Mexico — All Categories
Mexico received 9 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ethylene oxide, dimethoate, and omethoate. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 6 carry the laboratory result and 6 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 67%; Destroyed: 11%; Re-dispatched: 11%; Not stated: 11%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 6 | — | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 2 | — | omethoate |
| Feed Materials | 1 | — | ethoxyquin |
Recent rejections
- 2026.4660 Dimethoate in green papaya from MexicoFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Luxembourg. Destroyed. Result 0.038 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoate
- 2026.2102 Fresh pineapples contaminated with pesticide residue omethoateFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Luxembourg. Reached the market. Result 0.03 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). omethoate
- 2025.1050 rotura de la cadena del frío en atunes congelados para consumo humano pocedentes de México // breakage of the cold chain in frozen tuna for human consumption from Mexico Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.0709 Rotura de cadena de frío en atunes de aleta amarilla de Méjico // Breakage of the cold chain in yellowfin tuna from MexicoFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.6683 unauthorized substance ethoxyquin and presence of Salmonella spp. in fish meal from MexicoFeed Materials. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 19.5 (limit 0 null). Salmonella Montevideoethoxyquin
- 2024.5215 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en Merluza de México. / Cold chain break in hake from Mexico. Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.5214 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en Merluza de México. / Cold chain break in hake from Mexico.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.4146 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en Merluza de México. Breakage of the cold chain in hake from Mexico.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.2924 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en merluza de México. Breakage of the cold chain in hake from Mexico.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2023.1813 Unauthorised pesticide residue ethylene oxide in salsa dips from MexicoSoups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Notified by Finland. ethylene oxide
- 2023.1149 Unauthorized substance ethylene oxide in tomato dip from MexicoSoups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,537 (limit 0,02 (vegetables) and 0,1 (spices) mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2023.0729 Mercurio por encima del LMR en atún de México // Mercury above the MRL in tunna from MexicoFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Result 1,38 ± 0,19 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2022.7034 Nuevo alimento (Phaseolus leptostachyus) no autorizado procedente te México // Unauthorised novel food (Phaseolus leptostachyus) from Mexico Other Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Spain.
- 2022.1992 Poor temperature control in Thunnus albacares from MexicoFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.5001 Additive E 110 in snacks from MexicoPrepared Dishes and Snacks. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.4732 Unsafe food (packed in fertilizer bags) - frozen hake from MexicoFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.4057 Alulosa-obleas-México/ Allulose-wafers-MexicoOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2021.4056 unauthorised novel food ingredient allulose in wafers from Mexico // ALULOSA-obleas-MéxicoOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.2246 Atun aleta amarilla, Ruptura cadena frio, MEXICO // poor temperature control of frozen yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from MexicoFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2021.1171 CHEDD.ES.2021.0018282Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result E-202 2087+-250 (limit 1000 mg/kg - ppm). E 202 - potassium sorbate
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 53 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Mexico found after entering the EU — 14 alerts, 39 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 42%, company's own check 34%, at the EU border 15%, other 4%, consumer complaint or illness 4%, monitoring or surveillance sample 2%. 8 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 to date | 8 | 2 | 6 |
- 2026.7808 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in nuts from Mexico Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 22.0 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 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
- 2026.2726 info: follow-upAbnormal smell in sweets from Mexico Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. abnormal smell
- 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
- 2026.1512 alertChlorpyrifos in Chipotle Chilli Notified by Switzerland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0.047 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). anthraquinonecarbofuranchlorfenapyrchlorpyrifos+3 more
- 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
- 2025.10426 alertDeficiencia en la declaración de alérgenos en el etiquetado de salsas procedentes de México//Deficiency in the declaration of allergens on the labelling of sauces from Mexico Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2025.6746 info: follow-upExceeding the MRL of chlorpyrifos in grapefruit essential oil Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.03 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
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Data and downloads
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