United States — Fruits and Vegetables
United States received 6 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and aflatoxins. 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 16 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from United States
- 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 60%; destroyed 20%; re-dispatched 20%. 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 (5), of 5 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- January, March, May, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (4), ochratoxin A (2).
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-Q3 | 1 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | — | — | aflatoxin total |
| Berries & Grapes | 0 | — | — | — |
"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
- 2026.2903 Aflatoxins in shelled Pistachios from USA via Turkey Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 33,6+/-14,8 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.6261 presenza di aflatossina B1 e SOMMA DI AFLATOSSINE IN PISTACCHI SGUSCIATI PROVENIENTI DALLA TURCHIA, ORIGINE STATI UNITI/ presence of aflatoxin B1 and sum of aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from Türkiye, origin USA Notified by Italy. Destroyed. Result 12,3 +/- 3,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.3893 presenza di aflatossina B1 e SOMMA DI AFLATOSSINE IN PISTACCHI SGUSCIATI DI ORIGINE USA/ Presence of aflatoxin b1 and sum of aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from the USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result B1 (45,7 ± 6,9) Total (50 ± 7,1) (limit B1 8 ; Total 10 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxins
- 2025.0124 Alto livello di Ocratossina A in pistacchi sgusciati origine Stati Uniti/ High level of Ochratoxin A in shelled pistachios originating from the United States Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 57.2 +-4.4 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.8348 presence of aflatoxin B1 and SUM OF AFLATOXINS and OCHRATOXINS IN shelled pistachios origin USA shipping FROM Türkiye/presenza di aflatossina B1 e SOMMA DI AFLATOSSINE e OCRATOSSINE IN pistacchi sgusciati origine USA spedizione DALLA TURCHIA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 14,5+-1,5 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2023.6602 alto contenuto di muffe, odore di stantio in mandorle sgusciate origine USA/high mould content, stale smell in shelled almonds of USA origin Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3100 Ufc. moulds
- 2023.0264 alto contenuto di aflatossine in pistacchi sgusciati origine usa/High content of aflatoxins in shelled pistachios form Türkiye, origin USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result (19,1 ± 2,2)b1(1,6 ± 0,3) b2 (20,7 ± 2,2) somma;(17,3 ± 1,8)b1 (1,2 ± 0,2) b2 (18,5 ± 1,8… Aflatoxin
- 2022.7577 Aflatoxins in pistachios from the United States, via Türkiye Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 31,8±4,0 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.3957 quinclorac (0,12+/- 0,06 mg/kg) in frozen cranberry from United States Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,12+/-0,06 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). quinclorac
- 2022.2319 Alto contenuto di aflatossine in pistacchi sgusciati origine USA/Aflatoxins above the legal limit in shelled pistachios from USA, via Turkey Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result B1 18,1+-1,6 E 21+-2,7; SOMMA 19,9+-1,6 E 27,1+-2,8 (limit B1 8 ; total 10 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2022.1709 Aflatossine oltre i limiti massimi consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati da USA/Aflatoxins above legal limits in shelled pistachios from USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 67.79 ± 8.65 ; 32.07 +/- 3.93 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2022.1614 aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the United States Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result B1 = 43,59 ± 7,89 µg/kg SOMMA AFLT = 47,63 ± 7,91 µg/kg (limit 5-10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2022.1333 Aflatoxins (B1 72.1±9.0 - Sum 80.1±9.0) above the maximum limits allowed in shelled Pistachios from USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 72.1±9.0 (limit 12.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.4580 Aflatoxins in shelled pistachos from USA Notified by Italy. Result B1 = 20,12 ± 1,32 µg/kg SOMMA AFLT = 21,85 ± 1,40 µg/kg. aflatoxin total
- 2021.3696 Aflatoxinas- almendras-EEUU/Aflatoxins- almonds-USA Notified by Spain. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result > 24 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.2424 Aflatoxins in shelled peanuts from the United States Notified by Spain. Result afaltoxina B1 supera limites legales (limit AFLATOXINA B1 <0.5 μg/kg Y SUMA AFLATOXINAS… Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.2239 Aflatoxin in almonds from the USA Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result INICIAL Y CONTRADICTORIO DESFAVORABLE (limit AFLATOXINA B1 <0.5 μg/kg Y SUMA AFLATOXINAS… Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.1022 Aflatoxins in groundnuts from the United States Notified by Spain. Result > 2. Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.0418 aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from the USA, dispatched from Turkey Notified by France. Result 17+-6 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.0320 Aflatoxins in groundnuts from the United States Notified by France. Re-dispatched. Result 5,8+-1,7 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 9 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from United States found after entering the EU — 3 alerts, 6 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 33%, consumer complaint or illness 33%, official control on the market 22%, at the EU border 11%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2026.7077 info: attentionLead in Sweet Potatoes from the Unites States, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,17 ± 0,05 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2024.7962 info: follow-upkadm w cebuli suszonej w proszku pochodzącej z USA, dostarczonej z Niemiec///cadmium in dried onion powder from the USA, delivered from Germany Notified by Poland. Company's own check. Result 0,533 ± 0,128 (limit 0,010 null). cadmium
- 2024.6247 alertAflatoxin B1 (16,4 +/- 1,9 µg/kg) and sum of aflatoxins B1 B2 G1 G2 (24,0 +/- 2,4 µg/kg) in dried figs from Germany with raw material from United States. Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 16,4 +/- 1,9 (limit 6 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.3431 info: attentionOcratoxina A en uvas pasas de Estados Unidos. Ochratoxin A in raisins from United States. Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 14,57 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.0031 info: follow-upUnauthorized food additive tartrazine (E 102) in pickles from the United States Notified by Lithuania. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. colour E 102 - tartrazine
- 2023.8591 info: follow-upUnauthorized food additive tartrazine (E 102) in pickles from the United States Notified by Lithuania. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2023.5447 info: follow-upUnauthorized food additive tartrazine (E 102) in pickles from the USA Notified by Latvia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2021.3701 alertEthylene oxide in Ginger extract Notified by Denmark. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 99,2. ethylene oxide
- 2020.3319 alertCadmium in Cocoyam Fufu Flour Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.118 (limit 0.1 mg/kg dry matter). cadmiumchlorpropham
Data and downloads
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