China — Fruits and Vegetables — Peppers & Chilies
China received 5 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Peppers & Chilies, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume peaked at 3 in 2025-Q3, with the trend newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are chlorfenapyr, dinotefuran, and procymidone. The list below gives each of these 7 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 6 carry the laboratory result and 4 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 75%; Held, final fate not recorded: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 1 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.2750 Dinotefuran and procymidone in green peppers from China Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 0.037 ± 0.018 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dinotefuranprocymidone
- 2025.6433 unauthorised substances chlorpyrifos and profenofos in red peppers from China Notified by Greece. Result 0.088 ± 0.044 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosprofenofos
- 2025.5360 Red bell pepper granules from China, via the United Kingdom, with no CHED-D Notified by Ireland. Destroyed.
- 2025.5337 Too much pesticide residue (Chlorfenapyr) in dried chopped chili from China. Notified by Finland. Destroyed. Result 0,43 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyr
- 2023.2737 Unauthorised pesticide residue (chlorfenapyr) in dried chopped chili from China. Notified by Finland. Result 0,29 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyr
- 2021.7212 Aflatoxins (B1 = 36.6; Tot. = 36.6 µg/kg - ppb) in dried chili peppers from China Notified by Finland. Result 36,6 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.4262 Salmonella in paprika powder from China Notified by Spain. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result DETECTADO (limit AUSENCIA /25g). Salmonella spp.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 9 notifications since 2020 concerned peppers & chilies from China found after entering the EU — 2 alerts, 7 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 78%, at the EU border 22%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.4628 alertPesticide residues in pepper, from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,044 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridbuprofezincarbendazimcarbofuran+5 more
- 2026.2778 info: attentionPesticide residues in frozen bell peppers from China Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,67 (limit 0,3 mg/kg - ppm). dinotefuranetoxazoleflonicamidiprodione+2 more
- 2025.4602 info: attentionForeign bodies (metal fragments) in chili parika cubes from China Notified by Germany. Company's own check.
- 2025.3443 info: attentionlead in frozen peppers from China Notified by Belgium. Company's own check. Result 0,13 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2024.6716 info: attentionPesticides in dried chili peppers from China. Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,256 ± 0,128 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrprocymidone
- 2024.3491 alertPesticide residues in diced paprika, from China (through Germany) Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 0.0042 (limit 0.002 mg/kg - ppm). carbofuran
- 2023.5182 info: attentionPlaguicida no autorizado (Clorpirifós) en pimentón de China. Unauthorized pesticide (chlorpyrifos) in paprika from China Notified by Spain. At the EU border. Result 0.152+/-0.076 (limit 0.01 x 7 (factor transformación)= 0.07 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2021.2767 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in frozen green pepper strips from China Notified by Germany. Company's own check.
- 2021.0138 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in chili pepper Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,031 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
Data and downloads
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