Peru — Fruits and Vegetables — Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates)
Peru received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates), part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are matrine, cadmium, and cyfluthrin. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 100%. About 0 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9107 Cadmium (Cd) in avocado from Peru Notified by Greece. Destroyed. Result 0,121+/-0,024 (limit 0,050 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2025.0040 Residui di pesticidi (Cyfluthrin, Lambda cyalothrin e Propamocarb) su granadille fresche da Perù//Pesticide residues (Cyfluthrin, Lambda cyalothrin and Propamocarb) on fresh granadillas from Peru Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,024 +/- 0,012 mg (limit 0,01 mg /kg). cyfluthrinlambda-cyhalothrinpropamocarb
- 2023.3612 Plaguicida no autorizado (matrina) en aguacates de Perú/Unauthorized pesticide (matrine) in avocado from Perú Notified by Spain. Result 0.026 ± 0.013 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). matrine
- 2023.3403 Plaguicida no autorizado (matrina) en aguacates de Perú/Unauthorized pesticide (matrine) in avocado from Perú Notified by Spain. Result 0.022 mg/kg (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). matrine
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 64 notifications since 2020 concerned tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) from Peru found after entering the EU — 20 alerts, 44 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 72%, at the EU border 17%, official control on the market 9%, monitoring or surveillance sample 2%. 4 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 to date | 21 | 6 | 15 |
- 2026.7400 info: attentionCadmium in avocado from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 0,09 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.7042 info: attentionPesticide residues in avocado, from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, destroyed. Result 0,15 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrinimidacloprid
- 2026.6848 info: attentionAcetamiprid in avocado from Peru Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,028 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.6722 info: attentionDimetoato en mangos en Perú / Dimethoate in mangoes in Perú Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0.023+-0.012 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoateomethoatepropamocarbthiamethoxam
- 2026.6678 info: follow-upCadmium in avocado from Peru Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 0,091 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.6667 info: attentionExceedance of cadmium in avocado, from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.079 (limit 0,05 null). cadmium
- 2026.6651 alertExceedance of cadmium in avocado, from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,082 (limit ≤ 0,050 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.5431 alertCypermethrin on avocado from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.12 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrin
- 2026.5289 alertMethomyl in pomegranate from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,12 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). methomyl
- 2026.4923 alertlambda-cyhalothrin in avocado from Peru Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,32 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
Data and downloads
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