Notice Serious risk Food

Stopped at the border: red peppers from Albania with acetamiprid

RASFF 2026.5324: border rejection of a consignment of red peppers from Albania; 0.41 mg/kg acetamiprid found against a maximum of 0.09 mg/kg.

Published Source: EU RASFF Issued by: Hrvatska (RASFF)
Why it was recalled acetamiprid above the permitted limit (0.41 mg/kg)
What to do The product did not reach the market, so consumers do not need to take any action.

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Red peppers

The European Commission validated RASFF notification 2026.5324 on 17 June 2026 concerning a consignment of red peppers originating from Albania. Sampling on 8 June 2026 at border control found acetamiprid at 0.41 ± 0.21 mg/kg, while the maximum permitted level is below 0.09 mg/kg.

The notification is classified as a border rejection with a serious risk decision. The consignment was detained at the border and has not been placed on the market; the measure taken is destruction in Croatia. The notification was submitted by Croatia and the product was destined for distribution to Croatia.

Because the product never reached the market, consumers do not need to take any action. 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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