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RASFFReference 2026.0526

Unauthorized substances thiamethoxam and imidacloprid in rice from Pakistan

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2026.0526
Notification ID
818363
Classification
border rejection notification
Risk decision
potentially serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
border control - consignment detained
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Rice
Distribution status
Description
product not (yet) placed on the market
Notification ID
224
Notification ID
30312480
Category
Description
cereals and bakery products
Notification ID
18434
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    30312482
    productAspect
    1250 Säcke///Unofficial translation: 1250 bags
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    25000.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

hazardObserved
Residues of pesticides Thiamethoxam 0,029+/-0,015 mg/kg; Imidacloprid 0,023+/-0,011 mg/kg
Notification ID
129840

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    Thiamethoxam 0,029+/-0,015
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    30312489
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,01 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,01
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    thiamethoxam - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    05-12-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    0,023+/-0,011
    Hazard category
    Description
    pesticide residues
    Notification ID
    30312596
    maxPermittedLvl
    0,01 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    0,01
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    imidacloprid - pesticide residues
    samplingDate
    05-12-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    product (to be) redispatched or destroyed
    Notification ID
    18954
    Notification ID
    30312485
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5007
    isoCode
    DE
    organizationName
    Germany

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Pakistan
Notifying country or territory
Germany
Published distribution
product not (yet) placed on the market

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      818363
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      818363
    3. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      818363
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      818363
    2. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      818363
    Organisation
    code
    PK
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5174
    Description
    Pakistan
    Notification ID
    10169

RASFF

5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de

Provenance and context

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