China — Fruits and Vegetables — Berries & Grapes

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China received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Berries & Grapes, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are iprodione, chlorpyrifos, and fenpropathrin. The list below gives each of these 7 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 7 carry the laboratory result and 6 say what happened to the consignment.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.2068 2026-03-12 Przekroczenie NDP fenpropatryny oraz iprodionu w mrożonej borówce z Chin//exceedance of MRLs for fenpropathrin and iprodione in frozen blueberries from China Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,026 ± 0,013 [wynik I 0,028 ± 0,014; wynik II 0,024 ± 0,012] (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). fenpropathriniprodione
• 2026.0243 2026-01-13 przekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydu chloropiryfosu w rodzynkach z Chin / exceedance of the MRL for chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in raisins from China Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,010+/-0,005 (limit 0,002 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
• 2025.8192 2025-10-23 Chlorpyrifos in raisins from China Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,014+/- 0,007 (limit 0,006 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
• 2025.5884 2025-08-01 TRUSKAWKI MROŻONE Z PRZEKROCZONĄ ZAWARTOŚCIĄ OKSAMYLU FROZEN STRAWBERRIES WITH OXAMYL CONTENT EXCEEDING 0.009±0.005 mg/kg Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,009±0,005. oxamyl
• 2021.4687 2021-09-02 Iprodione (0,031+/- 0,016 mg/kg) and procymidone (0,16+/- 0,08 mg/kg) in frozen strawberries from China Notified by Poland. Destroyed. Result 0,031+/- 0,016 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). iprodioneprocymidone
• 2021.0701 2021-02-11 residu on Goji berries from China Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.15 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). methamidophos
• 2020.0051 2020-01-06 propargite and carbofuran in goji berries from China Notified by Portugal. Destroyed. Result 0,015 (limit Propargite = 0,01 mg/kg null). carbofuranpropargite

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 22 notifications since 2020 concerned berries & grapes from China found after entering the EU — 5 alerts, 17 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 45%, company's own check 41%, at the EU border 9%, monitoring or surveillance sample 5%. 4 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications

• 2026.6796 2026-07-30 info: follow-upExceeded levels of Iprodione and Procymidon in blueberries from China Notified by Slovenia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,050 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Procymidoniprodione
• 2026.1944 2026-03-09 info: follow-upUnauthorised substance oxamyl in freeze-dried strawberries from China and Egypt Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 0,085 (limit 0,001 mg/kg dry matter). oxamyl
• 2026.0592 2026-01-23 info: attentionUnauthorised substances (Omethoate) in strawberries from China Notified by Denmark. Monitoring or surveillance sample, not on the market. Result 0.05 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). omethoate
• 2025.9004 2025-11-17 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in raisins from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 0.029 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
• 2025.8189 2025-10-23 info: attentionProcymidone in frozen strawberries from China Notified by Norway. Company's own check. Result 0,036 ± 0,018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). procymidone
• 2025.5769 2025-07-30 alertOchratoxin A in raisins from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 21 ± 8. ochratoxin A
• 2025.3028 2025-04-23 alertChlorpyrifos in raisins Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,026 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
• 2025.2978 2025-04-22 alertChlorpyrifos in Raisins from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.040 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
• 2024.6601 2024-09-02 info: follow-upnon approvev residues of PPP in raisins Notified by Slovenia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,021+/-0,11 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). triadimefontriadimenol
• 2024.5027 2024-07-01 info: attentionunauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in raisins from China Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.057 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos