RASFF Border Rejections Notified by European Commission
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European Commission issued 80 RASFF border rejections between 2020 and 2026, 0.8% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Moldova, Brazil, Romania. Its most-rejected product category is Other Food Product / Mixed. Volume in 2025 was up 75% on 2024.
Border rejections notified by European Commission, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | — | |
| 2021 | 4 | -71.4% | |
| 2022 | 8 | +100.0% | |
| 2023 | 12 | +50.0% | |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 21 | +75.0% | |
| 2026 | 9 | — | YTD |
| Total | 80 |
Origins most rejected by European Commission
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 40 |
| 2 | Brazil | 7 |
| 3 | Romania | 6 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 4 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 6 | United States | 3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 8 | Vietnam | 2 |
| 9 | unknown origin | 2 |
| 10 | Albania | 1 |
| 11 | Canada | 1 |
| 12 | China | 1 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1 |
| 14 | India | 1 |
| 15 | Iran | 1 |
| 16 | Ireland | 1 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 1 |
| 18 | Taiwan | 1 |
| 19 | Thailand | 1 |
Product categories rejected by European Commission
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 51 |
| 2 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 7 |
| 3 | Herbs and Spices | 6 |
| 4 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 5 |
| 5 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 4 |
| 6 | Alcoholic Beverages | 2 |
| 7 | Food Contact Materials | 2 |
| 8 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 1 |
| 9 | Fish and Fish Products | 1 |
| 10 | Fruits and Vegetables | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by European Commission
- 2026.4212 ChinaFood Contact Materialsinsufficient checks on and absence of certified analytical report for plastic kitchenware from China, dispatched from the United Kingdom
- 2026.3984 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import, poor temperature control and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin (meat, eggs and honey) from Moldova
- 2026.3628 UkraineOther Food Product / MixedIllegal import and absence of labelling of various products from Ukraine
- 2026.3188 United KingdomMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)absence of labelling (no English labelling) on frozen pre-cooked kebab meat from United Kingdom
- 2026.2627 MoldovaOther Food Product / MixedAttempt of illegal import and poor temperature control of products of animal origin from Moldova
- 2026.2559 RomaniaOther Food Product / MixedIllegal import of various products of animal origin from Romania
- 2026.2536 MoldovaMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)attempt to illegally import, poor temperature control of various products of animal origin, from Moldova
- 2026.2383 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import, poor temperature control and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin (meat and dairy) from Moldova with improper packaging
- 2026.0992 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedpoor temperature control and illegal import of and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin from Moldova
- 2025.10341 MoldovaMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)poor temperature control and illegal import of various pork products
- 2025.9816 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import of various products of animal origin from the Republic of Moldova
- 2025.9807 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import, poor temperature control and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin from Moldova
- 2025.8716 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import, poor temperature control and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin, fruits and vegetables from Moldova
- 2025.8150 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various products of animal/non-animal origin from Moldova
- 2025.7869 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin from Moldova
- 2025.7520 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import and absence of labelling of various products of animal origin and unidentifiable liquids from Moldova
- 2025.7259 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various POAOs (including salami, eggs, honey and cheese) from Moldova
- 2025.7216 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various POAOs from Moldova
- 2025.6610 IndiaFruits and Vegetables2-chloro-ethanol and ethylene oxide detected in lime pickle 2-chloroethanolethylene oxide
- 2025.6600 MoldovaOther Food Product / Mixedattempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various POAOs from Moldova
About RASFF border rejections
What is a RASFF border rejection?
A RASFF border rejection is a notification filed through the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed recording that a consignment of food or feed was refused entry at the EU's external border after failing an official control. It is one RASFF notification type, alongside alerts and information notifications.
What is the difference between the notifying country and the country of origin?
The notifying country is the EU or EEA member state whose authority detected the problem and filed the rejection — for example France or the Netherlands. The country of origin is where the rejected product was produced or shipped from. These pages rank member states by the number of rejections they issued.
Do border rejections protect the single market?
Yes. By stopping non-compliant consignments at the external frontier, border rejections keep unsafe or mislabelled food and feed out of the EU single market, and the shared RASFF record lets every member state act on the same information.