Peru — Fruits and Vegetables — Peppers & Chilies
Peru received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Peppers & Chilies, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q1 and 2025-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are dinotefuran, chlorfenapyr, and fipronil. The list below gives each of these 5 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 3 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 100%. About 1 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| 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 | 2 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2025.8595 Multiresidues of pesticides in fresh pepper (Capsicum baccatum) from Perù Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result O,21+/-0,11 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrclothianidindinotefuran+2 more
- 2025.3706 Methamidophos, Dinotefuran and Permethrin in fresh pepper (capsicum baccatum) from Perù Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,63 +/- 0,32 mg (limit 0,05 mg /kg). dinotefuranmethamidophospermethrin
- 2025.3702 Chlorfenapyr, Fipronil and summa,Phenthoate, Dinotefuran and Permethrin in fresh pepper (capsicum baccatum) from Perù Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,33 +/- 0,17 mg (limit 0,01 mg /kg). chlorfenapyrdinotefuranfipronilpermethrin+1 more
- 2022.7653 Cadmio por encima de los límites permitidos en pimientos precocinados congelados de Perú // Cadmium above permitted limits in frozen pre-cooked peppers from Peru Notified by Spain. Result 0.09 mg/kg +- 23.5% (limit 0.02 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2022.5393 Presence of Sodium metabisulfite (E223) in pickled chilli above the limits from Peru - Metabisulfito sódico (E223) en guindillas encurtidas de Perú por encima de los límites Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 13 notifications since 2020 concerned peppers & chilies from Peru found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 12 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 100%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 5 | 1 | 4 |
- 2026.8749 info: attentionPesticides above legal limits in fresh chili peppers from Perù Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result 0.42 +/- 0.21 (limit 0.09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrclothianidindimethoate+9 more
- 2026.8102 info: attentionPesticide residues in Capsicum spp. from Peru // Residuos de plaguicidas en Capsicum spp. de Perú Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0,021. carbofuranphenthoate
- 2026.7882 info: attentioncadmio above legal limits in chili from Perù Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result PRESENTE 0.09 mg/kg (limit PRESENTE 0.09 mg/kg Incertezza estesa: ±0.03 mg/kg Rec:96% K:2… cadmium
- 2026.5430 info: attentionClorfenapir - fentoato - acetamiprid en Pimiento (capsicum baccatum) de Perú// Chlorfenapyr, fentoate and acetamiprid in sweet peppers (Capsicum baccatum) from Peru Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,35 ± 0,18 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrphenthoate
- 2026.4990 alertMetomilo en Ají habanero (Capsicum chinense) de Perú // Methomyl pesticide residues in Capsicum chinense from Perú Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,06 (+/- 0,03) (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). methomyl
- 2025.7657 info: attentionCarbofuran (pesticides) in fresh peppers capsicum pubescens Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,069 +/-0,035 (limit 0,002 mg/kg - ppm). carbofuran
- 2025.3583 info: attentionOmethoate, Dinotefuran and Permethrin in fresh pepper (capsicum baccatum) from Perù Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,097 +/- 0,049 mg (limit 0,01 mg /kg). dinotefuranomethoatepermethrin
- 2024.6059 info: attentionchlorfenapyr (0,077 +/- 0,039 ) e triazophos (0,023 +/- 0,012 ) non autorizzati in peperoncini freschi dal Peru'//chlorfenapyr (0.077 +/- 0.039 ) and triazophos (0.023 +/- 0.012 ) not authorised in fresh chillies from Peru Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0.077 +/- 0.039 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrtriazophos
- 2023.5325 info: attentionPlaguicidas no autorizados (clorfenapir, clorpirifós, dinotefurán y fipronilo) en pimientos de Perú. Unauthorised pesticides (chlorfenapyr, chlorpiyrifos, dinotefuran and fipronil) in peppers from Peru Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0.025 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrchlorpyrifosdinotefuranfipronil
- 2023.4624 info: attentionpresence of multiple pesticides above legal limits in fresh chili peppers from Peru Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0.658+/-0.329. chlorfenapyrdimethoateomethoatephenthoate
Data and downloads
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