Kenya — All Categories
Kenya received 91 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 13 in 2024-Q4, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are flutriafol, lambda-cyhalothrin, and acetamiprid.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 63%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 27%; Held, final fate not recorded: 10%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 8 |
| 2024-Q2 | 9 |
| 2024-Q3 | 9 |
| 2024-Q4 | 13 |
| 2025-Q1 | 13 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 10 |
| 2025-Q4 | 5 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 7 |
| 2026-Q3 | 8 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 |
| 2025 | 31 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits and Vegetables | 97 | — | acephate |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 2 | — | ochratoxin A |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8956 High results for pesticides for Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 0.031 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). indoxacarblambda-cyhalothrinthiamethoxam
- 2026.7449 High results for pesticides for Peppers (Capsicum) from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 0,022 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrfenpyroximatelambda-cyhalothrin
- 2026.7325 Flutriafole in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.28 ± 0.14 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). flutriafol
- 2026.7300 Acetamiprid in bell peppers/chilliesFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0,26 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.6899 Chlorpyrifos en pimientos de Kenia // Chlorpyrifos in peppers from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Result Clorpirifos 0.084 ± 0,042 (limit 0.01mg /kg). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.6857 Carbendazim in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.17 ± 0.09 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
- 2026.6853 Hexaconazole in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.032 ± 0.016 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). hexaconazole
- 2026.6832 Flutriafole in beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,032 ± 0,016 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). flutriafol
- 2026.6362 Indoxacarbe in beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,029 ± 0,015 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). indoxacarb
- 2026.5661 Clothianidin - Thiamethoxam and Lambda-Cyhalothrin above legal limits in fresh peppers (capsicum spp.)from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,022 +/- 0,011 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidinlambda-cyhalothrinthiamethoxam
- 2026.5309 Profenofos in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.062 ± 0.031 mg/kg (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). profenofos
- 2026.4585 Penconazole in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.032 ± 0.016 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). penconazole
- 2026.4137 Beans Kenya Pesticide ResidueFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Netherlands. Destroyed. Result 0.047 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). flutriafol
- 2026.4075 Beans Kenya Pesticide ResidueFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Netherlands. Destroyed. Result 0.027 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenthrin
- 2026.4045 Beans Kenya Pesticide ResidueFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Netherlands. Destroyed. Result 0.022 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). flutriafol
- 2026.2839 Bifenthrin in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.028 ± 0.014 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenthrin
- 2026.2158 Residues of acetamiprid above legal limits in Capsicum spp from Kenya Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0.59±0.3 (limit 0.09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.1581 Acephate and Methamidophos in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.053 ± 0.027 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acephatemethamidophos
- 2026.1537 Hexaconazole in green beans from KenyaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.081 ± 0.041 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). hexaconazole
- 2026.0962 Pesticides in fresh chiliFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0.73 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 33 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Kenya found after entering the EU — 10 alerts, 23 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 48%, official control on the market 27%, at the EU border 21%, consumer complaint or illness 3%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 4 | 1 | 3 |
- 2026.7208 info: attentionOchratoxine A in coffee from Kenya Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 51. ochratoxin A
- 2026.6054 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in organic macadamia nuts from Kenya Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected. Salmonella spp.
- 2026.2816 alertListeria monocytogenes in Baby Corn from Kenya Notified by Norway. Company's own check, reached the market. Listeria monocytogenes
- 2026.0826 info: attentionSpirodiclofen on Basil from Kenya Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, not on the market, destroyed. Result 0.70 (limit 0.02 mg/kg - ppm). spirodiclofen
- 2025.8483 info: attentionPesticides in snow peas Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 1,3 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethomorph
- 2025.6006 alertChlorpyrifos in coffee (raw) from Kenya via Norway Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.041 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.3358 alertSalmonella spp. and too high count of Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from Kenya Notified by Germany. At the EU border. Result detected (limit not detectable /25g). EnterobacteriaceaeSalmonella
- 2025.1035 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in macadamias from Kenya Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market. Salmonella spp.
- 2024.7769 info: attentionPesticide residues of chlorothalonil in sugar snap peas from Kenya via NL Notified by Denmark. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,042 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorothalonil
- 2024.2347 alertSalmonella bongori in fresh mint from Kenya via Netherlands Notified by Finland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result present (limit none /25g). Salmonella bongori
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 1 |
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Data and downloads
Download all 162 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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