Syria — Fruits and Vegetables — Other
Syria received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Other, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2022-Q2 and 2025-Q1. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos and Rhodamine B. The list below gives each of these 2 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
- Held, final fate not recorded: 100%. About 2 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2022-Q2 | 0 |
| 2022-Q3 | 0 |
| 2022-Q4 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2025.0426 Residues of unauthorized pesticides Chlorpyrifos in Cracked Green Olive from Syria Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.045±0.023 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2020.2705 Prohibited Colours (Rhodamine B and Carmoisine) in Pickled Turnip originating from Syria. Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed. Rhodamine B
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 3 notifications since 2020 concerned other from Syria found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 2 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 100%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2026.0063 info: attentionUnauthorised dye Rhodamine B found in pickled beets from Syria, via Turkey Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Rhodamine B
- 2025.8869 info: attentionUnauthorised pesticides dimethoate and omethoate in quince from Syria Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,20 ± 0,10 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoateomethoate
- 2022.0709 alertUndeclared allergen sulphur dioxide and unauthorised use of the dye rhodamine B in pickled turnips from Poland. Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 162 +/- 24 mg/kg (limit 100 mg/kg - ppm). Rhodamine Bsulphur
Data and downloads
Download all 5 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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