Ukraine — Herbs and Spices
Ukraine received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Herbs and Spices between 2024-Q3 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid, and epoxiconazole.
Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 100%. About 24 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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Quarterly rejections, last 9 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q3 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7253 Niedozwolona substancja (chloropiryfos) w soczewicy czerwonej (lens cilinaris) z Ukrainy/// Prohibited substance (chlorpyrifos) in red lentils (lens culinaris) from Ukraine Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,055 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2024.6732 unauthorized substance chlorpyrifos in mustard seeds from Ukraine Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,029 +/- 0,015 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2024.6600 Acetamiprid (0.13 ± 0.063 mg/kg) and Epoxiconazole (0.11 ± 0.055 mg/kg) in brown mustard from Ukraine Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,13 ± 0,063 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridepoxiconazole
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 6 notifications since 2020 concerned herbs and spices from Ukraine found after entering the EU — 3 alerts, 3 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 50%, company's own check 50%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.6357 alertChlorpyrifos in coriander seeds from Ukraine Notified by Finland. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,043 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.1236 info: follow-upUnauthorised substance glufosinate in coriander from Ukraine, via the Czech Republic Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 7,2. glufosinate
- 2025.2949 alertundeclared allergen mustard in ground coriander, from India Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 163. mustard
- 2021.5945 alertSalmonella spp. in organic horsetail from Germany, with raw material fromUkraine Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result nachgewiesen in 125 g. Salmonella spp.
- 2021.1910 info: attentionMustard in coriander Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 13 (limit 0 mg/kg - ppm). mustard
- 2020.3353 info: attentionOchratoxine A in liquorice root raw material from Ukraine Notified by Romania. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 63.85 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
Data and downloads
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