Turkey — Fruits and Vegetables
Turkey received 715 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 113 in 2025-Q4, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ochratoxin A, aflatoxin total, and Aflatoxin B1.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from Turkey
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 50% of consignments get identity and physical checks for aflatoxins (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched or destroyed 28%; destroyed 27%; re-dispatched 23%; held, final fate not recorded 21%; not stated 1%; treated, sorted or diverted 0%. 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
- Bulgaria (284), France (181), Italy (95), of 752 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- January, November, December, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- ochratoxin A (289), aflatoxins (255), chlorpyrifos-methyl (39), acetamiprid (37), formetanate (34).
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 59 |
| 2024-Q2 | 52 |
| 2024-Q3 | 32 |
| 2024-Q4 | 112 |
| 2025-Q1 | 50 |
| 2025-Q2 | 31 |
| 2025-Q3 | 31 |
| 2025-Q4 | 113 |
| 2026-Q1 | 80 |
| 2026-Q2 | 90 |
| 2026-Q3 | 62 |
| 2026-Q4 | 3 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical (Figs, Pomegranate, Mango, Dates) | 523 | 244 t | 862.0 | ochratoxin A |
| Peppers & Chilies | 104 | 3,075 t | 155.5 | formetanate |
| Citrus | 61 | 12,679 t | 76.1 | chlorpyrifos-methyl |
| Other Vegetables | 26 | 45,375 t | 17.6 | indoxacarb |
| Berries & Grapes | 13 | 34,279 t | 13.0 | dithiocarbamates |
| Stone Fruit | 10 | 28,576 t | 8.7 | ochratoxin A |
| Other | 15 | — | — | aflatoxin total |
| All products with import tonnes on record | 737 | 4,249 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
- 2026.8919 Acetamiprid in fresh tomatoes from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.330+/-0.165 (limit 0.06 mg/kg - ppm). acetamiprid
- 2026.8912 Ochratoxin A and Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 28.9+/-8.7 µg/kg (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.8893 Stwierdzenie przekroczenia dopuszczalnej zawartości dwutlenku siarki E220 w morelach suszonych kraj pochodzenia Turcja // Exceedance of the permissible level of sulfur dioxide (E220) in dried apricots from Turkey Notified by Poland. Result 2620±450 (limit 2000 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.8607 Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 19,6±4,5 (limit 6 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8606 Aflatoxin B1 in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 9,9±2,3 (limit 6,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.8604 Aflatoxins in dried figs Notified by Sweden. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 18,5 ± 6,0 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8563 Acetamiprid and Spirodiclofen in fresh peppers from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.740+/-0.370 (limit 0.09 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridspirodiclofen
- 2026.8552 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 20±6 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8516 Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.095 +/- 0.048 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). formetanate
- 2026.8411 Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.430+/- 0.215 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). formetanate
- 2026.8406 Ochratoxin A in dried figs paste from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 19,0+/-5,7 (limit 8.00 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8404 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 44+/-13 (limit 8.00 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8304 Ochratoxin A and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 15.3±4.1 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.8302 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 21.9 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8300 Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 14,1±1,1 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8295 Ochratoxin A in fried figs from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 31.8+/-9.5 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8288 Aflatoxin in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 16,3+/-4,1 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8287 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 25.6+/-7,7 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8286 Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in drie figs from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 29,1+/-8,7 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.8214 Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.339+/-0.170 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). formetanate
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 480 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Turkey found after entering the EU — 123 alerts, 357 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 66%, company's own check 24%, at the EU border 4%, monitoring or surveillance sample 4%, consumer complaint or illness 1%. 68 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| 2021 | 110 | 29 | 81 |
| 2022 | 97 | 23 | 74 |
| 2023 | 52 | 10 | 42 |
| 2024 | 76 | 15 | 61 |
| 2025 | 77 | 27 | 50 |
| 2026 to date | 36 | 10 | 26 |
- 2026.8453 alertOchratoxin A in dried organic apricot cubes from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 9,7 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.8318 alertOchratoxin A in dried figs Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market. ochratoxin A
- 2026.8223 info: attentionDepasire LMA pesticide in rosii Cherry origine Turcia /////Exceeding of MRL for pesticides in Cherry tomatoes, or. Turkey Notified by Romania. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0.21 (limit 0.06 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridindoxacarb
- 2026.7801 info: attentionAflatoxins in dried apricots, from Turkiye Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 15,0 (limit 4,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7683 alertPesticide residues in sun-dried tomatoes diced from Turkiye Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 8,130 (limit 1,4 mg/kg - ppm). chlorate
- 2026.7144 info: attentionEthephon in fresh chili peppers from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 8,3 ± 4,2 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). ethephon
- 2026.7085 alertAflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried, chopped organic apricots from Turkey Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 8,4 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.6689 alertPesticide residues of acetamiprid, formetanate, and sulfoxaflor in pitahaya (dragon fruit) from Turkey Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,33 +/- 0,17. acetamipridformetanatesulfoxaflor
- 2026.6313 info: attentionEpoxidised soy bean oil (ESBO) in excess of the maximum specific migration level permitted in sundried tomatoes in oil Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 116 +/- 7 (limit 60 mg/kg - ppm). epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO)
- 2026.6085 info: attentionAcetamiprid in pears from Turkey Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. acetamiprid
Data and downloads
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