United States — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Pistachio
United States received 52 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Pistachio, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 9 in 2025-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are aflatoxin total, Aflatoxin B1, and aflatoxins. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 17.9 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from United States over the last 3 years. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 20 carry the laboratory result and 16 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import pistachio from United States
Lower risk. United States ranks 5th of 5 origins shipping pistachio to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 17.9 — the lowest of them.
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- 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).
- Rejections against import volume
- On average, 1 border rejection per 5,632 tonnes imported into the EU over the last 3 years; the lowest rejection rate of 3 origins with enough import volume on record to rate (EU import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- Size of a rejected lot
- Rejected lots are typically 20 t (median of 14 lot weights recorded at the border). Across origins of this product they run from 5 t (Turkey) to 22 t (Iran), so compare the rate per tonne, not the count of rejections.
- If it is rejected
- Re-dispatched or destroyed 42%; re-dispatched 38%; held, final fate not recorded 15%; treated, sorted or diverted 2%; not stated 2%. 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 (37), Netherlands (4), Germany (3), of 52 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- July, May, August, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (47), ochratoxin A (5).
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 | 6 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 9 |
| 2025-Q4 | 8 |
| 2026-Q1 | 6 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8726 Exceedance of MRL for total aflatoxins in raw shelled pistachios from USA via Turkey Notified by Romania. Result 22.07+/-11.04 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2026.8490 aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from the USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6.3 // 6.9. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7627 Aflatoxins in shelled pistachios Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 30.9 ± 15.4 μg/kg (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.5937 Aflatoxin B1 in USA pistachio kernels Notified by Netherlands. Result 18 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5138 superamento limiti massimi di aflatossine / aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 63,6 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4024 Aflatoxin in pistachios from the USA, via the United Arab Emirates Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 16,7 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4009 Aflatoxins above the permitted limits in pistachios from the USA shipped to Turkey/ Aflatossine oltre i limiti consenti origine in pistacchi origine Usa spedizione Turchia Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 31,7 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3493 AFLATOSSINE IN PISTACCHI SGUSCIATI/aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from Türkiye, US origin Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 46,9 +/- 20,6 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.2429 AFLATOSSINE OLTRE I LIMITI CONSENTI ORIGINE USA SPEDIZIONE TURCHIA//Aflatoxins in pistachios kernels, USA origin, dispatched from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 10,9 ± 1,6 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.2406 Aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled pistachios from Turkey origin USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 17.2±4.0 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1307 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchio con guscio Origine USA Provenienza Turchia/Aflatoxins above permitted limits in pistachios kernels from the United States, dispatched from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 12,6±1,7 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1296 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchio con guscio Origine USA Provenienza Turchia/ Aflatoxins above permitted limits in pistachios kernels from the United States, dispatched from Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 20,4±1,8 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1148 Aflatoxinas en pistachos de Emiratos Árabes Unidos/ Aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Spain. Result 10.6 ; 13.6 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0524 Aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled pistachios from USA via Turkey Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 42.1 ± 2.8 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.10352 Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi con guscio Origine USA Provenienza da Turchia /Aflatoxins above permitted limits in pistachios in shell from Türkiye, origin USA. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 67,3±4,4 (limit 10 null). aflatoxin total
- 2025.10190 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 36,4 ± 2,7 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins
- 2025.9821 Presence of Aflatoxins above permitted limits in shelled pistachios - USA origin, coming from Türkiye ///Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine USA provenienti da Turchia Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 13,6 ± 1,0 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.9710 Ochratoxin A in United States pistache nuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 57 and 20 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.9427 Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine USA da Emirati Arabi Uniti/ aflatoxins exceeding legal limits in shelled pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, origin USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 19,3 ± 2,3 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.9333 Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine USA da Emirati Arabi Uniti/aflatoxins exceeding legal limits in shelled pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, origin USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 36,1 ± 10,3 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 46 notifications since 2020 concerned pistachio from United States found after entering the EU — 27 alerts, 19 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 54%, official control on the market 24%, at the EU border 20%, monitoring or surveillance sample 2%. 8 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 to date | 11 | 9 | 2 |
- 2026.8336 alertAflatoxins in pistachio crumble from Italy, with raw material from the United States, dispatched from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Aflatoxin B1: 36 / 62 / 16 ppb //// Summe Aflatoxine: 45 / 68 / 18 ppb (limit 8 bzw. 10 µ… Aflatoxin
- 2026.6578 alertAflatoxine B1, Ochratoxine A, Aflatoxines B et G et de Chlorpyrifos Pistachios from United states Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 0.033 (limit 0.01 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin totalchlorpyrifosochratoxin A
- 2026.6407 alertSalmonella spp. in chopped pistachios from Italy, produced with raw material from the United States Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result detected. Salmonella spp.
- 2026.5551 alertSalmonella in pistachio paste from Italy Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result detected. Salmonella
- 2026.4945 alertAflatoxins in pistachio from USA Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 17 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4752 alertRecall of a batch of shelled pistachios due to the presence of Salmonella Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Detected (limit Absence /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.4521 alertSalmonella in pistachio paste from Italy Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Salmonella
- 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
- 2026.4020 alertAflatoxins in pistachios from US via Jordan to Belgium and Germany Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 19,3 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3348 info: attentionochratoxin A (OTA) in pistachios from the USA Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 82 ± 41 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
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