Argentina — Feed Materials
Argentina received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Feed Materials between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, Enterobacteriaceae, and chlorpyrifos. The list below gives each of these 13 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 13 carry the laboratory result and 6 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- EU border checks
- Under EU increased official controls. Consignments from Argentina face 20% identity and physical checks at the EU border for Aflatoxins (Annex I). Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, consolidated 2026-06-30.
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%; Destroyed: 25%; Not stated: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8015 Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result Aflatoxin B1 47,4 µg/kg (33,65 µg/kg - 61,15 (µg/kg). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.5982 Enterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins from Argentina Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 8300; 5000; 560; 2900; 7000 (limit 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2025.5430 Enterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins from Argentina Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3x <10 ; 150 ; 350 (limit 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2024.4064 Chlorpyrifos in Sunflower seeds from Argentina Notified by Portugal. Reached the market. Result 0.022. chlorpyrifos
- 2022.3075 Aflatoxins in peanuts as feed material from Argentina Notified by Germany. Result 36,4 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.4409 Aflatoxin B1 in peanut kernels from Argentina Notified by Germany. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 35,3 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2021.3877 Aflatoxins in peanut kernels from Argentina Notified by Germany. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 51,8 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.4139 aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from Argentina Notified by Germany. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 47,2 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.3018 Überschreitung des Höchstgehaltes an Aflatoxin B1 in Erdnusskernen Notified by Germany. Result 47,8 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.2592 Exceedance of the maximum level for aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Germany. Result 40,6 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.2146 Groundnuts - feed aflatoxin contamination Notified by United Kingdom. Result Aflatoxin B1 29.4 ± 4.5 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.1456 aflatoxins in blanched groundnut kernels from Argentina Notified by United Kingdom. Result 28.8 +/-4.4 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.1276 Aflatoxin in Erdnusskernen/ crushed peanut kernels Notified by Germany. Result 34,3 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 12 notifications since 2020 concerned feed materials from Argentina found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 11 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 33%, monitoring or surveillance sample 33%, official control on the market 25%, at the EU border 8%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 7 | 0 | 7 |
- 2026.6041 info: follow-upUnauthorised GMO HB4 in Soybean hull pellets from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Present (limit Absent null). genetically modified
- 2026.4247 info: follow-upSalmonella in soya bean meal from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Present (limit absent /25g). Salmonella cubana
- 2026.3280 info: follow-upNon-approved GMO in soybeanmeal from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result Present. See annex: 7157800_200731965_117242327_Ri.PDF (limit Absent/ not present null). genetically modified
- 2026.3285 info: follow-upNon-approved GMO in soybean meal from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result present (limit not present null). genetically modified
- 2026.2517 info: follow-upNon-approved GMO Soybeanmeal from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result present (limit absent null). genetically modified
- 2026.2358 info: follow-upNon-approved GMO Soybean Meal from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result present (limit not present null). genetically modified
- 2026.0345 info: attentionSalmonella in Category 3 animal by-products from Argentina Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Presence. Salmonella anatum
- 2024.9318 alertExcess aflatoxin in feed - peeled ground nuts - for wild birds Notified by Denmark. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market. Result 50 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2024.7235 info: follow-upSalmonella spp. in soybean meal from Argentina Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result positiv. Salmonella
- 2024.7085 info: attentionSalmonella in soybean extraction meal from Argentina Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result present (limit absence /25g). Salmonella group B
Data and downloads
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