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Ecuador · 12 Nov 2026

Pesticide residues in food from Ecuador: food safety notices

Notices, all years33since 19 Jun 2020
Last 12 months10
Latest20 Oct 2026EU (RASFF)

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Products

Fruit and vegetables32Fish1

Producers named

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Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
20 Oct 2026EUThiamethoxam in dragon fruit (pitahaya) from Ecuador, via the NetherlandsPesticide residues
0,036 (limit 0,010) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potential risk
12 Oct 2026EUPesticides residues in passion fruit from EcuadorPesticide residues
0.18 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm
Alert · 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
19 Jun 2026EUResiduos de plaguicidas en granadillas de Ecuador // Residuos of pesticides in passion fruPesticide residuesInformation · 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
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
13 Jan 2026EUPesticide residues in PitayasPesticide residuesAlert · potentially serious
23 Dec 2025EUPesticides residu in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
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
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
30 May 2024生鮮カカオ豆
INMOBILIARIA GUANGALA S.A.
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection
2 Aug 2023EUAcephate and Methamidophos in pitahaya from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · potential risk
22 Feb 2023EUunauthorised substances chlorothalonil, bifenthrin and methomyl in passion fruits from EcuPesticide residuesAlert · potentially serious
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
3 Nov 2021EUImazalil / Plátanos macho/ Ecuador- Imazalil / Male bananas / EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious
1 Oct 2021EUimazalil over the MRL in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
1 Sep 2021EUImazalil- Plátano macho- EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
3 Aug 2021EUimazalil over the MRL in bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
19 May 2021EUCadmium MRL in Canned tuna from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious
4 Mar 2021EUimazalil in bananas from EquadorPesticide residuesInformation · not serious
19 Jun 2020EUimazalil-bananas from EcuadorPesticide residuesInformation · serious