Chile — Fruits and Vegetables
Chile received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos, chlorothalonil, and iprodione. The list below gives each of these 6 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus | 1 | — | — | — |
| Berries & Grapes | 1 | — | — | chlorothalonil |
| Stone Fruit | 0 | — | — | — |
| Other | 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
- 2026.7503 presence of thiamethoxam in lemons from Chile Notified by Italy.
- 2026.4936 Chlorothalonil (0,026 ± 0,013 mg/kg) in frozen raspberries from Chile /// przekroczenie NDP pestycydu Chlorotalonil w malinie mrożonej z Chile Notified by Poland. Result 0,026 ± 0,013 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorothalonil
- 2022.6029 Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in Red globe jumbo(raisins) from Chile Notified by Cyprus. Result 0,036 ± 0,018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2022.5188 Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in Red globe jumbo (raisins) from Chile Notified by Cyprus. Result 0,10 ± 0,050 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2021.6623 Iprodione (0,023±0,012 mg/kg) in prunes from Chile Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,023±0,012 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). iprodione
- 2021.3338 unauthorised E 1521 - polyethylene glycol as coating agent in apples from Chile / manzanas, agentes de recubrimientos no autorizados, Chile Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 18 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Chile found after entering the EU — 5 alerts, 13 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 50%, official control on the market 44%, at the EU border 6%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 to date | 5 | 1 | 4 |
- 2026.8372 info: attentionImazalil e Tiabendazolo in KIWI Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result 0.046 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalilthiabendazole
- 2026.5785 info: follow-upNorovirus in frozen organic strawberries from Chile Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. norovirus
- 2026.4388 alertSpirodiclofen on kiwi from Chili Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,22 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). spirodiclofen
- 2026.4339 info: follow-up tetramethrin residues were detected at a level of 0.018 mg/kg in a frozen mixed mushroom blend Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). tetramethrin
- 2026.2548 info: attentionPerchlorate in stawberries from Chile Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.098 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). perchlorate
- 2025.9802 info: attentionElevated Sorbic Acid in Semi-dried Prunes Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1225 (limit 1000 mg/kg - ppm). E 200 - sorbic acid
- 2025.8280 info: attentionToo high cadmium levels in avocado from Chile Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,0613 (limit 0,0500 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2025.5563 info: attentionpesticide residue: spirodiclofen in kiwi, from Chili via France Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.073 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). spirodiclofen
- 2025.4485 info: attentionPesticide residues in pink grape Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.57 (limit 0,5 mg/kg - ppm). tebuconazole
- 2025.1824 info: attentionPhosmet in cultivated blueberries from Chile Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,65 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). phosmet
Data and downloads
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