Notice Low risk Food

Stopped at the border: chlorfenapyr in red peppers from Albania

A consignment of red peppers from Albania was stopped at the border: chlorfenapyr at 0.052 mg/kg against a maximum of 0.01 mg/kg.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Hrvatska (RASFF)
Why it was recalled chlorfenapyr above the maximum residue level (0.052 mg/kg)
What to do The product did not reach the shops because it was stopped at the border, so consumers need to do nothing.

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Peppers red peppers

The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.9523 on 26 October 2026 concerning a consignment of red peppers originating from Albania.

Border control found 0.052 mg/kg of chlorfenapyr, a pesticide, against a maximum permitted level of 0.01 mg/kg. The sample was taken on 12 October 2026.

The notification is classified as a border rejection and the risk decision is "no risk". The consignment was detained at the border and there was no distribution from the notifying country, Croatia.

More information is available from HAPIH.

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

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