RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Italy
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Italy issued 924 RASFF border rejections between 2018 and 2026, 9.5% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are Turkey, China, India. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 7% on 2024.
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Border rejections notified by Italy, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | — | |
| 2019 | 7 | — | |
| 2020 | 50 | — | |
| 2021 | 115 | +130.0% | |
| 2022 | 125 | +8.7% | |
| 2023 | 143 | +14.4% | |
| 2024 | 190 | +32.9% | |
| 2025 | 177 | -6.8% | |
| 2026 | 115 | — | YTD |
| Total | 924 |
Origins most rejected by Italy
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 210 |
| 2 | China | 97 |
| 3 | India | 88 |
| 4 | United States | 83 |
| 5 | Iran | 70 |
| 6 | Egypt | 62 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 49 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 29 |
| 9 | Georgia | 21 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 20 |
| 11 | Thailand | 18 |
| 12 | Ecuador | 15 |
| 13 | Albania | 14 |
| 14 | Philippines | 14 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 12 |
| 16 | Brazil | 12 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 10 |
| 18 | Argentina | 8 |
| 19 | Ghana | 8 |
| 20 | Peru | 7 |
| 21 | Japan | 6 |
| 22 | Kenya | 6 |
| 23 | Vietnam | 5 |
| 24 | Jordan | 4 |
| 25 | Morocco | 4 |
| 26 | Syria | 4 |
| 27 | Indonesia | 3 |
| 28 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 30 | Cameroon | 2 |
Product categories rejected by Italy
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 297 |
| 2 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 272 |
| 3 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 79 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 51 |
| 5 | Food Contact Materials | 41 |
| 6 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 23 |
| 7 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 18 |
| 8 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 18 |
| 9 | Fish and Fish Products | 16 |
| 10 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 15 |
| 11 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 15 |
| 12 | Fats and Oils | 11 |
| 13 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 11 |
| 14 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 10 |
| 15 | Pet Food | 10 |
Recent rejections notified by Italy
- 2026.7912 ChinaCereals and Bakery Productsunauthorized GMO 35 S terminator Nos in rice sticks genetically modified
- 2026.7627 United StatesNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxins in shelled pistachios Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7616 EcuadorCrustaceans and Products ThereofSulfite content exceeding the permitted limit in shrimp from Ecuador E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.7571 ChinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsBeta-lactoglobulin in coffee-flavored macadamia nuts - from China//beta lattoglobulina in noci di macadamia al gusto caffè -origine Cina animal ingredients
- 2026.7570 IndiaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsExceedance of the maximum residue level (MRL) for the sum of ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol (expressed as ethylene oxide) in sesame seeds from India.Superamento del limite massimo di residuo (LMR) per la somma di ossido di etilene e 2-cloroetanolo (espresso come ossido di etilene) in SEMI DI SESAMO origine INDIA ethylene oxide
- 2026.7560 IranNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAFLATOXINS IN SHELLED PISTACHIOS FROM IRAN Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7508 EgyptFruits and VegetablesDimethoate on mango dimethoate
- 2026.7507 BrazilMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Bovine Frozen meat in poor state of preservation from Brazil
- 2026.7503 ChileFruits and Vegetablespresence of thiamethoxam in lemons from Chile
- 2026.7447 PakistanCereals and Bakery ProductsClothianidin in rice from Pakistan clothianidin
- 2026.7417 EgyptFruits and VegetablesOxamyl on frozen strawberries oxamyl
- 2026.7410 JapanCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and TeaPesticides residues in Japanese green tea dinotefuran
- 2026.7259 ArgentinaFruits and VegetablesAflatoxins in peanuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7236 BrazilMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Bovine Frozen meat in poor state of preservation from Brazil
- 2026.7109 TurkeyFruits and VegetablesOchratoxin in dried figs ochratoxin A
- 2026.6984 ChinaCereals and Bakery Productspresenza OGM (TERMINATORE NOS) non autorizzato in crackers di riso (rice hot crackers) dalla Cina///Presence of unauthorized GMOs (NOS terminator) in rice crackers (rice hot crackers) from China genetically modified
- 2026.6962 VietnamFish and Fish ProductsUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam unauthorised irradiation
- 2026.6883 BrazilMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) poor state of preservation of bovine frozen meat from Brazil
- 2026.6882 BrazilMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) poor state of preservation of bovine frozen meat from Brazil
- 2026.6687 IndiaCereals and Bakery ProductsHigh levels of aflatoxin B1 and Sum of B1, B2, G1 in Rice from India Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
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.