Turkey — Fruits and Vegetables — Other
Turkey received 15 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other, part of Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2024-Q4, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are aflatoxin total, Aflatoxin B1, and phosmet. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 20 carry the laboratory result and 19 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import other from Turkey
- 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).
- Size of a rejected lot
- Rejected lots are typically 5.6 t (median of 11 lot weights recorded at the border).
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched 40%; destroyed 33%; re-dispatched or destroyed 20%; held, final fate not recorded 7%. 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
- Croatia (6), Italy (5), Bulgaria (2), of 15 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- August, January, March, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (5), phosmet (3), pyriproxyfen (3), methoxyfenozide (2), acetamiprid (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-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 2 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 4 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6902 acetamiprid in fresh pepppers from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.375 +/- 0.188 (limit 0.09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2025.3054 Aflatoxin B1 and Sum in Shelled Pistachios from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 12,5 +/- 2,0. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.1718 Methoxyfenozide in pears from Turkiye Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 0,043 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). methoxyfenozide
- 2025.1427 aflatoxin in pistachios in shell from Türkiye -- presenza di aflatossina B1 e SOMMA DI AFLATOSSINE IN PISTACCHI CON GUSCIO DALLA TURCHIA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 23.2 ± 2.8 (limit 8 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.1242 Presence of Aflatoxin B1 and sum of AFLATOXINS IN PISTACHIOS WITH SHELL FROM Türkiye/presenza di Aflatossina B1 e somma di AFLATOSSINE IN PISTACCHI CON GUSCIO DALLA TURCHIA Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 76,8 ± 4,5) and (35,4 ± 2,8) (limit 8 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.0055 Border rejection notification on wineleaves due to residues of pesticides Notified by Denmark. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,13 (limit 0,5 mg/kg dry matter). dithiocarbamates
- 2024.9176 Aflatoxin in pistachio from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 21,9+/-6,6 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.8799 Residues of unauthorized pesticides Profenofos and Triazophos in Rose Leaf from Turkey Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.30±0.15 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). profenofostriazophos
- 2024.7875 Presenza di Biossido di Titanio in Ceci Tostati origine Turchia/Presence of Titanium Dioxide in Roasted Chickpeas from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 3,1±0,5 mg (limit ASSENZA null). colour E 171 - titanium dioxide
- 2024.7735 Presence of aflatoxin B1 and sum of aflatoxins and ochratoxin in shelled pistachios from Türkiye. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 21,1+/-2,6. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2024.7122 Pesticides in pears from Turkey Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,14 +/- 0,070 (limit 0,005 mg/kg - ppm). phosmetpyriproxyfen
- 2024.6562 Pesticides residues of Pyriproxyfen in pears from Turkey Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 0,030 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). pyriproxyfen
- 2024.6436 Pesticides residues of Phosmet and Pyriproxyfen in pears from Turkey Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,037. phosmetpyriproxyfen
- 2024.1963 Unauthorized substance phosmet in pears from Turkïye Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,019 (limit 0,005 mg/kg - ppm). phosmet
- 2024.0700 Exceed MRL of methoxyphenozide in pears from Turkey Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 0.075+/-0.038 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). methoxyfenozide
- 2023.6165 chlorpyrifos - methyl in pepers from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.027+/-0.014 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos-methyl
- 2023.6135 cypermethrin in fresh pomegranatde from Turkey Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 0.542+/-0.271 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrin
- 2023.4048 Lеmons Lamas from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 0.049+/-0.025 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos-methyl
- 2022.6852 Exceedance of maximum limits of aflatoxins in pistachios from Turkey Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Aflatoxin B1 = 19±6 ; Total Aflatoxins = 21±7 (limit Aflatoxin B1 = 8,0 - Total Aflatoxin… aflatoxin total
- 2022.3212 Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati da Turchia//Presence of Aflatoxins beyond the permitted limits in shelled Pistachios from Turkey Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 19.5±1.7 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 45 notifications since 2020 concerned other from Turkey found after entering the EU — 7 alerts, 38 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 58%, company's own check 33%, at the EU border 4%, monitoring or surveillance sample 2%, consumer complaint or illness 2%. 11 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026 to date | 4 | 0 | 4 |
- 2026.6085 info: attentionAcetamiprid in pears from Turkey Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. acetamiprid
- 2026.3041 info: follow-upPackaging error Cracked Green Olives from Türkiye Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.1882 info: attentionUndeclared allergen (sulphur dioxide) in mixed pickles from Türkiye Notified by Greece. At the EU border, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 22. E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.0495 info: attentionAllergen not declared on the product label assorted pickles in brine from Turkey -contains green almonds Notified by Romania. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2025.7035 info: attentionPyriproxyfen and cypermethrin and unauthorized substance phosmet in pears from Turkey Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result 0,18. cypermethrinphosmetpyriproxyfen
- 2025.6696 info: attentionAcetamiprid in pears from Turkey, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,12. acetamiprid
- 2025.5652 info: attentionThiacloprid in pears from Turkey Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,033 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). thiacloprid
- 2025.5135 info: follow-upUndeclared allergen almond in dried pears and apples from Turkey Notified by Germany. Company's own check.
- 2025.4626 info: attentionPesticide residues in pears from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,085 (limit 0,40 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipriddiflubenzuronlambda-cyhalothrin
- 2025.4598 info: follow-upnon suitable organoleptics, presence of yeasts Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 300000. yeasts
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