Poland — Herbs and Spices
Poland received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Herbs and Spices between 2026-Q2. The most-cited issues are chlorate, clothianidin, and glufosinate. The list below gives each of these 1 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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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 1 quarter
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.5233 Pesticides in ground hot peppers from China Notified by Poland. Destroyed. Result 6,36 +/- 3,18 (limit 2,1 mg/kg - ppm). chlorateclothianidinglufosinate
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 38 notifications since 2020 concerned herbs and spices from Poland found after entering the EU — 27 alerts, 11 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 53%, company's own check 42%, consumer complaint or illness 3%, other 3%. 7 led to a recall from consumers.
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| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 6 | 2 | 4 |
- 2026.8216 info: follow-upBenzo(a)pyrene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in organic ribwort plantain from Poland, processed in Germany Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 117 µg/kg ± 35 (limit 50,0 µg/kg - ppb). polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2026.8149 info: follow-upwysoka zawartość alkaloidów pirolizydynowanych w herbacie ziołowej z pokrzywy // high content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in nettle herbal tea Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 3681. pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2026.7206 info: attentionExceedance of pyrrolizidine-alkaloids (PA's) in ground parsley from Germany, produced with raw material from Poland Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 810 (limit 400 µg/kg - ppb). pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2026.3544 alertPAH's in Herba Solidaginis from Poland Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 108 (limit 50 µg/kg - ppb). benzo(a)pyrenepolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2026.2766 alertstwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP pozostałości pestycydu chloropiryfosu w korzeniu Ashwagandhy pochodzącym z Indii oraz stwierdzenie pozostałości pestycydu chloropiryfosu w suplementach diety Ashwagandha produkowanych w Polsce/// Exceeding the MRL for chlorpyrifos residues in Ashwagandha root from India and the detection of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in Ashwagandha food supplements produced in Poland. Notified by Poland. Consumer complaint or illness, not on the market. Result 0,43 ± 0,22 [ wynik I 0,43 ± 0,22; wynik II 0,43 ± 0,22] (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.1860 info: follow-upForeign body (insect) in dried whole bay leaves from Poland Notified by Hungary. Company's own check, destroyed. insects dead
- 2025.7786 alertSalmonella spp. in chopped thyme from Poland, via Germany Notified by Austria. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected in 125 g (limit detectable in 125 g /g). Salmonella spp.
- 2025.5206 alertExceedance of the LMA for pyrrolizidine alkaloids in crushed lovage originating from Poland, via Latvia ///// Depasire LMA alcaloizi pirolizidinici in leustean maruntit origine Polonia, via Letonia Notified by Romania. Company's own check. Result 6583,6 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2025.4759 alertDepasire LMA alcaloizi pirolizidinici in leustean maruntit origine Polonia//// Exceeding the MRL of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in crushed lovage of Polish origin Notified by Romania. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 6012.1+/- 996.0 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2025.2414 alertLinuron in dried thyme of Poland Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,34 (limit 0,020 mg/kg - ppm). linuron
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