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Updated 03 July 2026

RASFF Egypt Produce Monitor

The EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) publishes every notification raised on food entering the EU. This page tracks notifications concerning fruit, vegetables and herbs originating from Egypt, refreshed monthly from the official RASFF Window portal.

Our reading of this data is simple: Egypt is a world-class origin, and these issues are preventable. Almost every notification below concerns something an inspection at origin is designed to catch, residue risk, decay, labeling, before the container ships. Use this page to know where the risk concentrates for your commodity, then verify at the packhouse.

110
notifications on Egyptian produce & herbs, last 12 months
Other produce
most-notified category this year
Pesticides
dominant hazard class, which pre-shipment MRL sampling addresses

Where the notifications concentrate (12 months)

By product

  • Other produce : 35 notifications
  • Oranges & citrus : 25 notifications
  • Strawberries : 21 notifications
  • Peppers : 11 notifications
  • Grapes : 5 notifications
  • Tomatoes : 4 notifications

Most-cited substances

  • chlorpyrifos unauthorised substance : 30
  • oxamyl unauthorised substance : 17
  • imidacloprid : 14
  • chlorpropham : 11
  • clothianidin : 11
  • chlorfenapyr unauthorised substance : 10

Latest notifications

Date Product Hazard Notified by Type
02 Jul 2026Chlorpyrifos - ethyl in orange from Egyptchlorpyrifos unauthorised substanceSloveniaborder rejection
26 Jun 2026chlorpropham in oranges from EgyptchlorprophamNetherlandsborder rejection
25 Jun 2026przekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydu Oksamylu w truskawce mrożonej z Egiptu oxamyl unauthorised substancePolandborder rejection
22 Jun 2026Chlorpyrifos and Chlorfenapyr above legal limits in dried tomatoes from Egyptchlorfenapyr, chlorpyrifos unauthorised substanceItalyinformation for attention
18 Jun 2026Przekroczenie NDP pestycydu oksamylu w mrożonej truskawce pochodzącej z Egiptu//oxamyl unauthorised substancePolandborder rejection
16 Jun 2026Chlorpyrifos ethyl and Chlorfenapyr in dried tomatoeschlorfenapyr unauthorised substance, chlorpyrifos unauthorised substanItalyinformation for attention
09 Jun 2026Exceeded permitted level of pesticide Chloropham in oranges from EgyptchlorprophamMaltaborder rejection
05 Jun 2026Unauthorized substance oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egyptoxamyl unauthorised substanceGermanyinformation for attention
03 Jun 2026Residues of unauthorised pesticides (Lufenuron and Propiconazole) in Fresh Lemonlufenuron, propiconazoleCyprusborder rejection
01 Jun 2026propargite in strawberry diced frozen from EgyptpropargiteNetherlandsborder rejection
29 May 2026High levels of several pesticide residues in cumin powder from Egypt, via the Neacetamiprid, carbendazim unauthorised substanceAustriaalert
29 May 2026cadusafos in carrots from Egyptcadusafos unauthorised substanceSloveniaalert

Source: European Commission, RASFF Window (public data). This monitor is informational; always consult the official portal for the authoritative record.

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