RASFF Border Rejections Notified by France
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France issued 786 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 7.9% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Turkey, India, Kenya. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 21% on 2024.
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Key figures
- What France does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 36%; Destroyed: 28%; Held, final fate not recorded: 15%; Re-dispatched: 14%; Not stated: 7%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 0% (all EU border rejections: held, final fate not recorded 33%; destroyed 21%; re-dispatched 19%; re-dispatched or destroyed 13%; treated, sorted or diverted 8%; not stated 6%). Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Border rejections notified by France, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | 46 | — | |
| 2021 | 33 | -28.3% | |
| 2022 | 53 | +60.6% | |
| 2023 | 140 | +164.2% | |
| 2024 | 215 | +53.6% | |
| 2025 | 169 | -21.4% | |
| 2026 | 129 | — | YTD |
| Total | 786 |
Origins most rejected by France
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 241 |
| 2 | India | 150 |
| 3 | Kenya | 80 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 48 |
| 5 | China | 47 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 43 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 26 |
| 8 | Egypt | 18 |
| 9 | United States | 16 |
| 10 | Uganda | 14 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 11 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 10 |
| 13 | Rwanda | 9 |
| 14 | Iran | 8 |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 7 |
| 16 | Thailand | 7 |
| 17 | Guyana | 6 |
| 18 | Colombia | 4 |
| 19 | Madagascar | 4 |
| 20 | Georgia | 3 |
| 21 | Azerbaijan | 2 |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 2 |
| 23 | Brazil | 2 |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 1 |
| 25 | Algeria | 1 |
| 26 | Argentina | 1 |
| 27 | Morocco | 1 |
| 28 | Mozambique | 1 |
| 29 | Senegal | 1 |
| 30 | Syria | 1 |
Product categories rejected by France
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 473 |
| 2 | Herbs and Spices | 90 |
| 3 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 81 |
| 4 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 61 |
| 5 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 24 |
| 6 | Food Contact Materials | 23 |
| 7 | Fish and Fish Products | 10 |
| 8 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 7 |
| 9 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 7 |
| 10 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 3 |
| 11 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 3 |
| 12 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 2 |
| 13 | Feed Materials | 1 |
| 14 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by France
- 2026.9204 Aflatoxin B1 in dried figs from TürkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 9.3±2.8 (limit 6.0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.9194 Bifenthrin in green beans from KenyaFrom Kenya, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.028 ± 0.014 (limit 0.010 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8831 Thiametoxam and Clothianidine in rice from PakistanFrom Pakistan, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.8552 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 20±6 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.8551 Migration of primary aromatic amines in polyamide kitchen tools from Hong KongFrom Hong Kong, Food Contact Materials. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 81,2 (limit 0,002 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8549 Salmonella in betel leaves from IndiaFrom India, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Detected (limit Not detected /25g).
- 2026.8548 Clothianidin in rice from PakistanFrom Pakistan, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,022+/-0,011 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8547 Thiametoxam and Tricyclazole in rice from IndiaFrom India, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.15±0.075 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8546 Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin powder from TurkiyeFrom Turkey, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.8069 aflatoxin B1 in creamy peanut butter from the United StatesFrom United States, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3.0±0.9 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.7865 Clothianidin in rice from PakistanFrom Pakistan, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,024+/-0.012 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7730 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 15.8 ± 4.8 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.7709 Multiple pesticide residues in cumin from IndiaFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.18±0.09 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7490 Thiametoxam and Tricyclazole in rice from IndiaFrom India, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.036±0.018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7450 Aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from ArgentinaFrom Argentina, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 4.0 ± 1.3 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.7325 Flutriafole in green beans from KenyaFrom Kenya, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.28 ± 0.14 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7319 Clothianidin in rice from PakistanFrom Pakistan, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.030 ± 0.015 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.7303 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 30±10 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.7274 Ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 72±22 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.7250 Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 45±14 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb).
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.