Nigeria — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Groundnut / Peanut
Nigeria received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Groundnut / Peanut, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q1 and 2025-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2025.9653 Too much aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxins in total) in Ground nut from Nigeria. Notified by Finland. Destroyed. Result 113 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.5334 aflatoxins in groundnuts from Nigeria Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 13,2 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2020.5519 Aflatoxins in groundnuts from Nigeria Notified by Poland. Destroyed. Result >48 (65,74+/-16,44) (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2020.5357 Aflatoxin failure for Groundnuts from Nigeria Notified by United Kingdom. Result B1 5.3 ± 0.9 μg/kg/Total 6.6 ± 1.1 μg/kg (limit B1 2/Total 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.5337 'Kuli-Kuli' Peanut Snack from Nigeria failed for excess Aflatoxins Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed. Result 23.1 ± 9.3 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.3945 Peanuts - Human Consumption - Aflatoxin contamination Notified by United Kingdom. Result B1 50.4 (± 6.1) & Total 76.0 (± 12.2). Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.3418 Haffinique Brand dry roasted cocktail peanuts - aflatoxin contamination Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed. Result B1 8.6 +/-1.0 Total 10.0 +/-1.6 (limit B1 2 and Total 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.0663 Aflatoxins in organic groundnuts from Nigeria Notified by United Kingdom. Result B1 9.3 Total 13.7. Aflatoxins B1
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 2 notifications since 2020 concerned groundnut / peanut from Nigeria found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 1 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 50%, at the EU border 50%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- 2026.6190 alertAflatoxins above permissible limits in peanuts from Nigeria ///// Aflatoxinas por encima de los límites permitidos en cacahuetes procedentes de Nigeria Notified by Spain. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 39. (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin
- 2023.2179 info: attentionElevated levels of Aflatoxin B1 in roasted peanuts from Nigeria Notified by Ireland. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 3 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Data and downloads
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