Notice High risk Food

Stopped at the border: dried apricots with too much sulfur dioxide

RASFF 2026.6669: border rejection of a consignment of dried apricots (180 g) from Tajikistan over excess sulfur dioxide (2569.3 mg/kg vs 2000 mg/kg permitted).

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Hrvatska (RASFF)
Why it was recalled excess sulfur dioxide (E220)
What to do The product never reached the shops, as the consignment was stopped at the border and destroyed; consumers need to do nothing.

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Dried apricot 180 g

The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.6669 on 27 July 2026, notified by Croatia. It is a border control case: a consignment of dried apricots in plastic packaging weighing 180 g, originating in Tajikistan, was detained at the border.

The laboratory result showed 2569.3 ± 144.1 mg/kg of sulfur dioxide (E220), above the maximum permitted level of 2000 mg/kg. The sample was taken on 8 July 2026. The risk is not considered serious.

The consignment was not distributed from Croatia; the measure taken was destruction. The notification concerns Bosnia and Herzegovina and Tajikistan. Further 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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