China — Herbs and Spices

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China received 21 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Herbs and Spices between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 4 in 2025-Q2, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, acetamiprid, and chlorpyrifos.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.4998 2026-06-08 FinlandChlorpyrifos in sichuanpepper from China. acetamipridbifenthrincarbofuranchlorpyrifos+3 more
• 2026.4598 2026-05-26 Polandprzekroczenie ochratoksyny A w papryce suszonej z Chin // exceedance of ochratoxin A in dried peppers from China ochratoxin A
• 2026.3248 2026-04-16 SpainSalmonella spp in paprika from China/ Salmonella en pimentón de China Salmonella
• 2026.1988 2026-03-10 Polandprzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydu antrachinonu (0,043±0,022 mg/kg ) w zielonej herbacie pochodzącej z Chin // anthraquinone (0.043±0.022 mg/kg) in green tea from China anthraquinone
• 2026.0213 2026-01-13 PolandPRZEKROCZNIE PESTYCYDÓW W PAPRYCE CHILLI Z CHIN/// Pesticide Exceedance in Chili Peppers from China chloratechlorfenapyr
• 2025.5472 2025-07-18 Spainnuevos alimentos no autorizados Artemisa annua y Aesculus chinensis de China / Novel foods not approved Artemisa annua and Aesculus chinensis from China
• 2025.5423 2025-07-17 Polandunlabeled irradiation of soup base spices from China
• 2025.5063 2025-07-04 PolandGLUFOSYNAT (1,1 +/- 0,55 MG/KG) W PAPRYCE OSTREJ MIELONEJ Z CHIN////64 / 5 000 GLUFOSINATE (1.1 +/- 0.55 MG/KG) IN GROUND HOT PEPPER FROM CHINA glufosinate
• 2025.5028 2025-07-03 SpainSalmonella en pimentón de China / Salmonella in paprika from China Salmonella
• 2025.4371 2025-06-11 Spainsalmonela spp en pimenton de China/ salmonella spp in paprika from China Salmonella
• 2025.4161 2025-06-03 FranceThiacloprid in matcha tea from China thiacloprid
• 2025.2907 2025-04-17 FinlandSalmonella Meleagridis in Cumin powder from China Salmonella Meleagridis
• 2025.2688 2025-04-10 FranceDifenoconazole and Dinotefuran in tea from China difenoconazoledinotefuran
• 2024.6663 2024-09-04 NetherlandsCapsicum Annuum ex China Salmonella Salmonella
• 2024.4230 2024-05-31 SpainSalmonella spp en pimienta de China. Salmonella spp in pepper from China. Salmonella spp
• 2024.2261 2024-03-22 ItalySalmonella mbandaka in peperoncino (capsicum annuum) dalla Cina//Salmonella mbandaka in chili pepper (Capsicum annum) from China Salmonella
• 2023.8211 2023-11-28 FranceAcetamiprid and chlorpyrifos in green tea from China acetamipridchlorpyrifos
• 2023.7412 2023-10-30 FranceTolfenpyrad in white tea from China tolfenpyrad
• 2023.5882 2023-08-30 ItalyNOVEL FOOD - Angelica sinensis origin China imported in Italy from Hong Kong
• 2023.5875 2023-08-30 ItalyImportazione di NOVEL FOOD - Codonopsis pilosula