RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Italy
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Italy issued 944 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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Key figures
- What Italy does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Held, final fate not recorded: 40%; Re-dispatched: 29%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 16%; Destroyed: 10%; Not stated: 5%; 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%). Details available for 931 of 935. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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 | 135 | — | YTD |
| Total | 944 |
Origins most rejected by Italy
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 213 |
| 2 | China | 98 |
| 3 | India | 88 |
| 4 | United States | 84 |
| 5 | Iran | 70 |
| 6 | Egypt | 62 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 49 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 29 |
| 9 | Georgia | 21 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 20 |
| 11 | Brazil | 19 |
| 12 | Thailand | 18 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 15 |
| 14 | Albania | 14 |
| 15 | Philippines | 14 |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 13 |
| 17 | Peru | 10 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 10 |
| 19 | Argentina | 8 |
| 20 | Ghana | 8 |
| 21 | Japan | 6 |
| 22 | Kenya | 6 |
| 23 | Vietnam | 6 |
| 24 | Jordan | 4 |
| 25 | Morocco | 4 |
| 26 | Syria | 4 |
| 27 | Indonesia | 3 |
| 28 | Madagascar | 3 |
| 29 | Nigeria | 3 |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 3 |
Product categories rejected by Italy
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 301 |
| 2 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 274 |
| 3 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 81 |
| 4 | Herbs and Spices | 51 |
| 5 | Food Contact Materials | 41 |
| 6 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 24 |
| 7 | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 19 |
| 8 | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 19 |
| 9 | Fish and Fish Products | 18 |
| 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 | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 11 |
| 15 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 10 |
Recent rejections notified by Italy
- 2026.9570 high level of ochratoxin A in dried figs originating from TürkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables.
- 2026.9549 elevato livello di ocratossina a in fichi secchi di origine Turchia/ high level of ochratoxin A in dried figs originating from TürkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables.
- 2026.9533 Salmonella Minesota in frozen chicken meat from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products.
- 2026.9496 elevato livello di ocratossina a in fichi secchi di origine Turchia/ high level of ochratoxin A in dried figs originating from TürkiyeFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 99,7+-32,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.9447 Illegal import of composites product with milk eggs and E171 dioxide titatiun from PerùFrom Peru, Prepared Dishes and Snacks. Destroyed.
- 2026.9371 Pastry products incorrectly labelled from PeruFrom Peru, Cereals and Bakery Products.
- 2026.9284 Salmonella Drogana in poultry meat From Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result PRESENCE.
- 2026.9279 Salmonella Minesota in poultry meat from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result PRESENCE.
- 2026.9278 Salmonella Minnesota in poultry meat From Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Result PRESENCE (limit 0 null).
- 2026.9240 illegal import of milk, eggs, bovine and poultry meat in composite products from PerùFrom Peru, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Destroyed.
- 2026.9196 Absence of health guaranteesFrom Kosovo, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.9116 PAH in dried smoked pangasius hypophtalmus from MyanmarFrom Myanmar, Fish and Fish Products. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.9100 Presence of unauthorized component (milk) in custard preparations from NigeriaFrom Nigeria, Other Food Product / Mixed. Destroyed.
- 2026.8716 Salmonella Drogana in poultry meat from BrazilFrom Brazil, Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry).
- 2026.8708 Salmonella spp. in poultry meat from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2026.8513 Unauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from VietnamFrom Vietnam, Fish and Fish Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result >5 (lod) ng/g (limit < 5 (LOD) ng/g wet weight).
- 2026.8490 aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from the USA From United States, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6.3 // 6.9.
- 2026.8461 Unauthorized GMO in spicy puffed rice cakes of Chinese origin // OGM non autorizzato in dischetti di riso soffiato piccante origine CinaFrom China, Cereals and Bakery Products. Result Nel campione è stata riscontrata la presenza del Terminatore NOS (limit PRESENZA / ASSENZ…
- 2026.8374 aflatoxins in shelled hazelnuts from AzerbaijanFrom Azerbaijan, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result 59 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.8201 Salmonella Drogana in poultry meat from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Result Presence.
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.