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.
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 GhanaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsUndeclared POAO & High Risk Products
- 2020.6008 GhanaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsUndeclared POAO & High Risk Products originating from Ghana (Illegal import).
- 2020.5933 United StatesCereals and Bakery Products'Matey's' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess colours colour E 102 - tartrazinecolour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFcolour E 129 - Allura Red ACcolour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF
- 2020.5746 ChinaCereals and Bakery ProductsBrown Rice Noodles rejected due to GMOs genetically modified
- 2020.5745 ChinaCereals and Bakery ProductsBrown Rice Noodles rejected due to GMO genetically modified
- 2020.5744 ChinaCereals and Bakery ProductsBlack Rice Noodles from China positive for GMO genetically modified
- 2020.5631 GhanaCereals and Bakery ProductsBanku Mix from Ghana Aflatoxin Contamination Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2020.5609 GhanaCrustaceans and Products Thereofattempt to illegally import smoked prawns and peanut butter from Ghana
- 2020.5554 United StatesFish and Fish ProductsPoor temperature control ( -8.6, -9.9) for frozen salmon
- 2020.5488 United StatesFood Additives and FlavouringsBreakfast Cereal colour E 102 - tartrazinecolour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFcolour E 129 - Allura Red ACcolour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF
- 2020.5478 United StatesCereals and Bakery Products'Lucky Charms' Breakfast cereal rejected due to excess colours colour E 102 - tartrazinecolour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFcolour E 129 - Allura Red ACcolour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF
- 2020.5372 IndiaHerbs and SpicesAflatoxin in chilli powder from India Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.5363 BrazilPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat ProductsSalmonella in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil Salmonella
- 2020.5358 IndiaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsUnsatisfactory result for Ethylene Oxide in Sesame Seeds from India ethylene oxide
- 2020.5357 NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsAflatoxin failure for Groundnuts from Nigeria Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.5337 NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds'Kuli-Kuli' Peanut Snack from Nigeria failed for excess Aflatoxins Aflatoxin B1Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.5193 ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and SeedsShelled Groundnuts fumonisins
- 2020.5175 PakistanFruits and VegetablesToo high content of colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFin dry fruit mix from Pakistan colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF
- 2020.5049 United StatesOther Food Product / MixedHigh content of Allura Red, Sunset Yellow and Tartrazine in Froot Loops colour
- 2020.5045 United StatesConfectioneryJuicy Juice Freezer Pops E 210 - benzoic acid
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.