North Macedonia — All Categories
North Macedonia received 22 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are formetanate, chlorpyrifos, and dodine.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 82%; Re-dispatched: 9%; Held, final fate not recorded: 5%; Not stated: 5%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 4 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 4 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits and Vegetables | 18 | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | — | sulphite |
| Food Additives and Flavourings | 1 | — | yeasts |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | — | E220- sulfur dioxide |
| Ices and Desserts | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8530 Pesticides residues in fresh hot peppers from Republic of North MacedonicaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 1,8. azinphos-methyldodine
- 2026.8331 Formetanate hydrochloride in hot peppers from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,82. dodineethoprofosformetanate
- 2026.7735 Azinphos-methyl in hot peppers from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,066. azinphos-methyldodine
- 2026.7071 Pesticide residues in Kapia peppers from North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,093+-0,047 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). formetanate
- 2026.6567 Pesticide in fresh plums from MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,041± 0.021 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). propamocarb
- 2026.1842 sulphite unauthorised in juniper berries (Juniperus Communis L.) from the Republic of North MacedoniaHerbs and Spices. Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 18.1. sulphite
- 2025.10171 Increased content of aerobic mesophilic bacteria and molds in the dextrosis from Republic North MacedoniaFood Additives and Flavourings. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 2,0x103. mesophiles aerobicyeasts
- 2025.9583 High content of Sulphur dioxide in cocoa powder from GanaCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 42,3. E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.7902 High content of nickel in pepperoni from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,576. nickel
- 2025.7901 Organoleptic changes in the shipment of peppers from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed.
- 2025.6386 Chlorpyrifos in red peppers from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,026 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.6197 Formetanate in fresh peppers from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,059. formetanate
- 2025.0309 Pesticides residues of Imidacloprid in cabbage grom Republic North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,029 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Imidaclopride
- 2024.7465 Chlorpyrifos in mixed salad from Republic of Nord MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,071. chlorpyrifos
- 2024.6856 Formetanate hydrochloride in fresh peppers from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,043 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). formetanate
- 2024.5243 Unauthorised use of E202, E444 and E445 in frozen lollies from the Republic of North MacedoniaIces and Desserts. Notified by Greece.
- 2024.3875 Chlorpyrifos in mixed salad from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,028+/-0,014. chlorpyrifos
- 2024.2035 Chlorpyrifos in mixed salad from Republic of North MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,024. chlorpyrifos
- 2024.1130 Chlorpyrifos in mixed salad from Nord MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Result 0,055. chlorpyriphos-ethyl
- 2024.1056 Chlorpyrifos in fresh carrots from Nord MacedoniaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,049 +/- 0,025 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyriphos-ethyl
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 17 notifications since 2020 concerned products from North Macedonia found after entering the EU — 5 alerts, 12 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 41%, consumer complaint or illness 35%, company's own check 18%, monitoring or surveillance sample 6%. 6 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 to date | 4 | 2 | 2 |
- 2026.7853 alertAllergen (peanut) in chocolate confectionery from Republic of North Macedonia Notified by Sweden. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.7822 info: attentionUndeclared soya in confectionery from Republic of North Macedonia Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 6.5 (limit 2.5 mg/kg - ppm). soya
- 2026.6508 alert Undeclared soya in confectionery from Republic of North Macedonia Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 5,4 (limit 2,5 mg/kg - ppm). soya
- 2026.4536 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in mixed salads from Republic of North Macedonica Notified by Croatia. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,047 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.9828 info: attentionUndeclared allergen milk in juice ice cream from North Macedonia Notified by Norway. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2025.7572 info: attentionMethomyl in peppers from Republic of North Macedonia Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,049 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). methomyl
- 2025.3882 info: attentionExceeding of MRL for sulfur dioxide-sulfites in Petit Beurre-Vincinni Biscuits, origin North Macedonia /// Depasire LMA dioxid de sulf-sulfiti in Biscuiti Petit Beurre-Vincinni, origine Macedonia de Nord Notified by Romania. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 171,9 (limit 50 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.2548 info: attentionPieces of glass-like foreign particles in ayvar from the Republic of Macedonia Notified by Slovenia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2024.6693 info: attentionAcrylamide in biscuits from Republic of North Macedonia Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 475,9 (limit ≤ 350 µg/kg - ppb). acrylamide
- 2024.6678 info: attentionPieces of glass in ajvar (vegetable condiment) from the Republic of North Macedonia Notified by Croatia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 2 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W42
Data and downloads
Download all 49 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
The file holds entries up to 2026-09-25. To get new ones for North Macedonia by email, watch North Macedonia.