Most pesticides were found in Turkish vegetables and fruits

Published 2022년 11월 4일

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During the 2021-2022 export-import campaign, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) noted 658 notifications, primarily concerning high pesticide levels in fruits and vegetables from or sent to the European Union. Turkey emerged as the main contributor with 356 notifications, followed by Bulgaria, Greece, and Egypt, with various agricultural products leading to the violations. The situation resulted in supply issues and price surges, particularly in Ukraine due to cold weather, high energy costs, and the need for alternative fuel solutions, driving interest in frozen vegetables.

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During the export-import campaign of 2021-2022, the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) registered a total of 658 notifications to countries due to the high content of pesticides in fruits and vegetables that arrived in the European Union or from third countries, or from the EU, according to data prepared by analysts of the Hortoinfo portal from the aforementioned service. The publication EastFruit writes about it. The country that received the highest number of warnings from the system between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022 was Turkey: a total of 356 warnings about exceeding the permissible pesticide residues when supplied to the European market. The palm of the championship went to Bulgarian pepper - 85 batches of Bulgarian pepper, which in a large percentage of cases were destroyed when they reached the borders of the European Union. Next come grapes and lemons with 78 cases for each position, then tangerines - 56 cases and a smaller number of ...

Source: Landlord