Argentina — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Sunflower Seeds
Argentina received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Sunflower Seeds, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2026-Q2 and 2026-Q3. The most-cited issues are alternariol, tenuazonic acid, and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME). The list below gives each of these 2 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 2 carry the laboratory result.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 2 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7320 Alternariol y ácido tenzuánico en semillas de girasol procedente de Argentina // Alternariol and tenzuanic acid in sunflower seeds from Argentina Notified by Spain. Result 1590 (± 549) μg/kg (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). alternarioltenuazonic acid
- 2026.4757 Niveles elevados de toxinas de alternaria en pipas de girasol procedentes de Argentina // Excessive levels of alternaria toxins in sunflower seeds from Argentina Notified by Spain. Result 129+/- 59 (limit 30 µg/kg - ppb). alternariolalternariol monomethyl ether (AME)tenuazonic acid
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 3 notifications since 2020 concerned sunflower seeds from Argentina found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 2 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 67%, official control on the market 33%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
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| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2026.2455 info: attentionExcessive levels of alternaria toxins in sunflower seeds from Argentina Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 77 ± 24. alternariolalternariol monomethyl ether (AME)tenuazonic acid
- 2025.9013 info: attentionExceedance of alternaria content in roasted salted sunflower seeds Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 102. alternariol
- 2021.3610 alertEthylene oxide in roasted and salted sunflower seeds Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,16 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
Data and downloads
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