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EU alert: chlorpyrifos in chickpea flour from India

RASFF alert: chickpea flour from India contains chlorpyrifos (0.1 mg/kg), an unapproved pesticide 10 times above the 0.01 mg/kg limit. Distributed to Croatia.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Danska (RASFF)
Why it was recalled chlorpyrifos (unapproved pesticide) in chickpea flour
What to do Do not consume the chickpea flour covered by this alert and return it to the shop where it was bought or contact the seller.

Products 2

chickpea flour 2.0 kg
chickpea flour 1.0 kg

The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), notification 2026.3516, validated by the European Commission on 23 April 2026, warns about chlorpyrifos in chickpea flour originating from India. The sampled product contained 0.1 mg/kg against a maximum permitted level of 0.01 mg/kg. The sample was taken on 16 March 2026 as part of official control on the market.

The product comes in 2.0 kg and 1.0 kg packs. The notification was submitted by Denmark, and the flour was distributed to Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. As the alert concerns Croatia, the product was distributed to the Croatian market as well.

Denmark, Germany, Belgium and Romania are taking withdrawal and consumer recall measures; Croatia has taken no action so far. Croatia is due to report back by 6 May 2026. Further information is available from the authorities listed in the notification.

Data source Europska komisija – RASFF (sustav brzog uzbunjivanja za hranu i hranu za životinje) (EU RASFF) Original notice

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