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Depasire limite maxime admise pentru pesticidele: etoxazol si imidacloprid (pesticid neaprobat) in leustean prospat cu origine Israel///Exceeding maximum permitted limits for pesticides: etoxazole and imidacloprid (unapproved pesticide) in fresh lova

Classification
Non-compliance notification
Risk
No risk
Category
fruits and vegetables
Hazard
etoxazole - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues}
Origin
Israel
Notifier
Romania
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What is this? Fresh lova (a green leafy vegetable) from Israel has too much of two pesticides: etoxazol and imidacloprid. These pesticides are not allowed in the EU.

What's happening? The lova has pesticide levels above what is safe. The problem has been found and fixed.

Does this affect me? If you bought fresh lova from Israel, you may have some. Check your fridge or store.

What should I do? Do not eat the lova. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel unwell after eating it.

🤖 This plain-language summary is automatically generated from the official agency notice using AI. It is for general information only — not medical advice. For decisions about your health, always consult a pharmacist or doctor and read the official source linked below.

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Agency-published detail

Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: etoxazole - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Israel · Notifier: Romania

First published
February 15, 2026
Last refreshed by us
2 months ago
Severity (as classified)
Medium
Official source
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/search?notificationReference=AA26.1241

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What is this product recall alert about?
Depasire limite maxime admise pentru pesticidele: etoxazol si imidacloprid (pesticid neaprobat) in leustean prospat cu origine Israel///Exceeding maximum permitted limits for pesticides: etoxazole and imidacloprid (unapproved pesticide) in fresh lova. Classification: Non-compliance notification · Risk: No risk · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: etoxazole - {pesticide residues} *** imidacloprid - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Israel · Notifier: Romania
When was this alert issued?
This alert was issued on February 15, 2026 by EU RASFF.
Which countries are affected?
The alert applies to the following countries: Romania, AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, AMERICAN SAMOA, ANDORRA, ANGOLA, ANGUILLA, ANTARCTICA, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, ARUBA, AUSTRALIA, Austria, AZERBAIJAN, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, Belgium, BELIZE, BENIN, BERMUDA, BHUTAN, BOLIVIA, BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS , BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BOUVET ISLAND, BRAZIL, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TER, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRUNEI, Bulgaria, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CABO VERDE, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, CHINA, CHRISTMAS ISLAND, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS, COLOMBIA, COMMISSION SERVICES, COMOROS, CONGO, COOK ISLANDS, COSTA RICA, Croatia, CUBA, CURAçAO, Cyprus, Czechia, CôTE D'IVOIRE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF T, Denmark, DJIBOUTI, DOMINICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ERITREA, Estonia, ESWATINI, ETHIOPIA, FALKLAND ISLANDS, FAROE ISLANDS, FIJI, Finland, France, FRENCH GUIANA, FRENCH POLYNESIA, FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTA, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, Germany, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, Greece, GREENLAND, GRENADA, GUADELOUPE, GUAM, GUATEMALA, GUERNSEY, GUINEA, GUINEA-BISSAU, GUYANA, HAITI, HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONAL, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, Hungary, Iceland, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, Ireland, ISLE OF MAN, ISRAEL, Italy, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JERSEY, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KIRIBATI, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LAOS, Latvia, LEBANON, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LIBYA, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, MACAO, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, Malta, MARSHALL ISLANDS, MARTINIQUE, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MAYOTTE, MEXICO, MICRONESIA, MOLDOVA, MONACO, MONGOLIA, MONTENEGRO, MONTSERRAT, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NAURU, NEPAL, Netherlands, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGER, NIGERIA, NIUE, NORFOLK ISLAND, NORTH KOREA, NORTHERN MARIANAS, Norway, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PALAU, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PITCAIRN ISLANDS, Poland, Portugal, PUERTO RICO, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDO, RUSSIA, RWANDA, RéUNION, SAINT BARTHéLEMY, SAINT HELENA, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT MARTIN, SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELO, SAINT VINCENT AND THE GR, SAMOA, SAN MARINO, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SINT MAARTEN, Slovakia, Slovenia, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SO, SOUTH KOREA, SOUTH SUDAN, Spain, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, SURINAME, SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN, Sweden, Switzerland, SYRIA, SãO TOMé AND PRíNCIPE, TAIWAN, TAJIKISTAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TIMOR-LESTE, TOGO, TOKELAU, TONGA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKMENISTAN, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, TUVALU, TüRKIYE, US VIRGIN ISLANDS, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, United Kingdom, UNITED KINGDOM (NORTHERN, UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES MINOR OUTL, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VANUATU, VATICAN CITY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, WALLIS AND FUTUNA, WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP, WESTERN SAHARA, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE, UNKNOWN ORIGIN, and ÅLAND ISLANDS.
How serious is this alert?
Medium risk. A medium risk means harm is possible under certain conditions. Read the notice and act on the recommended steps.
What should I do?
If you have this product at home, stop using it and return it to the point of purchase for a refund. Keep the receipt if you have one — most retailers refund without it for safety recalls.
Where can I find the official notice?
The full official notice is published on webgate.ec.europa.eu.

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