Egypt — Fruits and Vegetables — Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates)
Egypt received 23 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates), part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 7 in 2025-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are clothianidin, imidacloprid, and cyfluthrin. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 581.7 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; 20 carry the laboratory result and 18 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) from Egypt
Above the median. Egypt ranks 3rd of 6 origins shipping tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 581.7 — above 60% of them.
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- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 30% of consignments get identity and physical checks for pesticide residues (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- Rejections against import volume
- On average, 1 border rejection per 576 tonnes imported into the EU over the last 3 years; the 2nd highest rejection rate of 6 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (EU import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Size of a rejected lot
- Rejected lots are typically 0.8 t (median of 11 lot weights recorded at the border). Across origins of this product they run from 0.6 t (Vietnam) to 5 t (Turkey), so compare the rate per tonne, not the count of rejections.
- If it is rejected
- Destroyed 57%; re-dispatched or destroyed 30%; held, final fate not recorded 13%. 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
- Germany (8), France (7), Italy (3), of 23 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- September, October, August, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- clothianidin (12), imidacloprid (8), chlorpyrifos (5), cyfluthrin (5), acetamiprid (4).
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
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 7 |
| 2025-Q4 | 7 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8390 Pesticides residues in mango from Egypt Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 0.038 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidincyfluthrinfurmecycloximidacloprid+2 more
- 2026.8230 Residues of clothianidin in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,057 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidin
- 2026.7869 Cyfluthrin in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,28 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). cyfluthrin
- 2026.7662 Pesticide residues on mangos/mangoes from Egypt Notified by Ireland. Destroyed. Result 0.041 (limit 0.02 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrclothianidinpyriproxyfen
- 2026.7508 Dimethoate on mango Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,18 +/- 0,09 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoate
- 2026.7390 Pesticide residues in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,026 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosclothianidincyfluthrinfenpropathrin+3 more
- 2025.7974 Deltamethrin and Methoxychlor in sugar apple from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.044 ± 0.022 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). deltamethrinmethoxychlor
- 2025.7962 Methomyl and Chlorpyrifos in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosmethomyl
- 2025.7765 Lambda-cyhalothrin in sugar apples from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.068 ± 0.034 (limit 0;01 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
- 2025.7633 Imazalil above legal limits in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Italy. Result 0,049 mg/kg (incertezza ± 0,025 mg/Kg) (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalil
- 2025.7517 Clothianidin in mangos from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.33±0.17 (limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidin
- 2025.7516 Clothianidin and imidacloprid in mangos from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.38 ± 0.19 (limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidinimidacloprid
- 2025.7515 Clothianidin and imidacloprid in mangos from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.17 ± 0.09 (limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidinimidacloprid
- 2025.7459 Dimethoate in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Greece. Result 0.027 ± 0.013 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoate
- 2025.7272 Presence of clothianidin and imidacloprid above legal limits in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0.23 +/- 0.12 (limit 0.04 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidinimidacloprid
- 2025.7235 Multiple pesticide residues in sugar apples from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.035±0.018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Imidacloprideacetamipridchlorpyrifos
- 2025.7062 Pesticides in fresh mango Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0,016 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorpyrifosclothianidin
- 2025.7012 Clothianidin in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,38 ± 0,19 (limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidinimidacloprid
- 2025.6712 Pesticide residues in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,082 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Imidaclopridecyfluthrincypermethrinmethomyl
- 2025.6528 Multiple pesticide residues in mangos from Egypt Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,032±0,016 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrclothianidinimidacloprid
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 16 notifications since 2020 concerned tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) from Egypt found after entering the EU — 16 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 56%, official control on the market 31%, company's own check 12%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 2 |
- 2026.8649 info: attentionUnauthorised pesticides in mango from Egypt Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,12 ± 0,06 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazimchlorpyrifoscyfluthrincypermethrin+1 more
- 2026.7943 info: attentionUnauthorised pesticides in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,12 ± 0,06 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorpyrifosclothianidincyfluthrin+1 more
- 2025.7159 info: attentionPesticides in guava from Egypt, via Germany Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,12 ± 0,06 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazimchlorfenapyrcyfluthrinimidacloprid
- 2024.7287 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, not on the market, destroyed. Result 0,063. chlorpyrifos
- 2024.6566 info: follow-upPresence of chlorpyrifos ethyl in mango from Egypt Notified by Slovenia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,023 +-0,011 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyriphos-ethyl
- 2024.1141 info: attentionPesticides residues in guavas from Egypt Notified by Belgium. At the EU border. Result 0,029 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosimidacloprid
- 2023.8482 info: attentionNon-authorized substance chlorpyrifos in organic dates from Egypt Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market. Result 0,032 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.7773 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,046. chlorpyrifos
- 2023.0580 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in dates from Egypt Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market. Result 0,057 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2022.6996 info: attentionUnauthorized substances omethoate, cyfluthrin and deltamethrin in mangoes from Egypt Notified by Germany. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0,029 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). cyfluthrindeltamethrinomethoate
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