Nigeria · 12 Nov 2026

Fruit and vegetables from Nigeria: food safety notices

Notices, all years13since 13 Feb 2020

Last 12 months3

Latest1 Dec 2025EU (RASFF)

Per month

EU (RASFF)Australia

Hazards

Producers named

Ranks West Africa Ltd 1Kadric Farms Produce Ltd 1

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

Notices

Date	Source	Product	Hazard	Type
1 Dec 2025	EU	Border rejection of a container of food from Nigeria due to cockroach infestation	Insects and pests	Border rejection · potential risk
28 Nov 2025	EU	illegal import of beans from Nigeria	Documents and labelling	Information · not serious
24 Nov 2025	EU	illegal import of beans from Nigeria	Documents and labelling	Information · not serious
15 Oct 2025	EU	Dried beans infected with insects and unsatisfactory identity check from Nigeria	Insects and pests	Information · not serious
22 Jan 2025	EU	insects in black eye beans from Nigeria	Insects and pests	Information · not serious
12 Sep 2024	AU	Peeled beans Ranks West Africa Ltd	Chlorpyrifos 0.16 mg/kg	Border rejection
13 Nov 2023	AU	Cowpea beans Kadric Farms Produce Ltd	Pesticide residues 0.39 mg/kg	Border rejection
25 Aug 2023	EU	Cyanide in cassava flour from Nigeria, via the Netherlands	Plant and marine toxins	Alert · serious
20 Nov 2020	EU	Pesticide residues in chilli peppers from Nigeria	Pesticide residues	Alert · serious
2 Nov 2020	EU	Hydrocyanic acid in cassava flour	Plant and marine toxins	Alert · serious
28 Oct 2020	AU	Locust beans Feco Foods Industries Limited	Composition (nutrients and actives) Ricinus communis (Castor bean) Prohibited plant	Border rejection
12 Mar 2020	EU	attempt to illegally import dried beans from Nigeria	Other	Border rejection · not serious
13 Feb 2020	EU	Attempt to illegaly import beans from Nigeria	Other	Border rejection · not serious