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United Kingdom · 12 Nov 2026

Pesticide residues in food from United Kingdom: food safety notices

Notices, all years10since 9 Mar 2020
Last 12 months1
Latest12 Aug 2026EU (RASFF)

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Tea, coffee and cocoa2Fruit and vegetables2Cereals and bakery2Poultry meat1Herbs and spices1Food supplements1Feed and pet food1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
12 Aug 2026EUAnthraquinone in green tea from the United Kingdom, via the NetherlandsPesticide residues
0,046 ± 0,023 (limit 0,02) mg/kg - ppm		Alert · serious
6 Aug 2025EUExceedance of the MRL for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in wild game meat (duck)Pesticide residuesAlert · serious
3 Dec 2024EUFlonicamid in cauliflower from the United Kingdom, via the NetherlandsPesticide residuesInformation · serious
6 Apr 2023EUPesticides in black garlic powderPesticide residuesInformation · serious
28 Dec 2021EUUnauthorised substance propiconazole (0.028 mg/kg - ppm) in parboiled brown rice from the Pesticide residuesInformation · undecided
2 Dec 2021EUExceedance of MRL for Trimethyl-sulfonium cation, resulting from the use of glyphosate andPesticide residuesBorder rejection · not serious
2 Jun 2021EUImidacloprid in spinach powder from United KingdomPesticide residuesInformation · not serious
12 Nov 2020EUAnthrachinon and Acetamiprid in Green TeaPesticide residuesInformation · undecided
1 Oct 2020EUbuprofezin, tricyclazole, amitraz, carbendazim, methamidophos and thiamethoxam in basmati Pesticide residuesInformation · undecided
9 Mar 2020EUAcephate in Green BeansPesticide residuesBorder rejection · no risk