23 notifications on fruit and vegetables from Syria since 1 January 2020. That is 18% of all EU notifications on products from Syria and under 1% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; Syria ranks 40 of 117 origins for this category. 9 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, up 80%.
Most reported: pesticide residues (6), undeclared sulphites (5) and chlorpyrifos (4). 43% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 39% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were vine leaves (5), pickled vegetables (3) and apricots (2).
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 Syria
The newest 23 of 23, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: pesticide residues in raisins from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6735, validated 29 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: hydrocyanic acid in apricots from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6439, validated 20 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: pesticide residues in vine leaves from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2638, validated 26 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos in pomegranates from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2503, validated 24 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: cyromazine in courgettes from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1503, validated 23 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: unauthorised colours in pickled vegetables from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0063, validated 6 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin in pomegranates from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0023, validated 5 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid and buprofezin in vine leaves from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10309, validated 22 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: dimethoate or omethoate in fruit or vegetables from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8869, validated 13 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: dinotefuran in cucumbers from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8431, validated 30 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: pesticide residues in grapes from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8094, validated 21 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in raisins from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5847, validated 31 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: pesticide residues in vine leaves from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3745, validated 20 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: chlorpyrifos in olives from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0426, validated 22 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: undeclared sulphites in aubergines from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3551, validated 3 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: pesticide residues in vine leaves from Syria, risk decision no risk, reference 2024.2984, validated 12 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: acetamiprid in vine leaves from Syria, risk decision no risk, reference 2024.2986, validated 12 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in tomatoes from Syria, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2972, validated 12 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared sulphites in fruit or vegetables from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6290, validated 27 October 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared sulphites and unauthorised colours in pickled vegetables from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0709, validated 4 February 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: undeclared sulphites and unauthorised colours in strawberries from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0308, validated 18 January 2022.
- Alert notified by Denmark: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3753, validated 14 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: unauthorised colours in pickled vegetables from Syria, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2705, validated 2 July 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Syria and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 7 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 10 | 43% |
| Alert | 5 | 22% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 26% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 9 | 39% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 26% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 22% |
| Not serious | 1 | 4% |
| No risk | 2 | 9% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 6 | 26% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 5 | 22% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 4 | 17% |
| Unauthorised colours | 4 | 17% |
| Acetamiprid | 2 | 9% |
| Buprofezin | 1 | 4% |
| Cypermethrin | 1 | 4% |
| Cyromazine | 1 | 4% |
| Dimethoate or omethoate | 1 | 4% |
| Dinotefuran | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Vine leaves | 5 |
| Pickled vegetables | 3 |
| Apricots | 2 |
| Pomegranates | 2 |
| Raisins | 2 |
| Aubergines | 1 |
| Courgettes | 1 |
| Cucumbers | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 7 | 30% |
| Austria | 6 | 26% |
| Germany | 4 | 17% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
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