222 notifications on fruit and vegetables from China since 1 January 2020. That is 11% of all EU notifications on products from China and 4% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; China ranks 3 of 117 origins for this category. 32 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 44 in the 365 days before, down 27%.
Most reported: chlorpyrifos (42), pesticide residues (24) and cadmium (16). 19% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 48% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were mushrooms (34), grapefruit (17) and pears (17).
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 China
The newest 25 of 222, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by France: illness reported after eating it in mushrooms from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9832, validated 5 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: prochloraz in oranges from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8945, validated 8 October 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in dates from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8205, validated 16 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: iprodione and procymidone in blueberries from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6796, validated 30 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: pesticide residues in onions from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6159, validated 10 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in fruit or vegetables from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5933, validated 6 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: an unauthorised additive in peaches from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5257, validated 15 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in garlic from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4804, validated 1 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in peppers from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4628, validated 27 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in garlic from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4455, validated 20 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: tetramethrin in mushrooms from Chile, China, France and 1 more countries, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4339, validated 18 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: pesticide residues in fruit or vegetables from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3912, validated 4 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: cadmium in garlic from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3610, validated 24 April 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in garlic from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3605, validated 24 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in peppers from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2778, validated 1 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: dinotefuran and procymidone in peppers from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2750, validated 31 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: an unauthorised additive in peaches from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2595, validated 26 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorfenapyr in pears from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2524, validated 24 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: cadmium in garlic from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2411, validated 20 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: iprodione, bifenthrin and haloxyfop in fruit or vegetables from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.2214, validated 16 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: iprodione and fenpropathrin in blueberries from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2068, validated 12 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: oxamyl in strawberries from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1944, validated 9 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: labelling faults for mushrooms from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1427, validated 20 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: tetramethrin in mushrooms from China, Italy and Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1252, validated 16 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: dimethoate or omethoate in strawberries from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0592, validated 23 January 2026.
More: all notifications on products from China and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2025 | 46 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 26 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 42 | 19% |
| Alert | 69 | 31% |
| Information for follow up | 42 | 19% |
| Information for attention | 69 | 31% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 106 | 48% |
| Potentially serious | 38 | 17% |
| Potential risk | 29 | 13% |
| Not serious | 13 | 6% |
| Undecided | 33 | 15% |
| No risk | 3 | 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorpyrifos | 42 | 19% |
| Pesticide residues | 24 | 11% |
| Cadmium | 16 | 7% |
| Iodine above the safe level | 13 | 6% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 12 | 5% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 9 | 4% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 7 | 3% |
| Tetramethrin | 7 | 3% |
| Carbofuran | 5 | 2% |
| Chlorfenapyr | 5 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Mushrooms | 34 |
| Grapefruit | 17 |
| Pears | 17 |
| Seaweed | 14 |
| Garlic | 10 |
| Peppers | 10 |
| Raisins | 10 |
| Strawberries | 9 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 47 | 21% |
| Germany | 34 | 15% |
| Italy | 25 | 11% |
| Denmark | 23 | 10% |
| Spain | 13 | 6% |
| Belgium | 12 | 5% |
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