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Ecuador · 12 Nov 2026

Fruit and vegetables from Ecuador: food safety notices

Notices, all years68since 19 Jun 2020
Last 12 months24
Latest20 Oct 2026EU (RASFF)

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Hazards

Pesticide residues32Chlorpyrifos30Documents and labelling1Process and environmental contamin1Additives (unauthorised or over li1Mould1

Producers named

INMOBILIARIA GUANGALA S.A. 2MARTINETTI COCOA COCOAMAR S.A. 2OLAM ECUADOR S.A. 1ECO-KAKAO S.A. 1APRACOM S.A. 1

Australia and Japan name the producer or shipper of each rejected consignment.

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
20 Oct 2026EUChlorpyrifos in bananas from Ecuador via Bosnia and HerzegovinaChlorpyrifos
0,022 mg/kg - ppm
Border rejection · potentially serious
20 Oct 2026EUThiamethoxam in dragon fruit (pitahaya) from Ecuador, via the NetherlandsPesticide residues
0,036 (limit 0,010) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potential risk
13 Oct 2026EUChlorpyrifos-methyl in organic bananas, from Ecuador via GermanyChlorpyrifos
0,015 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potentially serious
12 Oct 2026EUPesticides residues in passion fruit from EcuadorPesticide residues
0.18 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm
Alert · serious
22 Sep 2026EUChlorpyrifos in organic bananas, from EcuadorChlorpyrifos
0,023 (limit 0,01) mg/kg - ppm
Information · serious
11 Sep 2026EUPesticid neautorizat in banane origine Ecuador / Chlorpyrifos residues in bananas from EcuChlorpyrifos
0,11+/-0,055 (limit 0,01) mg/kg - ppm
Alert · potentially serious
30 Jul 2026EUPlaguicidas en taro de Ecuador // Pesticides in dasheen from EcuadorPesticide residues
2,22 (limit 0,1) mg/kg - ppm
Border rejection · potentially serious
20 Jul 2026EUChlorpyrifos on oranic bananas from Ecuador via GermanyChlorpyrifos
0.023 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm
Alert · serious
19 Jun 2026EUResiduos de plaguicidas en granadillas de Ecuador // Residuos of pesticides in passion fruPesticide residuesInformation · serious
18 Jun 2026EUClorpirifós en pitaya de Ecuador // Chlorpyrifos in pitaya from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
10 Jun 2026EUChlorpyrifos in banana from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · serious
2 Jun 2026生鮮カカオ豆
INMOBILIARIA GUANGALA S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection
27 Apr 2026EUChlorothalonil and lufenuron in dragon fruit from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
20 Mar 2026EUChlorpyrifos levels in bananas from Ecuador exceed the MRLChlorpyrifosAlert · potentially serious
12 Mar 2026EUPrzekroczenie NDP poziomu pestycydu chlorpyrifosu w produkcie pn. Banan Cavendish Ekwador/ChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
6 Mar 2026EUChlorpyrifos in bananasChlorpyrifosAlert · serious
25 Feb 2026EUChlorpyrifos in bananasChlorpyrifosInformation · serious
25 Feb 2026生鮮カカオ豆
MARTINETTI COCOA COCOAMAR S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection
23 Feb 2026EUExcessive levels of pesticides in red bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious
20 Jan 2026EUChlorpyrifos in bananas imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina origin from EcuadorChlorpyrifosBorder rejection · potentially serious
14 Jan 2026EUChlorpyrifos in bananasChlorpyrifosAlert · serious
13 Jan 2026EUPesticide residues in PitayasPesticide residuesAlert · potentially serious
23 Dec 2025EUPesticides residu in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
14 Nov 2025EUChlorpyrifos in bananas from Ecuador through HungaryChlorpyrifosInformation · potential risk
30 Jul 2025生鮮カカオ豆
OLAM ECUADOR S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection
25 Jul 2025EUPesticide residues in papaya from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious
10 Jul 2025EUDetección de Carbendazima y Thiabendazole en Eddo procedente de Ecuador//Detection of CarbPesticide residuesInformation · not serious
3 Jul 2025EUImazalil in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · potential risk
2 Jun 2025EUCypermethrin in pitaya yellow from EcuadorPesticide residuesAlert · serious
