Madagascar — All Categories
Madagascar received 6 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos, carbaryl, and chlorpyriphos-ethyl.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits and Vegetables | 7 | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | — | chlorpyrifos |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8691 Acetamiprid in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Greece. acetamiprid
- 2025.5288 Pesticide residues in Madagascar black eye beansFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.10 (limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2025.1608 Carbaryl in black-eyed peas from Madagascar shipped from TürkiyeFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Destroyed. carbaryl
- 2024.6343 Presencia de Clorpirifós en canela de Madagascar. Presence of chlorpyrifos in cinnamon from Madagascar.Herbs and Spices. Notified by Spain. Result 0.04 mg/Kg ±50 % (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2024.3245 Pesticides in black eyed beansFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). carbarylchlorpyriphos-ethylfenitrothion
- 2024.1784 Pesticides residues in cow peas from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,18 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). carbarylchlorpyrifosdimethoate
- 2023.7518 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 0.030±0.015 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.7445 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 0.033 ± 0.017 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.6561 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 0.048±0.024 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.4863 Chlorpyrifos-ethyl residus in black eyed peas from Madagascar, dispatch via Türkiye.Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.019 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.4513 Chlorpyrifos in cowpeas from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Germany. Result Chlorpyrifos 0,034 +/- 0,017 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.4346 chlorpyrifos and pyrimiphos-methyl in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 0.062 (limit 0.032 /kg). chlorpyrifospirimiphos-methyl
- 2023.4345 Pesticides in black-eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Result 0,32. carbarylchlorpyriphos-ethylcypermethrin
- 2023.3994 Chlorpirifos in beans from Madagascar - Clorpirifos in fagioli dall'occhio dal MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,065 +/- 0,033 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.3435 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Greece. Result 0.28 ± 0.14 (95%) (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2022.6255 Chlorpyrifos ethyl e Dimethoate in fagioli secchi origine Madagascar/Chlorpyrifos ethyl and Dimethoate in dried beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result Chlorpyrifos ethyl 0,071 mg/kg ; Dimethoate 0,038 mg/kg (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). pesticide residues
- 2022.5714 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.035 ± 0.018 (95%) (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2022.4248 lead in turmeric from MadagascarHerbs and Spices. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 2,77 (limit 1,5 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2022.2171 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 0.076 ± 0.038 (95%) (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2022.2019 Chlorpyrifos in black eyed beans from MadagascarFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Greece. Result 0.040 ± 0.020 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 35 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Madagascar found after entering the EU — 16 alerts, 19 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 43%, company's own check 40%, consumer complaint or illness 9%, at the EU border 6%, monitoring or surveillance sample 3%. 11 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 6 | 2 | 4 |
- 2026.6274 alertAnthraquinone in cloves from Madagascar Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,063 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). anthraquinone
- 2026.5194 info: attentionPresence of foreign objects (glass) in green beans Notified by France. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.4892 info: follow-upUnauthorised pesticide anthraquinone in pepper from Madagascar, via Spain Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,13 ± 0,07 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). anthraquinone
- 2026.1830 info: attentionForeign object in canned vegetables Notified by France. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.1153 alertDetection of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked whole shrimps (50/70 and 60/80) From Madagascar Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Detected in 25 g. Listeria monocytogenes
- 2026.1001 info: attentionOchratoxin A & lead in exhausted vanilla powder from Madagascar Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 6.1 (limit 0.6 mg/kg - ppm). leadochratoxin A
- 2025.2943 alertHigh MOAH content in dark chocolate Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result MOAH : 6,1±1,9 // 8,2±2,5 (limit 1.0 mg/kg - ppm). mineral oil
- 2025.2823 info: attentionlead in cinnamon from the Netherlands, with raw material from Madagascar and from Sri Lanka Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 6.1 (limit 2.0 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2025.2305 info: attentionpresence of several pesticides and contaminants in black pepper Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,042 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). anthraquinonechlorpyrifospolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2025.1167 info: attentionForeign body (glass) in green beans from Madagascar Notified by France. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W40 | 1 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 0 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
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