Notice High risk Food

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

RASFF 2026.6268: border rejection of a consignment of dried apricots from Tajikistan containing 2537,4 mg/kg sulfur dioxide (E220). Notified by Croatia; the consignment was destroyed.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Hrvatska (RASFF)
Why it was recalled Too high sulfur dioxide (E220) content
What to do The goods were stopped at the border and destroyed; they did not reach the shops, so consumers need to do nothing.

Products 1

Dried apricot

The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) recorded border rejection notification 2026.6268 on 14 July 2026 concerning a consignment of dried apricots originating in Tajikistan.

Border control found an increased amount of sulfur dioxide (E220) at 2537,4 mg/kg, sampled on 8 July 2026. The risk was judged not serious. The consignment was detained at the border and the measure taken for Croatia was destruction.

The notification was made by Croatia. The product was distributed to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, and a company in Croatia is involved. The product did not reach consumers.

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

Adios Radar summarises official notices with the help of AI and checks the data, but the source's original notice is authoritative.

All notices