Peru in RASFF, 2020–2025
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Peru was the origin of 141 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.5%), ranking 34th of 160 origins. 65.2% concerned fruits and vegetables; the most-cited hazard class was pesticide residues, and the most-cited substance cadmium.
Food only (feed and food contact materials excluded), all notification types — border rejections, alerts and information notifications — validated 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025. Download every table (CSV).
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By year
| Year | Notifications | Share of EU total | Rank among origins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 0.3% | 43 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0.4% | 39 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0.6% | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0.4% | 45 |
| 2024 | 30 | 0.6% | 32 |
| 2025 | 46 | 0.9% | 25 |
| 2020–2025 | 141 | 0.5% | 34 |
Tables below show each year 2020–2025; cells are shaded against their row's own peak. Change compares 2025 with 2020 and is shown only where 2020 had at least 10 notifications ("new" where it had none). RASFF Window's data starts on 23 January 2020.
By notification type
| Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejection border rejections → Stopped at the EU's external border; the consignment was not let in. |
6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 33 (23.4%) | — |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 39 (27.7%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 59 (41.8%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 (7.1%) | — |
How problems were found
| Found by | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the EU border | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 57 (40.4%) | — |
| Company's own check | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 55 (39.0%) | — |
| Official control on the market | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 (17.7%) | — |
| Monitoring or surveillance sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.4%) | — |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Consumer complaint or illness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.7%) | new |
Did it reach the EU market?
Of the notifications whose record says either way, 70.8% concerned a product that had been placed on the market; the rest were stopped before it. RASFF records whether a product was on sale, not whether anyone bought it.
| Year | Reached the market | Stopped before | Not stated | Share reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 60.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 72.2% |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 71.4% |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 79.3% |
| 2025 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 77.8% |
Distributed to
| Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 42 | — |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 34 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | — |
| France | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | — |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | — |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | — |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — |
What was done
A notification can record several actions; each is counted once per notification, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Action | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorities or operators informed | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 82 (58.2%) | — |
| Withdrawn from the market | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 44 (31.2%) | — |
| Detained or held under seal | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23 (16.3%) | — |
| Recalled from consumers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 (14.2%) | — |
| Destroyed | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 (12.8%) | — |
| Re-dispatched | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 (6.4%) | — |
| Not stated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 (3.5%) | — |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 (2.8%) | new |
| Reinforced checks ordered | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.4%) | — |
| Re-dispatched or destroyed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Treated, relabelled or diverted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.7%) | new |
Consumer recalls by year
| Year | Recalls | Share of notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 6.2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 13.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | 20.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 13.0% |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits and Vegetables border rejections → Citrus, Other, Other vegetables, Peppers & chilies, Tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) |
3 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 92 (65.2%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products border rejections → Bakery & biscuits, Maize / corn, Other, Wheat & flour |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 (6.4%) | — |
| Herbs and Spices border rejections → | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 (6.4%) | — |
| Fish and Fish Products | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 (5.0%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 (4.3%) | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 (3.5%) | — |
| Cephalopods and Products Thereof border rejections → | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 (2.8%) | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments border rejections → | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (2.1%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.4%) | — |
| Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
By hazard class
A notification citing hazards of two classes counts once in each, so rows can add up to more than the total.
| Hazard class | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 63 (44.7%) | — |
| Metals | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 38 (27.0%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 (7.8%) | — |
| Biological contaminants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.1%) | — |
| Composition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.7%) | new |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Natural toxins (other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Organoleptic non-compliance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.7%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 (14.9%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 8 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 81 (57.4%) | — |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 (15.6%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 (10.6%) | — |
| Not serious | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 (6.4%) | — |
| No risk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1.4%) | — |
| Undecided | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (8.5%) | — |
Most-cited substances
Labels RASFF records for one substance are merged (e.g. chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-ethyl); chemically distinct compounds stay apart.
Pesticide residues
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chlorpyrifos Fruits and Vegetables, Herbs and Spices, Cereals and Bakery Products |
2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | — |
| chlorfenapyr Fruits and Vegetables, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — |
| dinotefuran Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | — |
| phenthoate Fruits and Vegetables, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | — |
| fipronil Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — |
| methomyl Fruits and Vegetables, Herbs and Spices |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
| propiconazole Fruits and Vegetables, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments, Herbs and Spices |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | new |
| iprodione Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| lambda-cyhalothrin Fruits and Vegetables, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | new |
| clothianidin Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cadmium Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 35 | — |
| fumonisins Cereals and Bakery Products |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |
| aflatoxins Cereals and Bakery Products |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| histamine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| lead Herbs and Spices |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| ochratoxin A Herbs and Spices, Cereals and Bakery Products |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| mineral oil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| norovirus Fruits and Vegetables |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| perchlorate Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| pyrrolizidine alkaloids Herbs and Spices |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
By month
Pooled across 2020–2025. Each row is shaded against its own peak, so its season shows whatever its size. Border rejections peak in May; Alerts peak in December; Information notifications peak in February.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | May |
| Alerts | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | December |
| Information notifications | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | February |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | February |
| Metals | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May |
| Mycotoxins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | January |
| Biological contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May |
| Composition | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | March |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 36 | — |
| Spain | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 35 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | — |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | — |
| Denmark | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Method
Source: RASFF Window, the European Commission's public notification database; every food notification validated in 2020–2025.
A notification naming several origins counts once for each, so origin shares can add up to more than 100%.
Hazard classes are the ones RASFF attaches to each hazard. A hazard without a class is "unclassified"; a notification exported without any hazard is "no hazard recorded".
Counts describe what EU authorities found and reported. They depend on how often each product is checked, so they are not a rate of unsafe food.
Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Cite as "Peru food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", RASFF Trends, 2026-11-08, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/peru.html.