info: follow-upPropargite in raisins from Afghanistan, via Austria Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,19 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). propargite
- 2025.5398 info: attentionChlorpyrifos levels above pesticide residue limits in dried green raisins from Afghanistan Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,11 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.2496 alertUndeclared allergen (sulfur dioxide) and excessive levels of sulfur dioxide in dried apricots from Afghanistan Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 3420 ± 684 (limit 2000 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.1992 alertUnlabeled allergens - food additives Sulphur dioxide E220 1869±150 mg/kg. Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 1869±150 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.0018 alertUnlabeled allergens - food additives Sulphur dioxide E220 Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 1241±99 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
Data and downloads
Download all 34 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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