Egypt — Fruits and Vegetables — Peppers & Chilies
Higher risk. Egypt ranks 2nd of 6 origins shipping peppers & chilies to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 969.3 — above 80% of them.
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Egypt received 26 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Peppers & Chilies, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 6 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are chlorfenapyr, buprofezin, and chlorpyrifos. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 969.3 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from Egypt over the last 3 years.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Recent rejections
- 2026.4048 NetherlandsPeppers Egypt Pesticide Residue chlorfenapyrclothianidinimidacloprid
- 2026.2342 SloveniaPesticide residue (profenofos) in Fresh Peppers from Egypt profenofos
- 2026.1697 FranceChlorfenapyr in chili peppers from Egypt chlorfenapyr
- 2026.0510 SloveniaPycoxistrobin in peppers from Egypt picoxystrobin
- 2026.0505 FranceChlorfenapyr, chlorpyrifos and acetamiprid in sweet peppers from Egypt acetamipridchlorfenapyrchlorpyrifos
- 2026.0285 RomaniaExceeded of MRL for Propargite in sliced and frozen peppers from Egypt propargite
- 2026.0273 SloveniaChlorpropham above legal limits in peppers from Egypt chlorpropham
- 2025.9871 ItalyTriadimenol above legal limits in fresh peppers capsicum annuum from Egypt triadimenol
- 2025.9808 FranceLambda-cyhalothrin and Acetamiprid in sweet peppers from Egypt acetamipridlambda-cyhalothrin
- 2025.8668 FranceMCPA and MCPB in peppers from Egypt MCPA
- 2025.2610 ItalyPymetrozine in fresh peppers pymetrozine
- 2025.2490 ItalyPymetrozine in peppers from Egypt pymetrozine
- 2025.1986 SloveniaChlorpyriphos-ethyl and Buprofezin in peppers from Egypt buprofezinchlorpyriphos-ethyl
- 2025.0088 LithuaniaIncreased pesticide residues in frozen red peppers from Egypt buprofezinchlorfenapyrchlorpyrifosdimethoate
- 2024.9148 LithuaniaPesticide residues in frozen red peppers from Egypt buprofezinchlorfenapyrchlorpyrifoslambda-cyhalothrin
- 2024.8674 AustriaPesticide residues in chillis from Egypt bifenazatematrine
- 2024.4778 CyprusRESIDUES OF UNAUTHORISED PESTICIDE IN FRESH CAPSICUM RED & YELLOW COLOR FROM EGYPT propiconazole
- 2024.4068 Slovenia Chlorpyrifos-ethyl and propargite in frozen peppers from Egypt chlorpyriphos-ethylpropargite
- 2024.3932 ItalyPesticides' residues (buprofezin) in Capsicum annuum from Egypt buprofezin
- 2024.1684 CyprusResidues of unauthorized pesticides Iprodione and Propargite in fresh Red Peppers (capsicum annuum) from Egypt iprodionepropargite