Argentina — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Argentina received 13 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and aflatoxins. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 19 carry the laboratory result and 9 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import nuts, nut products and seeds from Argentina
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 20% of consignments get identity and physical checks for aflatoxins (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 46%; re-dispatched or destroyed 23%; re-dispatched 15%; treated, sorted or diverted 8%; not stated 8%. 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
- Netherlands (3), Poland (3), Spain (3), of 13 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- July, March, April, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (11), alternariol (2), tenuazonic acid (2), alternariol monomethyl ether (ame) (1).
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
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundnut / Peanut | 11 | 118,439 t | 5.2 | Aflatoxin B1 |
| Sunflower Seeds | 2 | — | — | tenuazonic acid |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — |
| All products with import tonnes on record | 13 | 271,238 t |
"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
- 2026.8564 Aflatoxins in Argentine peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 8.4 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7450 Aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from Argentina Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 4.0 ± 1.3 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 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
- 2026.7225 Aflatoxins in shelled groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6,7±1,5 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6767 Aflatoxins(som) in Argentine peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 11 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2026.6766 Aflatoxin B1 in Argentine peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 5.1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5229 Aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 144,93 ± 32,18 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 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
- 2026.3569 Aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from Argentina Notified by Greece. Result 8,8+/-2,0 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3438 Aflatoxins in groundnut peanuts from Argentina Notified by Italy. Result 7.0 ; 12; 19; 10 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.8559 stwierdzenie przekroczenia dopuszczalnych wartości sumy aflatoksyn w przesyłce orzechów arachidowych, importowanych z Argentyny// exceeding the permissible levels of aflatoxins in peanuts imported from Argentina Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 8,2 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxins
- 2025.7080 Aflatoxinas en cacahuetes sin cáscara de Aregentina/Aflatoxines in split blanched peanuts from Argentina Notified by Spain. Result SUBMUESTRA A: Suma B1, B2, G1, G2 1 5.3 µg/kg ; Aflatoxina B1 3.9 µg/kg // SUBMUESTRA B: … aflatoxins
- 2024.2446 Aflatoxins (B1 = 3,94 ppb; Tot. = 5,77 ppb) in groundnuts kernels from Argentina Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result Sample A: 3,88 ± 1,05; sample B: 3,94 ± 1,06 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins
- 2023.2796 Larvae and insects in peanuts from Argentina Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted. insects larvae infested with
- 2023.1178 Aflatoxin B1 (sample A: 3,56 ± 0,53 µg/kg, sample B: 3,18 ± 0,48 µg/kg) in peanuts blanched halves from Argentina Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result sample A B1 : 3,56 ± 0,53 µg/kg, sample B B1 : 3,18 ± 0,48 µg/kg (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.0848 aflatoxin in Argentine groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 5.5 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.0801 aflatoxin in Argentine groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 5.3 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.0369 Aflatoxin B1 in Argentine groundnut kernels Notified by Netherlands. Result 6.1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.0040 Aflatoxin in Blanched peanuts halves from Argentina Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result Sample A: Aflatovin B1 2,88 ± 0,43 µg/kg, Sample B: Aflatoxin B1 2,91 ± 0,44 µg/kg (limi… aflatoxin total
- 2022.6855 aflatoxin in Argentine groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 4.7 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 209 notifications since 2020 concerned nuts, nut products and seeds from Argentina found after entering the EU — 14 alerts, 195 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 95%, official control on the market 3%, at the EU border 1%, consumer complaint or illness 0%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 28 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 82 | 3 | 79 |
| 2026 to date | 62 | 2 | 60 |
- 2026.9321 info: attentionAflatoxine in groundnut Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 7,3 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8846 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in Groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 19 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8753 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 7,9 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.8751 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 10,8; 6,6. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8747 info: attentionAflatoxine B1 in Argentine groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 4,1 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8591 info: attentionAflatoxins in grountnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 8,1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8330 info: attentionAflatoxine B1 in groudnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 6,2 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7950 info: attentionAflatoxin in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 62 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7921 info: attentionExceedance of aflatoxins in groundnuts, from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, not on the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 3,9 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7775 info: attentionAflatoxin in groundnut kernels from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 15 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Data and downloads
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