Grapes and peaches from Greece and Italy blocked, AKU: They contain dangerous pesticides

2025-09-24 16:36:22Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Grapes and peaches from Greece and Italy blocked, AKU: They contain dangerous
National Food Authority (NFA)

The National Food Authority announces that three shipments from Greece have been blocked, one with peaches and two with grapes, after they resulted in high levels of pesticides.

According to the AKU, it was found that the presence of the pesticide Propamocarb residue above the norm was found in the grape shipment from Greece. Also, after the analysis, it resulted that the table grape product (Red Globe variety) imported from Italy was found to have the presence of the pesticide Bitertanol residue. Also, the National Food Authority announces that the peach product, imported from Greece, was found to have the presence of the pesticide Phosmet residue above the norm.

The AKU says it has notified distributors of the product's withdrawal from the market and that the blocked shipments will be destroyed.

NFA announcement:

Three shipments of pesticides from Greece have entered Albania this month alone, with grapes and peaches containing higher than normal levels of pesticides.

Consumer notification from RASFF

Based on official controls conducted by the National Food Authority, it has resulted that the peach product, imported from Greece, after analysis was found to contain above-normal levels of the pesticide Phosmet residue, posing a risk to human health.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Product category: fruits - vegetables

Product name: peach

Country of origin: Greece

The food business operator has notified the entities where it distributed the product, to return it if they still have it in stock.

The NFA has made the relevant notification to the RASFF Notifications category for this case.

Consumer notification from RASFF

Based on official controls conducted by the National Food Authority, it has resulted that the product "French red grapes" imported from Greece, after analysis, was found to contain above-normal levels of the pesticide Propamocarb residue, posing a risk to human health.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Product category: fruits - vegetables

Product name: French red grapes

Country of origin: Greece

The NFA, after conducting checks and following traceability, has blocked the quantity of the product found in stock for the purpose of destruction.

The NFA has also made the relevant notification to the RASFF notification category for this case.

Consumer notification from RASFF

Based on official controls carried out by the National Food Authority at the Border Inspection Point in Durrës, it has resulted that the table grape product (Red Globe variety) imported from Italy, after analysis, was found to contain residues of the pesticide Bitertanol, which poses a risk to human health.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

Product category: Fruits - vegetables

Product name: Table grapes (Red Globe variety)

Country of Origin: Italy      

After verification, the NFA has blocked the entire imported quantity from the subject, preventing its distribution on the market, until its destruction process.

The NFA has made the relevant notification to the RASFF Notifications category for this case.


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