Bangladesh — Herbs and Spices

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Bangladesh received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Herbs and Spices between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos, tolfenpyrad, and Sudan 1.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.7249 2026-08-17 Unauthorized pesticide Carbaryl, Chlorpyrifos and Diazinol in Turmeric powder from Bangladesh Notified by Cyprus. Destroyed. Result 0.50±0.25 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). carbarylchlorpyrifosdiazinon
• 2025.0943 2025-02-11 Ethion and Tolfenpyrad in chilli powder from Bangladesh Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 0.30± 0.15 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). ethiontolfenpyrad
• 2023.5867 2023-08-30 RESIDUES OF MULTIPLE UNAUTHORISED AND AUTHORISED PESTICIDES IN CHILI POWDER FROM BANGLADESH Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.067 +/- 0.034 (limit NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE EU mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosfipronilimidaclopridpyriproxyfen+2 more
• 2022.7315 2022-12-15 unauthorised dyes in chilli powder from Bangladesh Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 88000 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Rhodamine BSudan 1Sudan 4
• 2022.7250 2022-12-13 Unauthorised substances chlorpyrifos and tricyclazole in cumin powder from Bangladesh Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.045 ± 0.022 (95%) (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifostricyclazole
• 2022.6565 2022-11-09 Residue of Lead and presence of unauthorized Sudan red I in Turmeric with Bangladeshi origin Notified by Belgium. Result 2,56 (limit 1,50 mg/kg - ppm). Sudan 1lead
• 2022.1869 2022-03-30 Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in spice mixture from Bangladesh Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 8,7 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 5 notifications since 2020 concerned herbs and spices from Bangladesh found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 1 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 80%, official control on the market 20%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications

• 2025.1456 2025-02-28 info: attentionPesticides above legal limits in cumin from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0.045+/-0.023 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridcarbendazimchlorpyrifosclothianidin+6 more
• 2024.9572 2024-12-24 alertUnauthorized color Rhodamine B in chili powder from Bangladesh Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 337 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Rhodamine B
• 2024.7631 2024-10-18 alertPesticides in spices from Bangladesh Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0.12+/-0.06 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). carbarylchlorpyriphos-ethylfiproniltricyclazole
• 2023.0809 2023-02-03 alertunauthorised colour rhodamine B in chilli powder from Bangladesh Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 53 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Rhodamine B
• 2022.5435 2022-09-19 alertBenzo(a)pyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in dried bay leaves from Bangladesh, via Spain Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 299,2 (limit 50 µg/kg - ppb). benzo(a)pyrenepolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of