Egypt — Fruits and Vegetables — Berries & Grapes
Egypt received 26 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Berries & Grapes, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are oxamyl, imidacloprid, and Azoxystrobin. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 46.7 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Egypt over the last 3 years. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 19 carry the laboratory result and 14 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import berries & grapes from Egypt
Below the median. Egypt ranks 3rd of 4 origins shipping berries & grapes to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 46.7 — above 33% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 20% of consignments get identity and physical checks for pesticide residues (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- Rejections against import volume
- On average, 1 border rejection per 6,816 tonnes imported into the EU over the last 3 years; the 3rd highest rejection rate of 4 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (EU import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched or destroyed 42%; held, final fate not recorded 31%; re-dispatched 12%; destroyed 8%; not stated 8%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Poland (8), Belgium (4), Slovenia (4), of 26 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- June, January, July, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- oxamyl (10), imidacloprid (7), acetamiprid (6), azoxystrobin (6), boscalid (5).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 4 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8654 Pesticides in vine leaves from Egypt Notified by Sweden. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,26 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobinacetamipridboscalidcarbendazim+16 more
- 2026.8229 PRZEKROCZNIE PESTYCYDÓW W TRUSKAWKACH Z EGIPTU // Pesticide levels exceeding limits in strawberries from Egypt Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,030 ± 0,015 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenazatepropargite
- 2026.7975 unsuitable temperature regime of frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Slovenia. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.7417 Oxamyl on frozen strawberries Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,017 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.6544 Strawberry Egypt Pesticide Residue Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.0027 (limit 0.001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.5907 Przekroczenie NDP pestycydów dodyny i bifenazatu w mrożonej truskawce pochodzącej z Egiptu///Exceeding the MRLs of the pesticides dodine and bifenazate in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,038 ± 0,019 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenazatedodine
- 2026.5613 przekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydu Oksamylu w truskawce mrożonej z Egiptu // Exceeding the MRL for the pesticide oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,0026+/- 0,0013 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.5405 Przekroczenie NDP pestycydu oksamylu w mrożonej truskawce pochodzącej z Egiptu/// Exceeding the MRL for the pesticide oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,006 ± 0,003 [wynik I 0,006 ± 0,003; wynik II 0,006 ± 0,003] (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.4810 propargite in strawberry diced frozen from Egypt Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.045 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). propargite
- 2026.3151 Chlorfenapyr in frozen strawberries from republic of North Macedonia Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,034. chlorfenapyr
- 2026.2008 Residues of pesticide Fosthiazate in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Cyprus. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.082±0.041 (limit 0.02 mg/kg - ppm). fosthiazate
- 2026.1652 Oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Slovenia. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,0055 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.0642 Oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,015±0,008 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.0451 Pesticides residues in vine leaves from Egypt Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.28 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). abamectinacetamipridboscalidchlorfenapyr+7 more
- 2026.0450 Pesticides residues in vine leaves from Egypt Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.27 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobinacetamipridboscalidcarbendazim+10 more
- 2025.8479 ametoctradin and oxamyl in a strawberry from Egypt Notified by Poland. Result 0,027 ± 0,014 [wynik I 0,024 ± 0,012; wynik II 0,030 ± 0,015] (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). ametoctradinoxamyl
- 2025.7467 Azoxystrobin in wine leaves from Egypt Notified by Norway. Result 0,031 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobin
- 2025.5094 Bifenasate in frozen srawbwerries Notified by Croatia. Result 0,064. bifenazate
- 2025.1357 Residues pesticide oxamyl and propamocarb in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Slovenia. Result 0.0086; 0.0086 (limit 0.001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamylpropamocarb
- 2025.0003 Residues of unauthorized pesticide Imidacloprid in Strawberries class 1 from Egypt Notified by Cyprus. Reached the market. Result 0.050±0.025 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imidacloprid
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 71 notifications since 2020 concerned berries & grapes from Egypt found after entering the EU — 29 alerts, 42 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 46%, company's own check 30%, at the EU border 23%, consumer complaint or illness 1%. 9 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 to date | 11 | 3 | 8 |
- 2026.7529 info: attentionAcetamiprid in green seedless grapes from Egypt via the Netherlands Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 2,0 (limit 0,08 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.7229 alertNorovirus RNA in frozen strawberries from Egypt, via Germany Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result positive in 25 g. norovirus
- 2026.4968 info: attentionUnauthorized substance oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market. Result 0,01 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2026.4244 info: follow-upUndeclared consignements of frozen strawberries Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.3797 info: attentionOxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market. Result 0,034 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). pesticide residues
- 2026.3119 alertPesticide (dimethoate) in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,039 +/- 0,020 (limit 0,01 null). dimethoate
- 2026.2953 info: follow-upPesticide residues in grape leaves from Egypt, via Germany Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1,6 ± 0,8 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobinacetamipridboscalidcarbendazim+12 more
- 2026.2807 info: follow-upUnauthorised pesticides in grape leaves from Egypt, via Germany and Luxembourg Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 4,8 ± 2,4 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazimchlorfenapyrimidaclopridlufenuron+1 more
- 2026.2144 info: follow-upUnauthorised pesticides in grape leaves from Egypt, via Germany and Luxembourg Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 7,1 ± 3,6 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazimchlorpyrifoscyfluthrindimethomorph+6 more
- 2026.1757 alertOxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market, destroyed. Result 0,064 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
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