Uganda — 2023

Uganda received 17 notifications in 2023, most of them in Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds.

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Key figures

What happened to rejected consignments in 2023: Treated, sorted or diverted: 35%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 24%; Held, final fate not recorded: 24%; Destroyed: 12%; Not stated: 6%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.

By category

Category	Notifications
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds	9
Fruits and Vegetables	6
Herbs and Spices	2
Total	17

Notifications in 2023

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2023.8875 2023-12-22 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.8874 2023-12-22 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.8736 2023-12-19 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.8212 2023-11-28 Unauthorised substance lambda-cyhalothrine (0.36 mg/kg - ppm) in peppers (Capsicum spp.) from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Result 0.36 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2023.7987 2023-11-20 salmonella in sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result detected (limit no presence /25g). Salmonella
2023.7738 2023-11-09 Salmonella in Ugandian SesamseedNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result Present /25g (limit absent /25g null). Salmonella spp
2023.7689 2023-11-08 PRESENÇA DE RESIDUOS DE PESTICIDAS EM PIMENTOS DO UGANDAFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,10. profenofos
2023.5716 2023-08-24 1.8 mg/kg Cypermethrin in peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1.8 (limit 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrin
2023.5715 2023-08-23 0.21 mg/kg Lambda-Cyhalothrin in peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.21 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2023.5486 2023-08-14 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from Uganda Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.4924 2023-07-21 Absence of health certificate (missing original) for sesame seeds from Uganda Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.4923 2023-07-21 SESAME SEEDS FROM UGANDA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.4710 2023-07-12 Carbendazim in spice from UgandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.34±0.17 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). benomil/carbendazim
2023.3702 2023-06-01 0.23 mg/kg Lambda-Cyhalothrin in peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Switzerland. Result 0.23 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). lambda-cyhalothrin
2023.3102 2023-05-10 Salmonella spp. in organic sesame seeds from UgandaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result S. 1,42: z38: - Subsp. I detected in. Salmonella spp.
2023.2043 2023-03-24 Cypermethrin in peppers from UgandaHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 1.1 ± 0.55 (limit 0,5 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrin
2023.1125 2023-02-16 Pesticides residues in chili peppers from UgandaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 1.3 (limit 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). cypermethrin