Notice Serious risk Food

Stopped at the border: flonicamid and acetamiprid in peppers from Albania

RASFF 2026.7962: border rejection of peppers from Albania over 2.6 mg/kg flonicamid; the consignment was detained and destroyed in Croatia.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Hrvatska (RASFF)
Why it was recalled flonicamid 2.6 mg/kg (pesticide residues)
What to do The consignment was stopped at the border and destroyed, so it did not reach the shops; consumers need to do nothing.

Products 1

Peppers

The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.7962 on 9 September 2026 concerning peppers from Albania found to contain the pesticide flonicamid at 2.6 mg/kg. This is a border rejection notification: the consignment was stopped at border control and did not enter distribution.

The notification was submitted by Croatia, and the measure taken was destruction of the consignment in Croatia. The notice states that there was no distribution from the notifying country.

The product originates in Albania and was distributed to Croatia. Further information for consumers is available from the Croatian Food Agency (HAPIH).

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

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