Turkey — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Other Nuts & Seeds

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Turkey received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Other Nuts & Seeds, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are cyanide, Salmonella, and pesticide residues. The list below gives each of these 14 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 12 carry the laboratory result and 11 say what happened to the consignment.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.2875 2026-04-03 Absence of health certificate(s) in apricot kernels from Türkiye Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
• 2023.4323 2023-06-27 Cyanide in apricot kernels from Türkiye Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 38.3 (limit 20.0 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2023.3568 2023-05-29 too high content of cyanid in apricot kernels from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 36+/- 9 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2023.2343 2023-04-06 too high content of cyanid in apricot kernels from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 1745+/-419 ; 1536+/-369 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2022.6617 2022-11-14 HYDROGEN CYANIDE IN APRICOT KERNELS FROM TURKEY Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 38+/-9 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2022.2867 2022-05-16 too high content of cyanid in apricot kernels from Turkey Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 2359 +/0 566 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2021.7234 2021-12-30 Unauthorised substance carboxin (0.40 mg/kg - ppm) in organic poppy seeds from Turkey Notified by Austria. Re-dispatched. Result 0,40 +/- 0,20 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). pesticide residues
• 2021.6331 2021-11-23 Hydrocianic acid in apricot kernels from Turkey Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 43 +/- 10 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2021.3707 2021-07-13 Hydrocianic acid in apricot kernels Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 35+/- 8 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2021.2530 2021-05-19 Hydrocyanic Acid in Apricot kernels form Turkey Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched. Result 30 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2020.5194 2020-11-23 Salmonella spp. in pinoli da Turchia/Salmonella spp. in pine nuts from Turkey Notified by Italy. Result Presente (limit assenza null). Salmonella spp.
• 2020.3269 2020-08-13 Salmonella in pine nuts from Turkey Notified by Italy. Result Presente (limit assenza null). Salmonella
• 2020.1774 2020-04-27 apricot kernels- Turkey Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 80 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
• 2020.0068 2020-01-07 salmonella in pine nuts from Turkey Notified by Italy. Salmonella

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 13 notifications since 2020 concerned other nuts & seeds from Turkey 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: company's own check 46%, official control on the market 46%, monitoring or surveillance sample 8%. 5 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications

• 2026.5487 2026-06-22 info: follow-upSalmonella spp. in organic blue poppy seeds from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Salmonella spp.
• 2025.9844 2025-12-09 info: follow-upExceeding the maximum level for opium alkaloids in poppy seeds from Turkey Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 101 +/- 51 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). opium alkaloids
• 2025.1258 2025-02-21 info: attentionUndeclared/mislabeled allergen (gluten) in nut mix from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Glutengehalt von mindestens 3180///Unofficial translation: gluten content of at least 318… gluten
• 2025.0157 2025-01-09 info: attentioncadmio oltre i limiti in pinoli sgusciati dalla Turchia/Cadmium above limits in shelled pine nuts Notified by Italy. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.422 (+/- 0.093) (limit 0,30 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
• 2024.8673 2024-11-25 alertopium alkaloids in poppy seeds Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 161 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). opium alkaloids
• 2024.2309 2024-03-25 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in chestnuts from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,21 +- 0,11 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
• 2023.7661 2023-11-08 info: attentionOpium alkaloids (morphine and codein) in poppy seeds from Türkiye Notified by Norway. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 111 (limit 20 mg/kg - ppm). opium alkaloids
• 2023.6428 2023-09-22 alertHigh morphine content in poppy seeds origin from Turkey Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 37+/-11. morphine
• 2023.2421 2023-04-11 alertMustard seed contamination in Organic flax seeds from Türkiye Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result Present (limit Absent null). mustard
• 2023.0750 2023-02-01 alertHydrocyanic acid (HCN) in Organic blond flaxseed from Türkiye Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 300 +/- 60 (limit 250 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide