| 8 Sep 2026 | EU | PRZEKROCZENIE POZOSTAŁOŚCI PESTYCYDÓW W HERBACIE MATCHA | Pesticide residues
0,16±0,08 (limit 0,05) mg/kg - ppm | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 14 Aug 2026 | EU | Mercury in cinnamon spices | Mercury
0,042 (limit 0,02) mg/kg - ppm | Alert · serious |
| 10 Aug 2026 | EU | Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in ground black pepper from India, via Spain | Chlorpyrifos
0,041 (limit 0,01) mg/kg - ppm | Information · potentially serious |
| 7 Jul 2026 | AU | Frozen chilli
Lucky Shing | Pesticide residues
0.06 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 3 Jul 2026 | JP | 冷凍赤とうがらし
TNL AGRICULTURAL & FISHERIES CO.,LTD. | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · Destroyed |
| 26 Jun 2026 | EU | Exceed maximum levels of pesticides residues: thiamethoxam 0,17 ± 0,09 and cypermethrin ( | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 12 Jun 2026 | EU | Salmonella in Parsley from Vietnam | Salmonella | Information · serious |
| 11 Jun 2026 | EU | Pesticide surpassing MRL in black pepper from Vietnam via Hungary | Pesticide residues | Information · potential risk |
| 11 May 2026 | EU | Unauthorised pesticide fenobucarb in peppercorns from Bosnia and Herzegovina via Slovenia | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 11 May 2026 | EU | Bacillus cereus in ground cinnamon from Vietnam, via Hungary | Bacillus cereus | Alert · serious |
| 26 Jan 2026 | EU | Pesticide residues in Rau om from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Information · potentially serious |
| 14 Jan 2026 | AU | Frozen red chilli
Nhat Phoung International | Pesticide residues
0.06 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 10 Dec 2025 | EU | Foreign body (metal wire) in ground black pepper from Vietnam via Turkey | Foreign bodies | Alert · serious |
| 3 Nov 2025 | EU | Excessive levels of lead in cinnamon powder from Vietnam, via the Netherlands | Lead | Information · potentially serious |
| 20 Oct 2025 | EU | Ethylene oxide in cinnamon | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 30 Sep 2025 | AU | Red chilli grated
Chau Gia Food | Salmonella
Detected/125g | Border rejection |
| 2 Sep 2025 | EU | Salmonella Chester in chopped frozen lemongrass from Vietnam via Germany | Salmonella | Border rejection · serious |
| 26 Aug 2025 | EU | MRL for anthraquinone exceeded in ground pepper from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 2 Jun 2025 | EU | Lead in cinnamon from Vietnam, via the Netherlands | Lead | Alert · serious |
| 23 May 2025 | EU | Lead in ground cinnamon of unknown origin | Lead | Alert · potentially serious |
| 17 Apr 2025 | EU | Aflatoxins in ground ginger from Vietnam | Aflatoxins | Alert · potentially serious |
| 25 Mar 2025 | EU | Lead and mercury in ground cinnamon from Vietnam | Mercury | Information · serious |
| 19 Mar 2025 | JP | 冷凍赤とうがらし
ANH DOUNG 9 COMPANY LIMITED | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · Already sold |
| 16 Dec 2024 | EU | Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · potential risk |
| 13 Dec 2024 | EU | Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 13 Dec 2024 | EU | Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 13 Dec 2024 | EU | Chlorothalonil in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 13 Dec 2024 | EU | Propiconazole in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 8 Nov 2024 | EU | PAK’s 51.2 ppb in black pepper from Vietnam | Other | Information · serious |
| 24 Oct 2024 | JP | とうがらし調整品(エビ＆レッドチリオイル)
MARICO SOUTH EAST ASIA CORPORATION | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Border rejection |
| 10 Oct 2024 | EU | Unauthorised Sulphur dioxide in dried cinnamon bark from Vietnam | Sulphites | Alert · serious |
| 27 Sep 2024 | EU | Exceeding the maximum allowed level of lead in ground cinnamon///Depasire nivel maxim admi | Lead | Information · potentially serious |
| 27 Sep 2024 | EU | Exceeding the maximum allowed level of lead in ground cinnamon///Depasire nivel maxim admi | Lead | Alert · serious |
| 2 Sep 2024 | EU | chloropyrifos (0,045 ± 0,023 mg/kg) in turmeric from Vietnam | Other | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 29 Aug 2024 | EU | Depasire nivel maxim admis de plumb in scortisoara macinata///Exceeding the maximum allowe | Lead | Alert · potentially serious |
| 21 Aug 2024 | JP | 冷凍きだちとうがらし
TNL AGRICULTURAL & FISHERIES CO.,LTD. | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · Re-exported |
| 12 Jun 2024 | JP | 冷凍きだちとうがらし
TNL AGRICULTURAL & FISHERIES CO.,LTD. | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · Re-exported |
| 5 Jun 2024 | EU | Clostridium perfringens in organic cinnamon powder from Vietnam | Other | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 30 May 2024 | EU | Chlorfenapyr in chilli pepper from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · no risk |
| 8 May 2024 | JP | 冷凍赤とうがらし
PARADOX IMPORT EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED | Pesticide residues | Border rejection |
| 3 May 2024 | EU | Multiple pesticide residues in peppers from Viet Nam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · potentially serious |
| 22 Apr 2024 | EU | Chlorpyrifos-methyl in ground cinnamon from Vietnam via Spain | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · potentially serious |
| 27 Mar 2024 | EU | Presencia de Clostridium perfringens en canela de Vietnam. Occurrence of Clostridium perfr | Other | Border rejection · serious |
| 27 Feb 2024 | EU | Chlorfenapyr in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 26 Feb 2024 | EU | Chlorfenapyr in chilli pepper from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 21 Feb 2024 | EU | Permethrin in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 21 Feb 2024 | EU | Permethrin in peppers from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · no risk |
| 12 Feb 2024 | EU | Salmonella spp en pimienta negra procedente de Vietnam. Salmonella spp in black pepper fro | Salmonella | Information · serious |
| 2 Feb 2024 | EU | Lead and mercury in ground cinnamon cassia, from Vietnam | Mercury | Alert · potentially serious |
| 13 Dec 2023 | EU | Mercury in Cassia (Cinnamon) ground from Vietnam via Spain | Mercury | Alert · serious |
| 8 Dec 2023 | EU | Mercury and mineral oil hydrocarbons in ground cinnamon from Vietnam via the Netherlands a | Mercury | Alert · potentially serious |
| 14 Nov 2023 | AU | Frozen green chilli
CK Frozen Foods Viet Nam Company | Pesticide residues
0.08 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 14 Nov 2023 | AU | Frozen green chilli
CK Frozen Foods Viet Nam Company | Pesticide residues
0.63 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 14 Nov 2023 | AU | Frozen green chilli
CK Frozen Foods Viet Nam Company | Pesticide residues
0.3 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 25 Sep 2023 | EU | Hexaconazole and Chlorfenapyr in peppers from Viet Nam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 23 Aug 2023 | EU | Unauthorised food colour in curry powder, from Vietnam. | Colours | Alert · serious |
| 7 Aug 2023 | AU | Frozen red Thai chilli
BJ & T Joint Stock Company | Pesticide residues
0.18 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 10 Feb 2023 | EU | Unauthorised substance chlorfenapyr in red chilli from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Border rejection · not serious |
| 22 Dec 2022 | EU | Unauthorized substance anthraquinone and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in dried | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 9 Nov 2022 | EU | Exceedance of pyrrolizidinalkaloider (PA) in oregano, cumin, and chamomile tea | Other | Alert · serious |
| 12 Oct 2022 | EU | Anthraquinone in star anise | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 3 Oct 2022 | EU | Exceedance of pesticide (chlorpyrifos) in Frozen Chili from Vietnam | Chlorpyrifos | Information · undecided |
| 25 Aug 2022 | AU | Chilli
Cong Ty Tnhh Mtv Che Bien Nong San Bach Mai | Salmonella
Detected /125g | Border rejection |
| 12 Aug 2022 | AU | Frozen chilli - no stem
Vasifood Trading Production Co Ltd | Pesticide residues
0.47 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 1 Aug 2022 | EU | Unauthorised pesticide residues (Tricyclazole, Chlorpyrifos) in curry powder. | Chlorpyrifos | Border rejection · serious |
| 11 Jul 2022 | EU | Anthraquinone in dried cardamom from Vietnam, via Czech Republic | Pesticide residues | Alert · serious |
| 20 Jun 2022 | EU | unauthorised substances chlorpyrifos (0.043 mg/kg - ppm), imidacloprid (0.15 mg/kg - ppm) | Chlorpyrifos | Alert · undecided |
| 16 Jun 2022 | EU | Sum Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 78,8 ppb in White pepper from Vietnam | Process and environmental contaminants | Alert · serious |
| 9 Jun 2022 | EU | chloorpyrifos-ethyl in red chili peppers | Other | Information · serious |
| 11 May 2022 | EU | unauthorised E554 in spice mix from Vietnam | Additives (unauthorised or over limit) | Border rejection · undecided |
| 29 Apr 2022 | EU | Permethrin, Chloorfenapyr, Chloorpyrifos-ethyl and Cadmium in Frozen red chili from Vietna | Pesticide residues | Information · serious |
| 14 Mar 2022 | AU | Frozen Red chilli
Thong Hong Co Ltd | Pesticide residues
0.13 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 21 Feb 2022 | AU | Chilli garlic peanuts
Tl Foods Trading Company Ltd | Aflatoxins
0.026 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 10 Feb 2022 | EU | Chlorate in ground cinnamon from Vietnam | Process and environmental contaminants | Information · not serious |
| 20 Dec 2021 | AU | Frozen red chilli
Nguyen Thanh Iep Co Ltd | Pesticide residues
0.17 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 20 Dec 2021 | AU | Frozen red chilli
Nguyen Thanh Iep Co Ltd | Additives (unauthorised or over limit)
0.11 mg/kg | Border rejection |
| 10 Dec 2021 | EU | unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of EO and 2-CE expressed as EO: 14 mg/kg - ppm) | Ethylene oxide | Alert · serious |
| 9 Dec 2021 | EU | Anthraquinone in dried cardamom from Vietnam | Pesticide residues | Information · serious |
| 29 Oct 2021 | EU | Presencia de clorpirifós en concentración superior a LMR en pimienta negra- Vietnam // Pre | Chlorpyrifos | Border rejection · undecided |
| 28 Oct 2021 | EU | bacillus cereus in ground cinnamon | Bacillus cereus | Information · serious |