Bolivia — All Categories
Bolivia received 5 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories 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. 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 5 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 50%; Held, final fate not recorded: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 3 | — | aflatoxin total |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | — | cadmium |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8455 Stwierdzenia obecności zanieczyszczeń biologicznych w ziarnie sezamu czarnego z Boliwii // Detection of biological contaminants in black sesame seeds from BoliviaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. insects
- 2026.5494 Exceeding the cadmium limit in Organic Cocoa powder from BoliviaCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Notified by Slovenia. Destroyed. Result 0,79 (limit 0,6 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 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 BoliviaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Result 11,0 (+/- 0,90) (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.0938 Aflatoxins in brazilian nuts from BoliviaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 8,8+/-1,8 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.6788 Aflatoxin in Bolivian groundnutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 210 and 220 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.6475 Aflatoxin B1 in Bolivian peanuts for birdfeedingFeed Materials. Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 270 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.6474 Aflatoxin B1 in Bolivian peanuts for animal consumptionFeed Materials. Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 100 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.4429 Aflatoxin in Bolivian groundnutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 370 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.4305 Aflatoxin B1 in Bolivian peanuts for bird feedFeed Materials. Notified by Netherlands. Result 200 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.4169 Aflatoxins in brazilian nuts from BoliviaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. 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 Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result 29,8 +/- 11,9 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2720 Aflatoxins in organic groundnut kernelsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 22 and 12 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2406 aflatoxin in Bolivian GroundnutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 8.3 and 7.7 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2239 Aflatoxins in organic Bolivian groundnut kernelsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 66 and 20 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2167 aflatoxin in Bolivian GroundnutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 46 and 20 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2099 aflatoxin in Bolivian GroundnutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 24 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.0696 Aflatoxins in Bolivian PeanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 19 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.0027 Aflatoxin B1 in Bolivian organic groundnutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. 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 BoliviaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 170 and 140 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.6678 aflatoxin in Bolivian peanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 170 and 170 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 31 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Bolivia found after entering the EU — 17 alerts, 14 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 81%, official control on the market 13%, monitoring or surveillance sample 3%, consumer complaint or illness 3%. 10 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 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)
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W45 | 0 |
| 2026-W44 | 0 |
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 1 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
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Data and downloads
Download all 57 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-23. To get new ones for Bolivia by email, watch Bolivia.