China — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Other Nuts & Seeds
China received 6 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other Nuts & Seeds, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2022-Q1 and 2024-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are isoprocarb and pyraclostrobin. 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: 75%; Destroyed: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2022-Q1 | 1 |
| 2022-Q2 | 0 |
| 2022-Q3 | 0 |
| 2022-Q4 | 1 |
| 2023-Q1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2024.9355 Moho en castañas procedentes de China // Mould on chestnuts from China Notified by Spain.
- 2024.3918 Pesticide residues of pyraclostrobin in pumpkin seeds from China Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,053. pyraclostrobin
- 2024.2749 Unauthorised pesticide residue (isoprocarb) in pumpkin seed kernels from China via Netherlands.. Notified by Finland. Result 0,041 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). isoprocarb
- 2024.1713 Especie vegetal no autorizada en castañas de China. Unauthorized plant species in chestnuts from China. Notified by Spain.
- 2022.6057 unauthorised substance isoprocarb in pumpkin seeds from China Notified by Spain. Result 0.04+/-0.02 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). isoprocarb
- 2022.1249 Unauthorised pesticide residue isoprocarb in pumpkinseed kernels from China Notified by Finland. Result 0,049 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). isoprocarb
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 8 notifications since 2020 concerned other nuts & seeds from China found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 4 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 38%, company's own check 38%, consumer complaint or illness 25%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2025.9239 info: follow-up przekroczenie NDP kadmu w orzechach pinii/// exceeding the MRL for cadmium in pine nuts Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,442 (limit 0,3 mg/kg dry matter). cadmium
- 2025.8981 alertCadmium in pinenut kernels from China Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 0,78 (limit 0,30 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2025.3714 info: follow-upUnauthorized levels of pyraclostrobin in pumpkin seeds from China Notified by Lithuania. Company's own check.
- 2025.2780 info: follow-upGluten in flax seed extract from China Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 31. gluten
- 2024.8028 info: follow-upInsects in Pumpkin seeds, peeled from China via Lithuania Notified by Estonia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2024.5433 alertSalmonella in pumpkin seeds Notified by Finland. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result Present (limit None /25g). SalmonellaSalmonella London
- 2022.2921 alerthydrogen cyanid in apricot kernels Notified by Belgium. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. Result 79,1 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
- 2022.0330 alertSalmonella in pumpkin seeds from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella spp.
Data and downloads
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