United Arab Emirates — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Pistachio
United Arab Emirates received 9 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Pistachio, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q1, with the trend newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and Aflatoxin. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 391.3 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from United Arab Emirates over the last 3 years. The list below gives each of these 10 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 10 carry the laboratory result and 8 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import pistachio from United Arab Emirates
Higher risk. United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 5 origins shipping pistachio to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 391.3 — the highest of them.
least riskmost risk
- 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).
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched or destroyed 89%; held, final fate not recorded 11% (37 tonnes in all). 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
- Italy (8), Spain (1), of 9 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (9).
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
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.3400 Aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled pistachios from United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 29.5 ± 3.2 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3395 Aflatoxins exceeding permitted limits in pistachio kernels originating from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 292,3 ± 12,7 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.2587 presenza oltre i limiti di aflatossina B1 e somma di aflatossine in pistacchi sgusciati origine Emirati Arabi Uniti/ Presence of aflatoxin B1 above the limits and sum of aflatoxins in shelled pistachios originating from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 30+-1 e 34,9+-1,2 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0715 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine/Spedizione Emirati Arabi Uniti /Aflatoxins above permitted limits in shelled pistachios Origin/Shipping United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 80,4 ± 5,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0692 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine/Spedizione Emirati Arabi Uniti / Aflatoxins above permitted limits in shelled pistachios Origin/Shipping United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 10,9 ± 1,0 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0665 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine Emirati Arabi Uniti///Aflatoxins exceed permitted limits in shelled pistachios originating from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 14,9±5,2 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0164 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine/Spedizione Emirati Arabi Uniti/Aflatoxins above permitted limits in shelled pistachios Origin/Shipping United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 19,6 ± 1,8 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.10269 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati da Emirati Arabi Uniti/ Aflatoxins exceed permitted limits in shelled pistachios from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result (B1= 58,6+/- 3,9 Total =73,3 +/- 4,0) (B1=41,7+/2,7 Total=46,5+/-2,7) (limit B1 = 8 Tota… Aflatoxin
- 2024.3163 Aflatoxinas en pistachos de Turquía. Aflatoxins in pistachios from Turkey. Notified by Spain. Result 13.8 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.2249 Aflatossine in pistacchi sgusciati dagli Emirati Arabi//Aflatoxins in pistachios kernels from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Result 679.9 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 1 notifications since 2020 concerned pistachio from United Arab Emirates found after entering the EU — 1 alerts. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 100%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.4469 alertdepasire LMA Ochtatoxina A in fistic granule//////exceeding the limit Octatoxin A in pistachio granules Notified by Romania. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 89.10 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
Data and downloads
Download all 11 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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