Bolivia — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Sesame
Bolivia received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Sesame, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2026-Q3. The most-cited issue is insects.
Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 100%. About 0 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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Quarterly rejections, last 1 quarter
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8455 Stwierdzenia obecności zanieczyszczeń biologicznych w ziarnie sezamu czarnego z Boliwii // Detection of biological contaminants in black sesame seeds from Bolivia Notified by Poland. insects
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 7 notifications since 2020 concerned sesame from Bolivia found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 3 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 86%, official control on the market 14%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
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| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2025.10313 alertAflatoxin on black sesame seeds from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 20,5 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.10037 info: follow-upvarious pesticides in black sesame seeds from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 0,046 (limit 0,005 mg/kg - ppm). alternariol monomethyl ether (AME)fipronilhaloxyfop
- 2025.7919 info: attentionAlternariol (AOH) and Alternariol Monomethyl Ether (AME) on Black Sesame seeds Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 108. alternariolalternariol monomethyl ether (AME)
- 2025.1058 info: follow-upAlternariol 157 ppb (AOH) & alternariol monomethyl ether 176 ppb (AME) in black sesame seeds from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 157 (limit 30 µg/kg - ppb). alternariol
- 2023.0287 alertcadmium in white sesame seeds from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0.26 ± 0.055 (limit 0.10 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2020.6015 alertUnauthorised substance ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from India, used for the prduction of various condiments from Germany Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2020.5817 alertOrganic black sesame with ethylene oxide Notified by Denmark. Company's own check. Result 0.098. ethylene oxide
Data and downloads
Download all 8 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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