Ecuador — Fruits and Vegetables — Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates)
Ecuador received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates), part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are imazalil and chlorpyrifos. The list below gives each of these 13 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 10 carry the laboratory result and 9 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 67%; Held, final fate not recorded: 33%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9297 Chlorpyrifos in bananas from Ecuador via Bosnia and Herzegovina Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. chlorpyrifos
- 2026.0434 Chlorpyrifos in bananas imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina origin from Ecuador Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,053. chlorpyrifos
- 2024.4772 Chlorpyrifos above legal limits in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result 0.023 +/- 0.012 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2022.2532 Exceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.186+/-0.093 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2022.2528 Exceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.320+/-0.16 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2022.2524 Exceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.084+/-0.0420 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2022.2513 Imazalil in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.104+/-0.052 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2022.2506 Exceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0310+/-0.155 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2021.5539 Aditivo no autorizado (E 523), Bananas, Ecuador /Non autorized food additive (E523), Bananas, Ecuador Notified by Spain.
- 2021.5449 Banana with non authorized aditive (E 522) - Ecuador Notified by Spain.
- 2021.5267 imazalil over the MRL in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result 0.47 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2021.4658 Imazalil- Plátano macho- Ecuador Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result 0.98±0.49 mg (limit 0.01 mg /kg). imazalil
- 2021.4120 imazalil over the MRL in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Portugal. Result 0,061 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 43 notifications since 2020 concerned tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) from Ecuador found after entering the EU — 13 alerts, 30 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 42%, company's own check 30%, at the EU border 23%, monitoring or surveillance sample 5%. 7 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 to date | 17 | 7 | 10 |
- 2026.9299 info: attentionThiamethoxam in dragon fruit (pitahaya) from Ecuador, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. lambda-cyhalothrinthiamethoxam
- 2026.9092 info: follow-upChlorpyrifos-methyl in organic bananas, from Ecuador via Germany Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. chlorpyrifos-methyl
- 2026.9031 alertPesticides residues in passion fruit from Ecuador Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. acephatechlorothalonildimethoateimidacloprid+3 more
- 2026.8389 info: follow-upChlorpyrifos in organic bananas, from Ecuador Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,023 (limit 0,01 null). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.8052 alertPesticid neautorizat in banane origine Ecuador / Chlorpyrifos residues in bananas from Ecuador Notified by Romania. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 0,11+/-0,055 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.6443 alertChlorpyrifos on oranic bananas from Ecuador via Germany Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.023 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.5429 info: attentionResiduos de plaguicidas en granadillas de Ecuador // Residuos of pesticides in passion fruit from Ecuador Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,029 ± 0,015 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). difenoconazoledimethoatefluopyramimidacloprid+2 more
- 2026.5388 info: attentionClorpirifós en pitaya de Ecuador // Chlorpyrifos in pitaya from Ecuador Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,038 +- 0,019. chlorpyrifos
- 2026.5140 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in banana from Ecuador Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 0,034 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.3645 info: attentionChlorothalonil and lufenuron in dragon fruit from Ecuador Notified by Switzerland. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.027 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorothalonillufenuron
Data and downloads
Download all 56 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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