Syria — Fruits and Vegetables
Syria received 8 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume peaked at 4 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid, and sulphite. The list below gives each of these 10 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 9 carry the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from Syria
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- Not on the EU's increased-checks list, so only member states' routine, risk-based checks apply (rates not published).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 88%; re-dispatched 12%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Cyprus (6), Greece (1), Italy (1), of 8 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Test for before shipping
- chlorpyrifos (4), acetamiprid (3), buprofezin (1), E 200 - sorbic acid (1), E 210 - benzoic acid (1).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berries & Grapes | 4 | — | — | acetamiprid |
| Other Vegetables | 2 | — | — | sulphite |
| Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates) | 1 | — | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Other | 1 | — | — | chlorpyrifos |
"1 rejection per X t": tonnes of the same product imported for every one, over the same 156 weeks. A dash means fewer than 5 in the window, or under 1,000 t a year imported, too few to rate; the total row pools every product that has import tonnes on record.
Recent rejections
- 2026.2503 Chlorpyrifos in fresh pomegranates from Syria Notified by Greece. Result 0.032 ± 0.016 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.10309 Residues of unauthorized pesticides Acetamiprid, Buprofezin Chlorpyrifos in Vine Leaves from Syria Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.71±0.36 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridbuprofezinchlorpyrifos
- 2025.3745 RESIDUES OF UNAUTHORISED AND AUTHORISED PESTICIDES ABOVE THE MRL IN PICKLED GRAPE LEAVES FROM SYRIA Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.16 +/- 0.08 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifoslufenuronpropamocarbpropargite
- 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
- 2024.3551 sulfur dioxide not declared on the label in preserved aubergines and sesame seeds from Syria Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result (113 ± 20). sulphite
- 2024.2986 Residues of the pesticide Acetamiprid in Grape Leaves from Syria Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.046 ±0.023 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2024.2984 RESIDUES OF PESTICIDE ABOVE THE MRL IN GRAPE LEAVES FROM SYRIA Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.024 +/- 0.012 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2024.2972 Presence of unauthorized additives E200 and E210 in Tomato paste from Syria Notified by Cyprus. Result 39,3 (limit NOT ALLOWED IN THE SPECIFIC CATEGORY OF FOOD mg/kg - ppm). E 200 - sorbic acidE 210 - benzoic acid
- 2022.0308 Undeclared Sulphites and unauthorised use of colour E122 in Strawberry Jam from Syria Notified by Cyprus. Result 38 (limit undeclared mg/kg - ppm). colour E 122 - azorubinesulphite
- 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, 13 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Syria found after entering the EU — 5 alerts, 8 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 92%, at the EU border 8%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 6 | 1 | 5 |
- 2026.6735 info: follow-upDepasire LMR pesticide in stafide aurii origine Siria///Exceeding pesticide MRLs in golden raisins originating in Syria Notified by Romania. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0.034+/-0.017 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorpyrifosindoxacarbthiamethoxam
- 2026.6439 alertHigh content of hydrocyanic acid in apricot paste from the Syrian Arab Republic, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Blausäure 8,34 +/- 2,50 mg (limit Aprikosenkerne 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
- 2026.2638 info: follow-upUnauthorised pesticides in grape leaves from Syria, via Germany Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,38 ± 0,19 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridchlorfenapyrchlorpyrifoscypermethrin+4 more
- 2026.1503 info: attentionUnauthorised pesticide cyromazine in courgettes from Syria Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,076 ± 0,038 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). cyromazine
- 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
- 2026.0023 info: attentionHigh level of cypermethrin and unauthorised pesticide chlorpyrifos in pomegranates from Syria Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,35 ± 0,18 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifoscypermethrin
- 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
- 2025.8431 info: attentionUnauthorised pesticide dinotefuran in cucumbers from Syria Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,091 ± 0,046 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dinotefuran
- 2025.8094 info: attentionVarious pesticides in grapes from Syria Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,084 ± 0,042 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosdimethoatelufenuronmethomyl+1 more
- 2025.5847 alertPesticide residues in dried grapes (raisins) from Syria Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0.058 (limit 0.014 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosfenpropathrinindoxacarbpropiconazole
Data and downloads
Download all 23 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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