India — Cereals and Bakery Products — Rice
India received 107 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Rice, part of Cereals and Bakery Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 22 in 2023-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are tricyclazole, thiamethoxam, and chlorpyrifos. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 56.9 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from India 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; 16 carry the laboratory result and 11 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import rice from India
Above the median. India ranks 2nd of 3 origins shipping rice to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 56.9 — above 50% of them.
least riskmost risk
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 10% of consignments get identity and physical checks for pesticide residues (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- Rejections against import volume
- On average, 1 border rejection per 12,935 tonnes imported into the EU over the last 3 years; the 2nd highest rejection rate of 3 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (EU import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Size of a rejected lot
- Rejected lots are typically 23.6 t (median of 52 lot weights recorded at the border). Across origins of this product they run from 23.6 t (India) to 25 t (Pakistan), so compare the rate per tonne, not the count of rejections.
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 53%; re-dispatched 19%; re-dispatched or destroyed 18%; destroyed 4%; not stated 4%; treated, sorted or diverted 2%. 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
- France (32), Netherlands (19), Spain (9), of 99 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- October, May, July, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- tricyclazole (54), thiamethoxam (40), chlorpyrifos (23), ochratoxin A (8), imidacloprid (6).
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 | 22 |
| 2024-Q1 | 10 |
| 2024-Q2 | 11 |
| 2024-Q3 | 10 |
| 2024-Q4 | 12 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 7 |
| 2025-Q3 | 11 |
| 2025-Q4 | 9 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 6 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8547 Thiametoxam and Tricyclazole in rice from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.15±0.075 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxamtricyclazole
- 2026.7490 Thiametoxam and Tricyclazole in rice from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.036±0.018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxamtricyclazole
- 2026.7191 Organoleptic deterioration in rice from India Notified by Poland. Destroyed. abnormal smell
- 2026.6687 High levels of aflatoxin B1 and Sum of B1, B2, G1 in Rice from India Notified by Italy. Result Somma Aflatossine (B1, B2,G1,G2) : 6,1 μg/Kg (Incertezza estesa: ± 1,8 μg/kg) (limit 4… Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6353 Rice India Pesticide Residue Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.061 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazimtricyclazole
- 2026.5951 Tricyclazole in basmati rice from India Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.031 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). tricyclazole
- 2026.5711 Tricyclazole in rice from India Notified by Ireland. Result 0.028 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). tricyclazole
- 2026.3345 Import of basmati rice from India to the Czech Republic without CHEDD Notified by Croatia. Destroyed.
- 2026.2901 tricyclazole and thiamethoxam in rice from India, dispatched from Azerbaijan Notified by Estonia. Re-dispatched. Result 0,13 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxamtricyclazole
- 2026.0445 przekroczenie zawarości pozostałości pestycydów Chlorpiryfosu i Fenobukarbu w ryzu basmati /// exceeding the MRL for pesticide residues of Chlorpyrifos and Fenobucarb in basmati rice from India Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,097+/- 0,049 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosfenobcarb
- 2025.10483 Absence of CHED-D in the TRACES-NT system for rice from India via Ukraine // Brak złożonego dokumentu CHED-D w systemie TRACES-NT dla ryżu z Indii wysyłanego z Ukrainy Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.10448 Thiametoxam in rice from India Notified by France. Result 0.011±0.006 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2025.10402 Pesticides residues - Tricyclazol in Rice from India Notified by Malta. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.027 +/- 0.014 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). tricyclazole
- 2025.9910 chlorpyrifos in basmati rice from India Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.084 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.9806 Chlorpyrifos and DDT in rice from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,040+/-0,020 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.9129 Clorpirifos y triziclazol en arroz de la India / Chlorpyrifos and triazole in Indian rice Notified by Spain. Result 0.05 +- 0.025. chlorpyrifostricyclazole
- 2025.8276 Thiamethoxam in rice from India Notified by Germany. Result 0,030+/-0,015 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2025.7837 przekroczony poziom zawartości ochratoksyny A oraz NDP pestycydu Tricyklazolu w ryżu brażowym basmati z Indii // exceeded levels of ochratoxin A and NDP of the pesticide tricyclazole in basmati rice from India Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 4,7±1,0 (limit 3,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin Atricyclazole
- 2025.7496 foreign bodies: metal fragments, plastic and paper in rice from India Notified by Italy.
- 2025.7433 unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in brown basmati rice from India Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.024 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 72 notifications since 2020 concerned rice from India found after entering the EU — 12 alerts, 60 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 58%, company's own check 21%, at the EU border 13%, monitoring or surveillance sample 4%, consumer complaint or illness 4%. 16 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 to date | 10 | 1 | 9 |
- 2026.9434 info: attentionOchratoxin A in rice from India Notified by Netherlands. ochratoxin A
- 2026.8018 info: follow-upMineral oil components (MOSH/MOAH) in rice from India, via Poland Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result MOSH (C10 - C50) + analogues: food 18 (+/- 2,7). mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH)
- 2026.6617 info: attentionPRESENZA DI AFLATOSSINE IN RISO ROTTO DALL'INDIA/High levels of aflatoxin B1 in broken rice from India Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 4,3+/-2,2 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5745 info: follow-upChlorpyrifos, thiametoxam and tricyclazole detected in rice from India, via Italy. Notified by Norway. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 0,083 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosthiamethoxamtricyclazole
- 2026.5631 info: attention chloropiryfos w komosie ryżowej z Indii/// Chlorpyrifos in quinoa from India Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,031 ± 0,017 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.4956 info: attentionexcess ochratoxin A in rice origin India Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 6,5 (limit 3 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.3282 info: follow-upIndications of spoilage (sensory deviations) of rice from India Notified by Germany. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. spoilage
- 2026.2768 info: follow-upElevated levels of MOSH and MOAH in rice Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 56 ± 16,8. mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH)
- 2026.2838 info: follow-upMineral oil components (MOAH) in rice from India, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,8 +/- 0,3. mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)
- 2026.1000 alertAflatoxin B1 exceedance in basmati rice from India Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 2,1 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
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