68 notifications on fruit and vegetables from Colombia since 1 January 2020. That is 67% of all EU notifications on products from Colombia and 1% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; Colombia ranks 19 of 117 origins for this category. 26 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 12 in the 365 days before, up 117%.
Most reported: pesticide residues (23), cadmium (13) and prochloraz (5). 46% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 41% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were passion fruit (25), avocados (11) and mangoes (9).
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 Colombia
The newest 25 of 68, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: carbendazim in fruit or vegetables from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9158, validated 15 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: pesticide residues in pomegranates from Colombia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8371, validated 22 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6348, validated 16 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5678, validated 26 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: cyprodinil in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4850, validated 2 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4809, validated 1 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cyprodinil in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4747, validated 29 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: methomyl in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4595, validated 26 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in figs from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4564, validated 22 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: cyprodinil in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4554, validated 22 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4246, validated 13 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in figs from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4198, validated 12 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3911, validated 4 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: dimethoate or omethoate and dithiocarbamates in figs from Colombia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3826, validated 30 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: difenoconazole and pyrimethanil in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3172, validated 14 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: prochloraz in mangoes from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2940, validated 7 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in avocados from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1582, validated 26 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: cyantraniliprole and hydrocyanic acid in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1402, validated 19 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: thiabendazole in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1246, validated 16 February 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in avocados from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1260, validated 16 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in avocados from Colombia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1198, validated 12 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in avocados from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1054, validated 9 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in avocados from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9863, validated 10 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.9734, validated 5 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8892, validated 14 November 2025.
More: all notifications on products from Colombia and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 22 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 31 | 46% |
| Alert | 16 | 24% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 18 | 26% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 28 | 41% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 6% |
| Not serious | 17 | 25% |
| Undecided | 6 | 9% |
| No risk | 7 | 10% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 23 | 34% |
| Cadmium | 13 | 19% |
| Prochloraz | 5 | 7% |
| Cypermethrin | 3 | 4% |
| Cyprodinil | 3 | 4% |
| Dimethoate or omethoate | 3 | 4% |
| Imidacloprid | 3 | 4% |
| Acephate or methamidophos | 2 | 3% |
| Carbendazim | 2 | 3% |
| Difenoconazole | 2 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Passion fruit | 25 |
| Avocados | 11 |
| Mangoes | 9 |
| Pomegranates | 6 |
| Figs | 4 |
| Apricots | 3 |
| Bananas | 2 |
| Limes | 2 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 35 | 51% |
| Belgium | 11 | 16% |
| Spain | 11 | 16% |
| France | 5 | 7% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | 1% |
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