Bolivia — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Bolivia received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and insects.
Key figures
- EU border checks
- Under EU increased official controls. Consignments from Bolivia face 50% identity and physical checks at the EU border for Aflatoxins (Annex II). Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, consolidated 2026-06-30.
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 75%; Destroyed: 25%. About 22 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sesame | 1 | — | insects |
| Walnut | 1 | — | aflatoxin total |
| Other | 1 | — | aflatoxin total |
| Groundnut / Peanut | 1 | — | aflatoxin total |
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
- 2025.8004 Superamento dei limiti di aflatossina B1 e totale in noci brasiliane sgusciate (Sp. Bertholletia excelsa) dalla Bolivia /Exceeding the limits of aflatoxin B1 and toral in shelled Brazil nuts (Sp. Bertholletia excelsa) from Bolivia Notified by Italy. Result 11,0 (+/- 0,90) (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.0938 Aflatoxins in brazilian nuts from Bolivia Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 8,8+/-1,8 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.6788 Aflatoxin in Bolivian groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 210 and 220 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.4429 Aflatoxin in Bolivian groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 370 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.4169 Aflatoxins in brazilian nuts from Bolivia Notified by Greece. Result 80,3 +/- 18,5 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.4106 Aflatoxins in peanut kernels from Bolivia Notified by Germany. Result 29,8 +/- 11,9 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2720 Aflatoxins in organic groundnut kernels Notified by Netherlands. Result 22 and 12 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2406 aflatoxin in Bolivian Groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 8.3 and 7.7 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2239 Aflatoxins in organic Bolivian groundnut kernels Notified by Netherlands. Result 66 and 20 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2167 aflatoxin in Bolivian Groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 46 and 20 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2099 aflatoxin in Bolivian Groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 24 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.0696 Aflatoxins in Bolivian Peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 19 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.0027 Aflatoxin B1 in Bolivian organic groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 5.4 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.6887 Aflatoxins (B1 = 170; Tot. = 240 / B1 = 140; Tot. = 180 µg/kg - ppb) in organic groundnut kernels from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Result 170 and 140 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.6678 aflatoxin in Bolivian peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 170 and 170 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.4531 Aflatoxin B1 in organic Bolivian Groundnut Kernels Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 4.1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.3573 Aflatoxin B1 in organic groundnut kernels from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 4.3 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.2918 Aflatoxins in Bolivian groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 290 and 170 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.2708 aflatoxin in Bolivian groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 79 and 300 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 26 notifications since 2020 concerned nuts, nut products and seeds from Bolivia found after entering the EU — 15 alerts, 11 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 85%, official control on the market 8%, monitoring or surveillance sample 4%, consumer complaint or illness 4%. 8 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 to date | 7 | 3 | 4 |
- 2026.7608 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in nuts Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 6.7 (limit 2.0 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5334 alertAflatoxins in organic Brazil nuts from Bolivia Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 47,6 ± 24 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4930 alertAflatoxins in nuts midget from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 35,220 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3593 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in Amazon nuts from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 15 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.2515 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in nuts midget From Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 18 (limit 4.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1366 info: attentionBrazil nut kernels with Aflatoxin from Bolivia via the United Kingdom Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 7.1 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.1220 alertaflatoxins in organic brazil nuts, from Bolivia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 29,8 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 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)
Data and downloads
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