Mexico — Fruits and Vegetables
Mexico received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2. The most-cited issues are dimethoate and omethoate. The list below gives each of these 2 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 2 carry the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- EU border checks
- Under EU increased official controls. Consignments from Mexico face 20% identity and physical checks at the EU border for Pesticide residues (Annex I). Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, consolidated 2026-06-30.
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 50%; Not stated: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 2 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates) | 2 | — | — | omethoate |
"1 rejection per X t": tonnes of the same product imported for every one, over the same 156 weeks. A dash means fewer than 5 in the window, or under 1,000 t a year imported, too few to rate; the total row pools every product that has import tonnes on record.
Recent rejections
- 2026.4660 Dimethoate in green papaya from Mexico Notified by Luxembourg. Destroyed. Result 0.038 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoate
- 2026.2102 Fresh pineapples contaminated with pesticide residue omethoate Notified by Luxembourg. Reached the market. Result 0.03 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). omethoate
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 16 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Mexico found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 12 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 38%, at the EU border 31%, official control on the market 25%, monitoring or surveillance sample 6%. 3 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 5 | 1 | 4 |
- 2026.4072 alertMonocrotophos in prickly pears from Mexico Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,34 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). monocrotophos
- 2026.3433 info: attentionDioxido de azufre en maiz en conserva origen México / Sulfur dioxide in canned corn from Mexico Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 399 MG/KG (limit 50 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.1875 info: attentionPlomo en aguacates frescos de Mexico // Lead in fresh avocados from Mexico Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,149 ± 0,015 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2026.1027 info: follow-upElevated cadmium (0.057 mg/kg) in Green Asparagus Notified by Ireland. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0.057 +/- 0.006 (limit 0.030 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.0583 info: attentionUnauthorised substance (Oxamyl) in Luffa from Mexico via Italy Notified by Denmark. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 0,05 +/-0,02 (limit 0,001 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2025.4010 alertvarious pesticides in Habanero from Mexico via the VS Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,075 (limit 0.04 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidincyflumetofencyromazinefenazaquin+2 more
- 2024.8525 info: attentionUnauthorised GMO in green papayas from Mexico Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Content of DNA from non-approved GMO|3-25 has been detected. genetically modified
- 2024.2683 info: attentionUnauthorised substance oxamyl in thai eggplants Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,09 +/- 0,05 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). oxamyl
- 2024.1618 info: attentionAcephate and metamidophos in long beans from Mexico Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,82 ± 0,41 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acephatebifenthrinmethamidophos
- 2023.8657 info: attentionResidu pesticides in black berries from Mexico Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.12 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). Fluoxastrobincypermethrinimidacloprid
Data and downloads
Download all 18 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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