China — Fruits and Vegetables — Other Vegetables
China received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other Vegetables, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are tetramethrin, clothianidin, and thiamethoxam. The list below gives each of these 5 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Not stated: 50%; Re-dispatched: 25%; Held, final fate not recorded: 25%. 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 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6159 Pesticide residues in fresh red peeked onions from China Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.055±0.028 (limit NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN THE EU - 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidin
- 2024.8575 Mushrooms (boletus edulis) Notified by Italy. Result 0,33+/- 0,17. tetramethrin
- 2024.1701 Unauthorised novel food- extract of mushrooms Trametes Versicolor Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched.
- 2023.7606 Residues of the unauthorized pesticide Thiametoxam in IQF Diced Onions from China Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.041±0.021 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2021.5774 Unauthorised substance tetramethrin in dried porcini mushrooms from China Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 0.06 ± 0.03 (limit ASSENZA null). tetramethrin
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 51 notifications since 2020 concerned other vegetables from China found after entering the EU — 25 alerts, 26 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 53%, company's own check 35%, monitoring or surveillance sample 6%, at the EU border 4%, consumer complaint or illness 2%. 19 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 to date | 8 | 1 | 7 |
- 2026.4804 info: attentionCadmium in garlic from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.078 (limit 0.050 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.4455 info: attentionCadmium in garlic from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 0.074 (limit 0.050 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 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
- 2026.3610 info: follow-upCadmium in fresh garlic Notified by Denmark. Company's own check. Result 0,089 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.3605 alertCadmium in garlic from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,092 (limit 0,050 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.2411 info: follow-upExceeding the maximum allowed level of Cadmium in garlic, origin China ////Depasire nivel maxim admis de cadmiu in usturoi Notified by Romania. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,089+/0,018 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.1427 info: follow-upfunghi secchi con etichetta errata/dried mushrooms with incorrect label Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.1252 info: follow-uptetramethrin in dried mushrooms Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,60 +/-0,30 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). tetramethrin
- 2025.10277 alertPesticide recidue carbofuran in organic kidney beans from China via the Netherlands Notified by Finland. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 0,013 (limit 0,005 mg/kg - ppm). carbofuran
- 2025.9229 alertListeria monocytogenes in fresh enoki mushrooms from China, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 9,0*10 E3. Listeria monocytogenes
Data and downloads
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