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Sri Lanka · 12 Nov 2026

Pesticide residues in food from Sri Lanka: food safety notices

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Products

Fruit and vegetables42Tea, coffee and cocoa8Herbs and spices5Food supplements1Cereals and bakery1

Producers named

ZEENATH HOLDING PVT LTD 2SPS EXPORT INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD 1

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

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
7 Jul 2026EUHigh results for pesticides for Yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
18 Mar 2026EUPesticide residues in green beans and amlaPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
23 Jan 2026EUHigh results for pesticides for Yard long beans from Sri Lanka.Pesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
15 Jan 2026EUPrzekroczenie najwyższego dopuszczalnego poziomu pozostałości pestycydu - antrachinonu w hPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
18 Dec 2025EUChlorothalonil and Metalaxyl in yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · not serious
25 Nov 2025生鮮ツボクサ
ZEENATH HOLDING PVT LTD
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection · Already sold
12 Nov 2025生鮮ツボクサ
ZEENATH HOLDING PVT LTD
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection · Destroyed; already sold
10 Nov 2025EUPesticide residues in yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
17 Oct 2025生鮮ツボクサ
SPS EXPORT INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD
Pesticide residuesBorder rejection · Destroyed; already sold
22 Jul 2025EUPrzekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydu – antrachinonu (na poziomie 0,052± 0,026 mg/kg) wPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
22 Jul 2025EUStwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP pozostałości antrachinonu w herbacie czarnej liściastej, krPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
10 Jun 2025EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in Yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
2 Jun 2025EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in Yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
31 Mar 2025EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Mar 2025EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in Yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
3 Mar 2025EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in Yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
12 Feb 2025EUCarbofuran in Yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
4 Feb 2025EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in Yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
7 Jan 2025EUAnthraquinone in organic black pepper from Sri LankaPesticide residuesAlert · potentially serious
19 Dec 2024EUPesticide residues - diuron (0,065 +/-0,033 mg/kg and 0,044+/- 0,022 mg/kg) in black tea fPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
13 Dec 2024EUChlorothalonil in yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · not serious
25 Jul 2024EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in Yardlong beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
25 Jul 2024EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
23 Jul 2024EUUnauthorised substances metalaxyl 0.065 mg/kg (pesticides) in Yardlong beans from Sri LankPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
20 Jun 2024EUUnauthorised substances (pesticides) in beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
12 Jun 2024EUPesticide residues (tolfenpyrad, lambda-cyhalothrin and dinotefuran) in green tea from SriPesticide residuesInformation · not serious
21 Mar 2024EUUnauthorised substance Carbofuran (0,51mg/kg - ppm) in beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
26 Jan 2024EUCarbofuran in asparagus beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesInformation · serious
26 Sep 2023EUpesticide residues in black tea from Sri Lanka instead of ChinaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
28 Aug 2023EUUnauthorised substances carbofuran, chlorothalonil and profenofos in asparagus beans from Pesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
12 Jul 2023EUFipronil in Gotukola from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
6 Apr 2023EUFipronil in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
5 Apr 2023EUFipronil in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
23 Mar 2023EUClothianidine and Thiamethoxam in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
8 Mar 2023EUThiamethoxam in Mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · not serious
28 Feb 2023EUProfenofos in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
28 Feb 2023EUFipronil, chlorothalonil, clothianidine and profénofos in Mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
28 Feb 2023EUUnauthorized substances bifenthrin and lambdacyhalothrin in mukunu-wenna (Alternanthera sePesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
8 Feb 2023EUPesticides in Yard long beans from Sri LankaPesticide residuesInformation · serious
1 Feb 2023EUClothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
24 Jan 2023EUPesticide residues in mukunu-wenna (Alternanthera sessilis) from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
23 Jan 2023EUTebuconazole in Mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk
17 Jan 2023EUTebuconazole and clothianidine in Mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
26 Dec 2022EUFipronil in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
11 Oct 2022EUresidues of pesticides in organic Ceylon Fried Curry PowderPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
23 Aug 2022EUCarbofuran and Fipronil in Mukunu Wenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
5 Aug 2022EUpesticide residues fipronil and fenobucarb exceeding MRL in Gotukola from Sri lankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
2 Aug 2022EUpesticide residues fipronil and novaluron in Gotukola from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
25 Apr 2022EUunaproved pesticide residue novaluron in mukunuwenna from Sri LankaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
23 Dec 2021EUunauthorised substance tricyclazole in motta karuppan rice from Sri LankaPesticide residuesInformation · undecided
25 Nov 2021EUToo high content of carbofuran in vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalisPesticide residuesInformation · serious
31 Mar 2021EUToo much unauthorised pesticide residue (anthraquinone) in organic green teaPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
31 Mar 2021EUToo much unauthorised pesticide residue (anthraquinone) in organic herb tea.Pesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
3 Mar 2021EUCarbofuran and fenobucarb in asparagus beans (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) fromPesticide residuesInformation · serious
8 Feb 2021AUGoraka fruit
Jayalanka Supplier
Pesticide residues
2-Phenylphenol 0.37 - Exceeds permitted MRL
Border rejection
3 Feb 2021EUExceedances of maximum residue limits for pesticides in Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) and Pesticide residuesInformation · serious
25 Nov 2020EUNicht zugelassenes Pestizid Profenofos in Gotukola aus Sri Lanka /// Unauthorized substanPesticide residuesInformation · serious
12 Nov 2020EUNicht autorisierte Substanz Chlorthalonil in Mukunuwenna aus Sri Lanka /// Unauthorized suPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
12 Nov 2020EUNicht autorisierte Substanz Chlorthalonil in Gotukola aus Sri Lanka /// Unauthorized substPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided
17 Jul 2020AUDambala wing beans (frozen)
Consolidated Business Systems Limited
Pesticide residues
Carbendazim 0.52 not permitted in this food
Border rejection
17 Mar 2020AUChana dhal
Colombo Commodities
Pesticide residues
Pirimiphos Methyl 0.16
Border rejection