64 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Madagascar as a country of origin, rank 67 of 163 origins. 7 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 7 in the 365 days before, no change. 45% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
The finding reported most often was chlorpyrifos (29 notifications, 45%), then pesticide residues (10). The product category with most notifications was fruit and vegetables (41). 53% carried a serious risk decision, against 52% for all origins.
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 products from Madagascar
The newest 25 of 64, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: acetamiprid in beans from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8691, validated 1 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: anthraquinone in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6274, validated 14 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in beans from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5194, validated 11 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: anthraquinone in herbs or spices from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4892, validated 3 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in vegetables from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1830, validated 5 March 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in shrimps and prawns from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1153, validated 11 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A and lead in vanilla from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1001, validated 6 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in beans from Madagascar, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5288, validated 11 July 2025.
- Alert notified by France: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in chocolate products from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2943, validated 18 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: lead in cinnamon from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2823, validated 15 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in black or white pepper from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2305, validated 28 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: carbaryl in peas from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1608, validated 6 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in beans from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1167, validated 19 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Austria: chlorpyrifos, chlorfenapyr and lufenuron in peas from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9212, validated 13 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: chlorpyrifos in beans from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7755, validated 22 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: chlorpyrifos in cinnamon from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6343, validated 21 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in herbs or spices from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6022, validated 6 August 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Sweden: pesticide residues in beans from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3245, validated 23 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in peas from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1784, validated 11 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vanilla from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0755, validated 2 February 2024.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in beans from Madagascar and Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8854, validated 21 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos in peas from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8820, validated 21 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in fruit or vegetables from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8804, validated 20 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: lead in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8661, validated 14 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorpyrifos in beans from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.7518, validated 2 November 2023.
Products from Madagascar with their own page: Fruit and vegetables (41), Herbs and spices (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 7 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 29 | 45% |
| Alert | 16 | 25% |
| Information for follow up | 5 | 8% |
| Information for attention | 14 | 22% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 34 | 53% |
| Potentially serious | 15 | 23% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 2% |
| Not serious | 2 | 3% |
| Undecided | 11 | 17% |
| No risk | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorpyrifos | 29 | 45% |
| Pesticide residues | 10 | 16% |
| Carbaryl | 4 | 6% |
| Foreign bodies | 4 | 6% |
| Lead | 4 | 6% |
| Anthraquinone | 3 | 5% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 3 | 5% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 3% |
| Fenitrothion | 2 | 3% |
| Other finding | 2 | 3% |
| Acetamiprid | 1 | 2% |
| Carboxin | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 41 | 64% |
| Herbs and spices | 16 | 25% |
| Other and mixed food products | 3 | 5% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 2% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | 2% |
| Crustaceans | 1 | 2% |
| Ices and desserts | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 14 | 22% |
| Greece | 10 | 16% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 11% |
| Belgium | 6 | 9% |
| Germany | 5 | 8% |
| Austria | 4 | 6% |
| Norway | 4 | 6% |
| Italy | 3 | 5% |
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