Uganda — 2022

Uganda received 22 notifications in 2022, most of them in Fruits and Vegetables.

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Key figures

What happened to rejected consignments in 2022: Destroyed: 36%; Held, final fate not recorded: 27%; Not stated: 27%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 9%. About 18 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.

By category

Category	Notifications
Fruits and Vegetables	19
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds	3
Total	22

Notifications in 2022

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2022.7489 2022-12-21 Pesticides residues in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,15 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosdimethoateomethoate
2022.6767 2022-11-21 Lambda-cyhalothrin in fresh chillies from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,35 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2022.6417 2022-11-03 Pesticides in chili from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Result 0,037 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosthiophanate-methyl
2022.6017 2022-10-17 Salmonella Orion in organic sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result detected. Salmonella Orion
2022.4450 2022-07-29 unauthorised substance carbendazim in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Result 0,27 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). carbendazim
2022.3930 2022-07-06 Unauthorised substance lambda-cyhalothrin (0.56 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Result 0.56 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2022.3928 2022-07-06 Unauthorised substances in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Result 0.23 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidinlambda-cyhalothrinthiamethoxam
2022.3927 2022-07-06 Unauthorised substance lambda-cyhalothrine (1.2 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Result 1.2 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2022.2735 2022-05-10 Salmonella in sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result detected (limit no presence /25g). Salmonella
2022.2661 2022-05-06 Unauthorised substance carbendazim (0.37 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Result 0.37 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridcarbendazimcypermethrinlambda-cyhalothrin
2022.2398 2022-04-26 Pesticides residues in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Result 0.039 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoateomethoate
2022.2374 2022-04-25 unauthorised substance fenvalerate in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Sweden. Destroyed. Result 0,50 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). fenvalerate
2022.1999 2022-04-05 Exceedance of maximum levels of lambda-cyhalothrin in fresh chillies from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,32 mg/kg (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2022.1882 2022-03-30 Salmonella in Sesamseeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella spp.
2022.1556 2022-03-16 Chlorpyrifos residues in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 0,16 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
2022.1518 2022-03-15 Unathorized (Clothianidin) and authorized (lambda cihalotrin) pesticide residues in fresh peppers from Uganda.Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Result Lambda-cihalotrina: > 0,200 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). pesticide residues
2022.1493 2022-03-15 Maximum levels exceeded for omethoate and dimethoate in fresh chillis from Uganda Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,013 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoateomethoate
2022.0805 2022-02-18 Pesticides residues in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Result 0,043 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
2022.0476 2022-01-25 Cypermethrin in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 0,88 (limit 0,5 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrin
2022.0181 2022-01-11 Unauthorised substances omethoate (0.019 mg/kg - ppm) and dimethoate (0.026 mg/kg - ppm) in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 0.019 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). dimethoateomethoate
2022.0031 2022-01-04 Cypermethrin and omethoate in chili peppers from Uganda Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 1.3 (limit 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrinomethoate
2022.0015 2022-01-03 Lambda-cyhalothrin (0.39 mg/kg - ppm) in fresh chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 0,39 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin