RASFF Border Rejections Notified by United Kingdom
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United Kingdom issued 187 RASFF border rejections between 2019 and 2020, 1.9% of all EU border rejections in the dataset. The origins it rejects most often are United States, Ghana, India. Its most-rejected product category is Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds.
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Key figures
- What United Kingdom does with rejected consignments, since 2020
- Destroyed: 33%; Not stated: 29%; Re-dispatched: 17%; Held, final fate not recorded: 14%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 7% (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 United Kingdom, by year
| Year | Border rejections | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | — | |
| 2020 | 183 | — | |
| Total | 187 |
Origins most rejected by United Kingdom
| # | Origin country | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 35 |
| 2 | Ghana | 33 |
| 3 | India | 23 |
| 4 | China | 14 |
| 5 | Turkey | 14 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 12 |
| 7 | Argentina | 10 |
| 8 | Brazil | 6 |
| 9 | Thailand | 4 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 2 |
| 13 | Iran | 2 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 2 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 16 | Australia | 1 |
| 17 | Chile | 1 |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 1 |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 20 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 21 | Kenya | 1 |
| 22 | Maldives | 1 |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 |
| 24 | Nepal | 1 |
| 25 | Philippines | 1 |
| 26 | Senegal | 1 |
| 27 | Seychelles | 1 |
| 28 | South Africa | 1 |
| 29 | Syria | 1 |
Product categories rejected by United Kingdom
| # | Product category | Rejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 45 |
| 2 | Fish and Fish Products | 28 |
| 3 | Cereals and Bakery Products | 21 |
| 4 | Fruits and Vegetables | 21 |
| 5 | Herbs and Spices | 14 |
| 6 | Other Food Product / Mixed | 12 |
| 7 | Feed Materials | 9 |
| 8 | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 9 |
| 9 | Confectionery | 8 |
| 10 | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 7 |
| 11 | Fats and Oils | 4 |
| 12 | Pet Food | 4 |
| 13 | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 1 |
| 14 | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 1 |
| 15 | Food Additives and Flavourings | 1 |
Recent rejections notified by United Kingdom
- 2020.6013 Undeclared POAO & High Risk ProductsFrom Ghana, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Destroyed.
- 2020.6008 Undeclared POAO & High Risk Products originating from Ghana (Illegal import).From Ghana, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Destroyed.
- 2020.5933 'Matey's' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess coloursFrom United States, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched. Result 78 ± 5.
- 2020.5746 Brown Rice Noodles rejected due to GMOsFrom China, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched. Result 35S promoter rice package : Positive.
- 2020.5745 Brown Rice Noodles rejected due to GMOFrom China, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched. Result 35S promoter rice package : Positive.
- 2020.5744 Black Rice Noodles from China positive for GMOFrom China, Cereals and Bakery Products. Result 35S promoter rice package : Positive.
- 2020.5631 Banku Mix from Ghana Aflatoxin ContaminationFrom Ghana, Cereals and Bakery Products. Result 106 +/-17.3 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2020.5609 attempt to illegally import smoked prawns and peanut butter from GhanaFrom Ghana, Crustaceans and Products Thereof. Destroyed.
- 2020.5554 Poor temperature control ( -8.6, -9.9) for frozen salmonFrom United States, Fish and Fish Products.
- 2020.5488 Breakfast CerealFrom United States, Food Additives and Flavourings. Result 102 (limit o mg/kg - ppm).
- 2020.5478 'Lucky Charms' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess coloursFrom United States, Cereals and Bakery Products. Re-dispatched. Result 238 ± 15 (limit Combined 300 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2020.5372 Aflatoxin in chilli powder from IndiaFrom India, Herbs and Spices. Re-dispatched. Result 9.5 +/- 3.8 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2020.5363 Salmonella in frozen salted chicken half breasts from BrazilFrom Brazil, Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products.
- 2020.5358 Unsatisfactory result for Ethylene Oxide in Sesame Seeds from IndiaFrom India, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result >5.0 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2020.5357 Aflatoxin failure for Groundnuts from NigeriaFrom Nigeria, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result B1 5.3 ± 0.9 μg/kg/Total 6.6 ± 1.1 μg/kg (limit B1 2/Total 4 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2020.5337 'Kuli-Kuli' Peanut Snack from Nigeria failed for excess AflatoxinsFrom Nigeria, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Destroyed. Result 23.1 ± 9.3 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2020.5193 Shelled Groundnuts From Argentina, Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Result B1 2.7 (limit B1 2.0 µg/kg - ppb).
- 2020.5175 Too high content of colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFin dry fruit mix from PakistanFrom Pakistan, Fruits and Vegetables. Destroyed. Result 72 ± 4 (limit 50 mg/kg - ppm).
- 2020.5049 High content of Allura Red, Sunset Yellow and Tartrazine in Froot LoopsFrom United States, Other Food Product / Mixed. Result Allura Red 25+/- 2, Brilliant Blue 11+/- 2, Sunset Yellow 20 +/-2, Tartrazine 63+/- 4 (li…
- 2020.5045 Juicy Juice Freezer PopsFrom United States, Confectionery. Result 185+/-20 (limit 150 mg/l).
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.