Thailand — Fruits and Vegetables
Thailand received 26 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are acetamiprid, chlorfenapyr, and prochloraz. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 18 carry the laboratory result and 18 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from Thailand
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 50% of consignments get identity and physical checks for pesticide residues (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- If it is rejected
- Destroyed 65%; re-dispatched or destroyed 15%; held, final fate not recorded 15%; not stated 4%. 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
- France (6), Switzerland (6), Italy (5), of 26 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- September, July, August, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- acetamiprid (6), chlorfenapyr (4), lambda-cyhalothrin (3), prochloraz (3), azoxystrobin (2).
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-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 4 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppers & Chilies | 20 | 307 t | 4,436 | acetamiprid |
| Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates) | 5 | 47,624 t | 16.9 | prochloraz |
| Citrus | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Vegetables | 0 | — | — | — |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — |
| Leafy & Herbs | 0 | — | — | — |
| Stone Fruit | 0 | — | — | — |
| All products with import tonnes on record | 25 | 9,902 t |
"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
- 2026.8674 Pesticide residue above MRL detected in chili pepper from Thailand Notified by Norway. Reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,41 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.8226 Pesticide residue above MRL detected in chili pepper from Thailand Notified by Norway. Destroyed. Result 0,56 (limit 0,09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.6856 Flonicamid in peppers from Thailand Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1,1 ± 0,6 (limit 0,3 mg/kg - ppm). flonicamid
- 2026.5949 Residues of pesticides in Frozen Red Chili from Thailand Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.042 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrclothianidindinotefuranhexaconazole+1 more
- 2026.5942 High results for pesticides for peppers from Thailand Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 0.028 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobinindoxacarb
- 2026.3349 Diazinon in chili pepper from Thailand Notified by Norway. Destroyed. Result 0,11 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). diazinon
- 2026.2533 High results for pesticides for Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) from Thailand Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 0,074 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). trichlorfon
- 2026.1229 Chlorfenapyr in chili pepper from Thailand Notified by Norway. Destroyed. Result 0,022 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyr
- 2025.8051 pesticides in fresh chili Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. omethoate
- 2025.6870 Acetamiprid in chilly from Thailand Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1.4±0.7 (limit 0.090 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2025.6597 Acetamiprid in peppers from Thailand Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1.4±0.7 (limit 0,090 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2025.6512 Unauthorised substances (pesticides) in peppers (capsicum spp.) from Thailand Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 0.96 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridpyriproxyfentebuconazole
- 2025.6362 Pesticides in chili Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0,97 (limit 0,3 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2025.4870 Uso di additivi alimentari non autorizzati: E 102 (tartrazina) e E 133 (Blu brillante FCF) in bucce di pomelo disidratato a fette e in kiwi disidratato a fette, dalla / Use of unauthorised food additives: E 102 (Tartrazine) and E 133 (Brilliant Blue FCF) in dehydrated grapefruit peel slices and dehydrated kiwifruit slices, from Thailand Notified by Italy.
- 2025.4342 Iprodione (0,074 +/- 0,037 mg/kg) in fresh dragon fruit from Thailand Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,074 +/- 0,037 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). iprodione
- 2025.3504 Unauthorised substances (pesticides) in peppers from Thailand Notified by Switzerland. Destroyed. Result 1.7 (limit 0.005 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrcypermethrin
- 2025.2942 Thiamethoxam in fresh dragon fruit from Thailand Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,067+/-0,034 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2025.1509 Prochloraz in peppers from Thailand Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.18±0.09 (limit 0,030 mg/kg - ppm). prochloraz
- 2025.0735 Pesticides residues above legal limits in fresh Durian from Thailand Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0.34 +/- 0.17 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenthrinbuprofezincarbaryldimethomorph+4 more
- 2025.0015 Residui di pesticidi (Azoxystrobin, Prochloraz, Carbendazim e Procymidone) in Durian freschi da Thailandia Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 0,85 +/- 0,43 mg (limit 0,1 mg /kg). Azoxystrobincarbendazimprochlorazprocymidone
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 81 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Thailand found after entering the EU — 9 alerts, 72 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 62%, at the EU border 22%, monitoring or surveillance sample 9%, company's own check 6%, consumer complaint or illness 1%. 31 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 to date | 10 | 0 | 10 |
- 2026.9428 info: attentionBromide residues in sator bean (Parkia speciosa) from Thailand Notified by Switzerland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 135 (limit 30 mg/kg - ppm). methyl bromide
- 2026.8339 info: attentionwykryto nieprawidłowe cechy organoleptyczne w plastrach ananasa w syropie///abnormal organoleptic characteristics in pineapple slices in syrup; country of origin: Thailand Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. organoleptic characteristics - deterioration
- 2026.7776 info: attentionBuprofezin in cha plu leaves Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,05 (limit 0,02 +/- 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). buprofezin
- 2026.7095 info: attentionBuprofezin in sweet basil Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,023 +/-0,012 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridbuprofezinpyriproxyfen
- 2026.6733 info: attentionToo high content of diniconazol in celery Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,015 +/- 0,008 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenthrinclothianidincyromazinediniconazole+5 more
- 2026.5995 info: attentionUnauthorised substance (omethoate) in fresh cha om leaves from Thailand Notified by Denmark. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 0.025 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). omethoate
- 2026.5299 info: attentionThiamethoxam and lambda- cyhalothrin in dragon fruit, from Thailand Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.038 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrinthiamethoxam
- 2026.4300 info: attentionPesticide residues above MRL in yard long beans from Thailand Notified by Norway. Monitoring or surveillance sample. Result 0,026 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorfenapyrlufenuronmetalaxylprofenofos+1 more
- 2026.4235 info: attentionPesticide residues above MRL in Chilipepper from Thailand Notified by Norway. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 0,045 (limit 0,002 mg/kg - ppm). carbofuranclothianidindinotefuranethion+4 more
- 2026.3796 info: attentionAcetamiprid in fresh Choisam from Thailand Notified by Norway. Monitoring or surveillance sample. Result 0,11 (limit 0,06 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
Data and downloads
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