Iran — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Other
Iran received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2022-Q1 and 2024-Q4. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and Aflatoxin. The list below gives each of these 5 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 5 carry the laboratory result and 3 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 100%. About 22 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2022-Q1 | 0 |
| 2022-Q2 | 0 |
| 2022-Q3 | 0 |
| 2022-Q4 | 0 |
| 2023-Q1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q2 | 2 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2024.8134 Aflatoxins B1 and total above permitted limits from Iran Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 35,6± 2,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.3307 Aflatoxin in Pistacio from IRAN Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 238,183 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.2660 Aflatoxin in Pistacio from IRAN Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 117 +/- 45 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). AflatoxinAflatoxin B1
- 2021.0645 Aflatoxins beyond limit maximum Notified by Spain. Result 12.1 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2020.3366 Aflatoxin B1 level Notified by Spain. Result 10.3 ± 20.4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 4 notifications since 2020 concerned other from Iran found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 3 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 75%, at the EU border 25%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2021.3743 alertAflatoxins in watermelon seeds from the Islamic Republic of Iran Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 10,4 ± 4,2 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.2743 info: attentionAflatoxins in watermelon seeds with saffron from Iran Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Aflatoxin
- 2021.1787 info: attentionAflatoxins in dried melon seeds from Iran Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 35,5 (limit B1: 2,0 µg/kg - ppb und Summe der Aflatoxine B1, B2, G1, G2: 4,0 µg/kg - ppb… aflatoxin total
- 2020.2479 info: attentionAflatossina B1-Aflatossine totali Notified by Italy. At the EU border, re-dispatched. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Data and downloads
Download all 9 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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