2 Jun 2025EUPrezenta pesticid clorpyrifos ethyl in banane origine Ecuador/Presence of the pesticide chChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
19 May 2025EUPesticid neaprobat (Chlorpyrifos) in Banane origine Ecuador/Unapproved pesticide (ChlorpyrChlorpyrifosAlert · potentially serious
10 Feb 2025生鮮カカオ豆
ECO-KAKAO S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection · Re-exported
31 Jan 2025生鮮カカオ豆
MARTINETTI COCOA COCOAMAR S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection
16 Oct 2024生鮮カカオ豆
APRACOM S.A.
Documents and labellingBorder rejection · Destroyed
19 Sep 2024EUChlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
5 Aug 2024EUchlorpyriphos-etyl in bananasChlorpyrifosAlert · potentially serious
21 Jun 2024EUChlorpyrifos above legal limits in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosBorder rejection · potentially serious
30 May 2024生鮮カカオ豆
INMOBILIARIA GUANGALA S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection
4 Apr 2024EUUnauthorised substances chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · serious
21 Nov 2023EUUnauthorised substances chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
2 Aug 2023EUAcephate and Methamidophos in pitahaya from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · potential risk
12 Jul 2023EUthiabendazole and chlorpyrifos-ethyl in Pitahaya from EcuadorChlorpyrifosAlert · serious
11 Jul 2023EUChlorpyrifos (0,035±0,018 mg/kg) w bananach pochodzących z Ekwadoru/chlorpyrifos (0.035±0.ChlorpyrifosInformation · potentially serious
21 Jun 2023EUChlorpyrifos (0,048 ±0,024 mg/kg) in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · potential risk
22 Feb 2023EUunauthorised substances chlorothalonil, bifenthrin and methomyl in passion fruits from EcuPesticide residuesAlert · potentially serious
29 Aug 2022EUChlorates in ecuador broccoliProcess and environmental contaminantsInformation · serious
24 May 2022EUMRLs exceeded for chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · undecided
2 May 2022EUExceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
2 May 2022EUExceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
29 Apr 2022EUExceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
29 Apr 2022EUExceeded PESTICIDES imazalil in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
29 Apr 2022EUImazalil in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
14 Apr 2022EUExceeding MRL Imazalil and Clorpirifos in Fresh Green Bananas From EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · undecided
31 Mar 2022EUUnauthorised substances chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · undecided
24 Mar 2022EUUnauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosAlert · undecided
15 Mar 2022EUAditivo no autorizado (E 523), Bananas, Ecuador /Non autorized food additive (E523), BananAdditives (unauthorised or over limit)Border rejection · undecided
15 Mar 2022EUBanana with non authorized aditive (E 522) - EcuadorOtherBorder rejection · undecided
8 Nov 2021EUDIMETOATO E OMETOATO EM PITAIASOtherBorder rejection · undecided
3 Nov 2021EUImazalil / Plátanos macho/ Ecuador- Imazalil / Male bananas / EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious
27 Oct 2021EUCONDICIONES DE HIGIENE DEFICIENTE (presencia de moho)- tubérculos- Ecuador/POOR HYGIENE COMouldBorder rejection · not serious
1 Oct 2021EUimazalil over the MRL in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
24 Sep 2021EUExceedance of the maximum residue level for the pesticide chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuChlorpyrifosInformation · undecided
1 Sep 2021EUImazalil- Plátano macho- EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
3 Aug 2021EUimazalil over the MRL in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
14 Jul 2021EUChlorpyrifos in fresh bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · undecided
18 Mar 2021EUUnauthorised substance Chlorpyrifos in bananas from EcuadorChlorpyrifosInformation · undecided
4 Mar 2021EUimazalil in bananas from EquadorPesticide residuesInformation · not serious
19 Jun 2020EUimazalil-bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious