Rwanda — All Categories
Rwanda received 11 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are carbendazim, acetamiprid, and profenofos. The list below gives each of these 13 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 12 carry the laboratory result and 10 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 45%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 27%; Held, final fate not recorded: 27%. About 16 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 3 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits and Vegetables | 7 | — | carbendazim |
| Herbs and Spices | 4 | — | profenofos |
Recent rejections
- 2026.4189 Pesticides residues in chili peppers from RwandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.02 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorpyrifos
- 2026.2427 Acetamiprid in peppers from RwandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.51 ± 0.26 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.2338 Acetamiprid in peppers from RwandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.46 ± 0.23 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2025.1375 Diafenthiuron in peppers from RwandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Result 0.13 ± 0.065 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). diafenthiuron
- 2024.9217 Carbendazim in green chili from RwandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 0.76±0.38 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
- 2024.5710 Unauthorised substances (pesticides) in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from Rwanda Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 0.38 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acephateclothianidinmepronilmethamidophos+1 more
- 2024.5355 Pesticides residues in peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from RwandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Result Carbendazime et bénomyl (somme, expr. en carbendazime) 0.28±0.14 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
- 2024.5309 Pesticides residues in peppers of the genus Capsicum (other than sweet) from RwandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result Ométhoate : 0.16 ± 0.080 mg/kg. carbendazimomethoateprofenofos
- 2024.4664 Carbendazim (0.87± 0.44 mg/kg) in fresh chili peppers from RwandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0.87 +/- 0.44 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
- 2024.3550 Profenofos in spices from RwandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 1.1 ± 0.6 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). profenofos
- 2024.2688 Chlorfenapyr in chilli pepper habanero from RwandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Result 0.052±0.026 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyr
- 2023.3495 Profenofos in peppers from RwandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 0.079±0.039 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). prophenophos
- 2023.1981 buprofezin caspicum annum from Rwanda Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Destroyed. buprofezin
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 3 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Rwanda found after entering the EU — 3 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 67%, official control on the market 33%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.7098 info: attentionAflatoxins in peanuts from Rwanda Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 38.1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins
- 2025.9923 info: attentionTropane alkaloids (scopolamine) in Sorghum flour from Rwanda Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 12,6 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). scopolamine
- 2022.1259 info: attentionLambda-cyhalothrin in chillies from Rwanda Notified by Germany. At the EU border, not on the market, destroyed. Result 0,25 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
Download all 16 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.
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