In EU, 578 cases of excess pesticides in imported fruit and vegetables in 2022

Published 2023년 1월 9일

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In 2022, the European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) received 578 alerts regarding the excessive presence of pesticides in fruit and vegetables from various countries, including 292 alerts from Turkey, which accounted for 50.52% of these alerts. The most common alerts were for peppers, lemons, grapes, and mandarins from Turkey, and the majority of these samples were destroyed upon reaching the EU community borders. Other countries like Egypt, India, Uganda, Kenya, China, Thailand, Madagascar, Ecuador, and Iran also contributed to these alerts.

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Turkey presented 292 cases of excess pesticides in fruit and vegetables, or 50.52% of alerts. 578 alerts concerning the high presence of pesticides in fruit and vegetables, intended for member countries of the European Union (EU), have been received by the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) during the year 2022. In the Turkish case, peppers stand out with 78 alerts, followed by lemons with 72, 48 for grapes and 23 for mandarins. In 2022, the RASFF received a total of 578 alerts concerning the high presence of pesticides in fruit and vegetables, intended for member countries of the European Union, either from third countries or from the EU itself, according to data prepared by Hortoinfo. Between January 1 and December 31 of the past year, Turkey presented 292 alerts (50.52% of the total) for excess pesticides in fruits and vegetables that it tried to introduce into the markets of the countries EU members. In the ranking of Turkish fruits and vegetables with excess ...

Source: Agrimaroc