Nigeria — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Other
Nigeria received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2020-Q3 and 2023-Q2. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin total. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 1 carries the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020-Q3 | 1 |
| 2020-Q4 | 0 |
| 2021-Q1 | 0 |
| 2021-Q2 | 0 |
| 2021-Q3 | 0 |
| 2021-Q4 | 0 |
| 2022-Q1 | 0 |
| 2022-Q2 | 0 |
| 2022-Q3 | 0 |
| 2022-Q4 | 1 |
| 2023-Q1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q2 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2023.4383 Border Rejection of Egusi Seeds Over the Limits for Aflatoxin Notified by Ireland. Result 10.0 ± 1.6 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.6144 Locus Beans from Nigeria with Labelling and Container Contamination Issues Notified by Ireland.
- 2020.3686 Attempt to illegally import a prohibited product into the UK Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed.
- 2020.0132 attempt to illegally import of grounded Crayfish from Nigeria Notified by United Kingdom.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 9 notifications since 2020 concerned other from Nigeria found after entering the EU — 6 alerts, 3 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 78%, company's own check 11%, at the EU border 11%. 5 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2025.3415 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in melon seeds from Nigeria Notified by Switzerland. Company's own check. Result 3.9 +/- 0.77 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.3388 alertaflatoxins in melon seeds from Nigeria, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 17,0 ± 7,49 (limit 4,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.0445 alertSalmonella spp. in melon seeds from Nigeria, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result nachgewiesen /// detected. Salmonella spp.
- 2024.2428 info: attentionElevated levels of aflatoxins in Egusi Seeds Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 85.5 ± 13.6 (limit 2 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.5502 alertElevated levels of aflatoxins in ground melon seeds from Nigeria, via Belgium Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 40,0 ± 16,0 (limit 4,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.0692 alertAflatoxins in ground melon seeds from the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 7,0 ± 2,8 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.0682 alertAflatoxins in melon seeds from Nigeria, via Belgium Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 79,3 ± 28,5 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.0624 alertAflatoxins in ground melon seeds from Nigeria, via Belgium Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 14.0 ± 5.6 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.3008 info: attentionExcessive Aflatoxins Notified by United Kingdom. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 44.4 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Data and downloads
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