34 notifications on fruit and vegetables from Afghanistan since 1 January 2020. That is 58% of all EU notifications on products from Afghanistan and under 1% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; Afghanistan ranks 33 of 117 origins for this category. 6 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 11 in the 365 days before, down 45%.
Most reported: undeclared sulphites (13), ochratoxin A (5) and chlorpyrifos (4). 38% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 56% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were raisins (15), apricots (11) and dates (1).
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications on fruit and vegetables from Afghanistan
The newest 25 of 34, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: ochratoxin A in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5880, validated 2 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts and labelling faults in dates from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4828, validated 2 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: hydrocyanic acid in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3669, validated 27 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2549, validated 25 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared sulphites in figs from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1998, validated 10 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0052, validated 6 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: labelling faults for fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6573, validated 28 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: a finding outside our word list in fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6552, validated 27 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: propargite in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5403, validated 16 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: chlorpyrifos in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5398, validated 16 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3034, validated 24 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2496, validated 3 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites and an unauthorised additive in fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1992, validated 19 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1021, validated 13 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites and an unauthorised additive in fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0018, validated 2 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9608, validated 28 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites and an unauthorised additive in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9421, validated 19 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Norway: chlorpyrifos in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7804, validated 23 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: ochratoxin A in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7404, validated 8 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Norway: chlorpyrifos in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7342, validated 4 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: ochratoxin A and pesticide residues in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6682, validated 5 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6271, validated 16 August 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: a finding outside our word list in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5787, validated 29 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Latvia: sulphites above the permitted level and labelling faults in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4974, validated 28 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: sulphites above the permitted level in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3787, validated 14 May 2024.
More: all notifications on products from Afghanistan and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 6 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 13 | 38% |
| Alert | 14 | 41% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 19 | 56% |
| Potentially serious | 7 | 21% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 9% |
| Not serious | 4 | 12% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Undeclared sulphites | 13 | 38% |
| Ochratoxin A | 5 | 15% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 4 | 12% |
| Pesticide residues | 4 | 12% |
| Labelling faults | 3 | 9% |
| An unauthorised additive | 3 | 9% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 2 | 6% |
| Other finding | 2 | 6% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 1 | 3% |
| Microbial contamination or high bacterial counts | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Raisins | 15 |
| Apricots | 11 |
| Dates | 1 |
| Figs | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 17 | 50% |
| Germany | 4 | 12% |
| Belgium | 3 | 9% |
| Norway | 3 | 9% |
| Poland | 2 | 6% |
| Denmark | 1 | 3% |
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