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Japan · 12 Nov 2026

Pesticide residues in food from Japan: food safety notices

Notices, all years14since 6 Jan 2020
Last 12 months7
Latest30 Sep 2026EU (RASFF)

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Products

Tea, coffee and cocoa7Herbs and spices5Beverages1Cereals and bakery1

Notices

DateSourceProductHazardType
30 Sep 2026EUResidues of dinotefuran in teas from JapanPesticide residues
0,19±0,10 (limit 0,01) mg/kg - ppm
Border rejection · potential risk
21 Aug 2026EUPesticides residues in Japanese green teaPesticide residues
0.07+/-0.035 (limit 0.01) mg/kg - ppm
Border rejection · potential risk
6 Aug 2026EUFlunicamid, Tebuconazole, and unauthorized substance lufenuron in organic matcha powder frPesticide residues
0,70 (limit 0,10) mg/kg - ppm
Information · potential risk
5 Jun 2026EUPrzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów w zielonej herbacie z Japonii // Excessive pesticidePesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
18 Mar 2026EUPesticides in matcha tea from JapanPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
27 Feb 2026EUPesticides in Matcha concentrate from JapanPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
27 Nov 2025EUHigh levels of pesticide residues in teaPesticide residuesInformation · potentially serious
28 Jul 2025EUPrzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów zielona herbata MATCHA // Exceeding pesticide residPesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
28 Jul 2025EUPrzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów w zielonej herbacie z Japonii // Exceeding pesticidePesticide residuesBorder rejection · potentially serious
21 Jul 2025EUPrzekroczenie pozostąłości pestycydów zielona herbata liściasta Sencha (Kakegawa)/// ExcePesticide residuesBorder rejection · potential risk
7 Sep 2023EUPlaguicidas (fenbuconazol y ditiocarbamatos) en té verde Japón/ Pesticide residues (fenbucPesticide residuesInformation · potential risk
1 Jul 2022EUUnauthorised pesticide residue Tricyclazole in rice from JapanPesticide residuesBorder rejection · serious
11 Mar 2022EUUnauthorised substances ethiprole, dinotefuran and tolfenpyrad and exceedance of maximum lPesticide residuesInformation · undecided
6 Jan 2020EUpesticide residues in green tea from JapanPesticide residuesBorder rejection · undecided