RASFF Border Rejections Notified by Malta
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Malta issued 62 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2026, 0.6% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are India, China, Turkey. Its most-rejected product category is Fruits and Vegetables. Volume in 2025 was down 38% on 2024.
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Key figures
- What Malta does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Destroyed: 48%; Held, final fate not recorded: 21%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 20%; Re-dispatched: 10%; Not stated: 2% (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 Malta, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — | |
| 2020 | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | 12 | +1100.0% | |
| 2022 | 9 | -25.0% | |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% | |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 5 | -37.5% | |
| 2026 | 18 | — | YTD |
| Total | 62 |
Origins most rejected by Malta
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 21 |
| 2 | China | 16 |
| 3 | Turkey | 11 |
| 4 | Malta | 5 |
| 5 | Egypt | 2 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 2 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 1 |
Product categories rejected by Malta
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fruits and Vegetables | 15 |
| 2 | Herbs and Spices | 15 |
| 3 | Food Contact Materials | 14 |
| 4 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 5 |
| 5 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 4 |
| 6 | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 3 |
| 7 | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 2 |
| 8 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 1 |
| 9 | Food Additives and Flavourings | 1 |
| 10 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1 |
| 11 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by Malta
- 2026.9424 Presence of Ethylene Oxide in Cut Mango Pickle imported from IndiaFrom India, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Destroyed. Result 0.078 ± 0.024 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.9169 Unauthorised Pesticide residues and Pesticides exceeding MRL in Chilli Powder imported from IndiaFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Destroyed. Result 0.18 ± 0.04 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.9165 Unauthorised presticides on Kondattam Mulaku (cured chillies) imported from IndiaFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Destroyed. Result 0.01 ± 0.002 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8422 Multiple Pesticide residues in Kabsa Masala imported from IndiaFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Destroyed. Result 0.075 ± 0.015 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8417 Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UKFrom China, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.066 ± 0.033 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8414 Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UKFrom China, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.35 ± 0.18 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8412 Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UKFrom China, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.086 ± 0.043 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.8189 Presence of Centrimonium Chloride in Tea originating from China and dispatched from UKFrom China, Herbs and Spices. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.38 ± 0.019 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.5436 Exceeded limits of Ochratoxin A in Fig Paste from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 12.4 ± 3.7 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.5434 Exceeded levels of Ochratoxin A in Fig Paste from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 13.7 ± 4.1 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.5065 Exceeded permitted level of pesticide Chloropham in oranges from EgyptFrom Egypt, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 0.11 +/- 0.06 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.5038 Presence of Ethylene Oxide in Worchestershire sauce from IndiaFrom India, Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.18 +/- 0.05 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.3496 Presence of Ochratoxin A in dried figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 198 ± 59.4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.0637 Presence of Ochratoxin A in Dried Figs imported from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched. Result 81.6 ± 40.8 (limit 4.00 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.0020 Cetrimonium chloride pesticide residue in Green tea detox from China through United KingdomFrom China, Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Destroyed. Result 0.065 ± 0.0325 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.0013 Cetrimonium chloride pesticide residue in Green tea - zesty lemon from China through United KingdomFrom China, Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Destroyed. Result 0.049 ± 0.025 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2026.0008 Presence of Ochratoxin A above the maximum permitted in Dried Figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 28.8 +/- 14.4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2026.0004 Aflatoxin B1 in Dried Figs from TurkeyFrom Turkey, Fruits and Vegetables. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 23,4 ± 11,7 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2025.10402 Pesticides residues - Tricyclazol in Rice from IndiaFrom India, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0.027 +/- 0.014 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2025.8374 Pesticide residues in Whole Cumin from India From India, Herbs and Spices. Destroyed. Result 0.31 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm).
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.