Uzbekistan — Fruits and Vegetables
Uzbekistan received 19 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fruits and Vegetables between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2025-Q3, with the trend roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ochratoxin A, E220- sulfur dioxide, and imidacloprid. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 14 carry the laboratory result and 14 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan
- 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 26%; treated, sorted or diverted 26%; held, final fate not recorded 16%; not stated 16%; re-dispatched or destroyed 11%; destroyed 5%. 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
- Latvia (13), Spain (3), Poland (2), of 19 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- January, March, April, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- ochratoxin A (11), sulphites (2), imidacloprid (1), lambda-cyhalothrin (1).
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-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berries & Grapes | 10 | 2,065 t | 180.6 | ochratoxin A |
| Other | 7 | — | — | ochratoxin A |
| Stone Fruit | 2 | — | — | ochratoxin A |
| All products with import tonnes on record | 12 | 2,424 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
- 2026.8370 Stwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP ochratoksyny A w rodzynkach kraj pochodzenia Uzbekistan // Exceedance of the maximum level for ochratoxin A in raisins from Uzbekistan) Notified by Poland. Result 35,09±10,53 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.4759 Ocratoxina A en uvas pasas de Uzbekistán// Ochratoxin in raisins sultana from Uzbekistan Notified by Spain. Result 10.87 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.3790 Exceed maximum levels of pesticides residues: Imidacloprid-3,8 ± 1,4 mg/kg and lambda-cihalothrin1,4 ± 0,6 mg/kg in fresh dill from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. Reached the market. Result 3,8 ± 1,4 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). imidaclopridlambda-cyhalothrin
- 2026.1149 Ocratoxina en uvas pasas procedente de Uzbekistán // Ochratoxin in raisins from Uzbekistan Notified by Spain. Result 12,19 ±25.1 % (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.0075 Unlabeled allergens Sulphur dioxide in apricots from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 2127 ± 170 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.10474 The product label does not indicate the expiration date. Notified by Latvia. Treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2025.9982 Przekroczenie dopuszczalnego poziomu ochratoksyny A w morelach suszonych z Uzbekistanu // Exceeding the MRL for ochratoxin A in dried apricots from Uzbekistan Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.8215 The raisins do not have an expiry date on the label. Notified by Latvia.
- 2025.6590 The product label does not indicate the expiration date. There is no reference to the food additive category. Notified by Latvia. Treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2025.6349 The product label does not indicate the expiration date. There is no reference to the food additive category. Notified by Latvia. Treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2025.5495 Exceed ochratoxin A 17 ± 6 μg/kg in dried brown raisins from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. ochratoxin A
- 2025.5102 Exceed ochratoxin A 42 ± 15 μg/kg in raisins (small) from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. Destroyed. Result 42 ± 15 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.2462 Exceed maximum level of ochratoxin A 19 ± 6 μg/kg in raisins from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. Result 19 ± 6 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.2096 Labelling and accompanying documents do not provide information on the expiry date of the product, misleading information on the weight of the product Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.1516 Exceed maximum level of Ochratoxin A in dried sultanas from Uzbekistan Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 27,4 ± 8,6 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.0576 Exceed maximum level of ochratoxin A 22 ± 7 μg/kg in dried grapes Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. Result 22 ± 7 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.8672 Unlabeled allergens - food additives Sulphur dioxide E220 Notified by Latvia. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 476±38 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2024.3126 Exceed ochratoxin A: 174 ± 42 μg/kg Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. Result 174 ± 42 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.0359 Presencia de Ocratoxina A por encima del Límite Máximo permitido en uvas secas (pasas sultaninas) de Uzbekistán. Ochratoxin A above the Maximum Allowable Limit in dried grapes (sultanas) from Uzbekistan. Notified by Spain. Result >15 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2023.4691 Ochratoxin A in raisins from Uzbekistan Notified by Romania. Re-dispatched. Result 14.23+/-2.91 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 51 notifications since 2020 concerned fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan found after entering the EU — 20 alerts, 31 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 33%, company's own check 33%, official control on the market 29%, monitoring or surveillance sample 4%. 4 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 to date | 13 | 5 | 8 |
- 2026.9397 info: attentionProhibited pesticides residues: profenofos 1,4 ± 0,4 mg/kg, chlorfenapyr 0,20 ± 0,10 mg/kg fresh dill from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 1,4 ± 0,4. chlorfenapyrprofenofos
- 2026.6754 info: attentionOchratoxin A 27 ± 14 µg/kg in raisins from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 27 ± 14 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.6716 info: follow-upStwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP ochratoksyny A w rodzynkach, kraj pochodzenia: Uzbekistan //exceedance of the MRL for ochratoxin A in raisins, country of origin: Uzbekistan/ Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 21,0 ± 2,7 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.6195 alertOchratoxin A in raisins from Uzbekistan, via Latvia Notified by Czechia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 14,8 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.6106 alertOchratoxin A in dried and chopped organic apricots from Uzbekistan Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 3,56 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.4265 info: attentionExceed maximum levels of pesticides residues: propiconazole 0,25 ± 0,13 mg/kg in fresh dill from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0,25 ± 0,13 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). propiconazole
- 2026.3981 info: attentionUndeclared allergen (sulphur dioxide) in dried apricots from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 1685 ± 135 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). sulphite
- 2026.3972 info: attention Exceed level of Ochratoxin A 62 ± 32 µg/kg in raisins from Uzbekistan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 62 ± 32 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.3574 alertForeign object: plastic in organic apricot pieces from Uzbekistan Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2026.3446 alertForeign objects (hard plastic) in a box of organic apricots from Uzbekistan Notified by France. Company's own check, re-dispatched.
Data and downloads
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