Bangladesh — Fruits and Vegetables
Bangladesh received 25 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q1, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are dimethoate, omethoate, and ethion. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 15 carry the laboratory result and 13 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from Bangladesh
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 30% of consignments get identity and physical checks for pesticide residues (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 44%; destroyed 40%; re-dispatched or destroyed 12%; not stated 4%. 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
- Italy (10), Germany (5), Greece (5), of 25 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- February, May, April, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- chlorpyrifos (8), fenpropathrin (8), dimethoate (7), omethoate (7), chlorfenapyr (5).
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 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 4 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 4 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Vegetables | 11 | — | — | fenpropathrin |
| Peppers & Chilies | 5 | — | — | ethion |
| Other | 5 | — | — | — |
| Citrus | 3 | — | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates) | 1 | — | — | dinotefuran |
| Berries & Grapes | 0 | — | — | — |
| Leafy & Herbs | 0 | — | — | — |
"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
- 2026.6010 Pesticide residues (fipronil, diafenthiuron, ethion, profenofos and propargite) in dry chilli from Bangladesh Notified by Greece. Result 0.47 ± 0.24 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). diafenthiuronethionfipronilprofenofos+1 more
- 2026.4263 Chlorpyrifos in lemons from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result O,11+/ - 0,06 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.3648 Novel food non autorizzato: Olive congelate (Sp. Elaeocarpus serratus)/ unauthorised novel food frozen olives (Elaeocarpus serratus) from Bangladesh Notified by Italy.
- 2026.1126 Pesticide residues in beans from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,020 ± 0,010 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrdimethoatefenpropathrinfenvalerate+2 more
- 2026.1123 Pesticide residues in helmet beans (Lablab purpureus) from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,055 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrdimethoatefenpropathriniprodione+1 more
- 2026.1034 Pesticides (chlorpyrifos) in helmet beans Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0,027 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.1031 Dimethoate and omethoate in seem beans from Bangladesh Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.088 ± 0.044 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoateomethoate
- 2026.0617 Carbendazim, Omethoate and Dimethoate in lablab purpureus from Bangladesh Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.59 ± 0.30 (limit 0,2 mg/kg - ppm). benomil/carbendazimdimethoateomethoate
- 2025.10401 Pesticides residues in Beans from Bangladesh Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 0.45 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). carbofurandimethoatefenpropathrinhexaflumuron+5 more
- 2025.6395 Trigonella foenum- graecum novel food non autorizzato in preparazioni di olive dal Bangladesh// Trigonella foenum-graecum novel food not authorized in olive preparations from Bangladesh Notified by Italy.
- 2025.6393 Trigonella foenum- graecum novel food non autorizzato in preparazioni di frutta dal Bangladesh//Trigonella foenum- graecum novel food not authorized in fruit preparations from Bangladesh Notified by Italy.
- 2025.5788 Carbaryl,Dinotefuran in Mango from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,054+/-0,027 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). carbaryldinotefuran
- 2025.5612 Ethion in chilly powder from Banglandesh Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 1.30 ± 0.65 (limit 0.10 mg/kg - ppm). ethion
- 2025.4021 Unauthorized substances chlorpyrifos, tolfenpyrad, ethion, propargite, indoxacarb, fipronil and other pesticide residues in chilli powder from Bangladesh Notified by Greece. Result 0.039 ± 0.020 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosethionfipronilindoxacarb+2 more
- 2025.3945 Unauthorized substance diafenthiuron in chilli peppers from Bangladesh Notified by Greece. Result 0.86 ± 0.43 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). diafenthiuron
- 2025.3942 Unauthorised substances: ethion, tolfenpyrad, propargite and fipronil in dry chilli peppers from Bangladesh Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 0.43 ± 0.22 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). ethionfipronilpropargitetolfenpyrad
- 2025.2605 Fieno greco (foglie?) tra gli ingredienti di preparazioni vegetali dal Bangladesh: novel food non autorizzato/unauthorized novel food fenugreek leaves (Trigonella foenum graecum) (leaves?) among the ingredients of vegetable preparations from Bangladesh Notified by Italy.
- 2025.0356 Pesticides in helmet beans Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0,38 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoatefenpropathrinomethoate
- 2024.9157 Syzygium cumini (unauthorized novel food) from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. Destroyed.
- 2024.3941 Pesticide residues in Zara (citrus medica) from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,084 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosdimethoateiprodioneomethoate
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 19 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Bangladesh found after entering the EU — 2 alerts, 17 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 79%, official control on the market 21%. 6 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 4 | 1 | 3 |
- 2026.7444 alertCarbendazim above legal limits in mangoes from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 1.5+/-0.8 (limit 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
- 2026.7392 info: attentionCarbendazim and difenoconazole in lychees from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,28 ± 0,14 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazimdifenoconazole
- 2026.6714 info: attentionUnauthorised substance propiconazole in fresh mangoes from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,023 ± 0,012 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). propiconazole
- 2026.5110 info: attentionPesticides multiresidues in Litchi chinensis from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 1.0±0.5 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobinbenomil/carbendazimchlorantraniliproleclothianidin+3 more
- 2025.6206 info: attentionExcessive levels of pesticides in lychees from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,38 ± 0,19 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
- 2025.5549 info: attentioncarbendazim in mango Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result 1,24+/-0,62. carbendazim
- 2025.3268 alertCadmium in frozen okra from Bangladesh Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.029 (limit 0.020 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2024.0779 info: attentionCarbofuran and dimethoate in seambeans from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,015 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). carbofurandimethoate
- 2023.6624 info: attentionDimethoate, metalaxyl and propargite in Seem beans (Lablab purpureus) from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,075 ± 0,038 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoatemetalaxylpropargite
- 2023.3894 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in manghi from Bangladesh/Unauthorised substance chlorpyriphos in mangoes from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,026 +/- 0,013 mg (limit 0,01 mg /kg). chlorpyrifos
Data and downloads
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