Pesticide residue in oranges from South Africa
EU food safety notification · Information · for attention
Is this a consumer recall?
No. RASFF is how food safety authorities in Europe exchange information about risks in food and feed. Information shared through RASFF can lead to products being recalled, but consumer recall notices with brand names are published nationally. An information notification for attention means a risk was found in a food, but the product is only in the notifying country, was never placed on the market, or is no longer on the market. This notification is no longer among the newest RASFF notifications this site checks; open the official notification for any follow-up.
What did this RASFF notification report?
Pesticide residue in oranges from South Africa. Risk decision: serious. Notification type: information notification for attention.
What should I do?
RASFF Window summaries do not name brands, batches or retailers, so a product in your kitchen cannot be matched to this notification alone. Check your national food safety authority's recall page or the retailer for brand-level consumer recalls, and follow their instructions if a notice names a product you have.
Can I check a specific product against this notification?
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- RASFF reference
- 2026.9395
- Notification type
- Information notification for attention
- Risk decision
- Serious
- Product category
- fruits and vegetables
- Notifying country
- Belgium (BE)
- Origin (as reported)
- South Africa (ZA)
- Brand / business operator
- Not published in RASFF Window
- Notification date (EC validation)
- October 21, 2026
- RASFF Window ID
- 881037
- System
- EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), European Commission
Which countries are involved?
Notified by Belgium (BE): the member country whose authority reported the finding.
Origin (as reported): South Africa (ZA). Origin is where the product came from. It does not tell you where the product was sold or distributed, and the public summary does not list distribution countries.
What the labels mean
An information notification for attention means a risk was found in a food, but the product is only in the notifying country, was never placed on the market, or is no longer on the market.
Serious: evidence shows the finding can seriously affect consumers' health, acutely or chronically.
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