Argentina — All Categories
Argentina received 43 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 9 in 2024-Q2, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and alternariol. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 15 carry the laboratory result and 9 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 37%; Held, final fate not recorded: 37%; Re-dispatched: 12%; Destroyed: 7%; Not stated: 5%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 2%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 9 |
| 2024-Q3 | 7 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 4 |
| 2026-Q3 | 8 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2019 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 13 | — | Aflatoxin B1 |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 9 | — | Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing |
| Fish and Fish Products | 7 | — | total volatile basic nitrogen |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 5 | — | paraquat |
| Feed Materials | 4 | — | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 2 | — | — |
| Ices and Desserts | 1 | — | sulphite |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 1 | — | — |
| Compound Feeds | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8564 Aflatoxins in Argentine peanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 8.4 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8015 Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from ArgentinaFeed Materials. Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result Aflatoxin B1 47,4 µg/kg (33,65 µg/kg - 61,15 (µg/kg). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7450 Aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 4.0 ± 1.3 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7320 Alternariol y ácido tenzuánico en semillas de girasol procedente de Argentina // Alternariol and tenzuanic acid in sunflower seeds from Argentina Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Result 1590 (± 549) μg/kg (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). alternarioltenuazonic acid
- 2026.7259 Aflatoxins in peanuts from ArgentinaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Result 6.8 ± 2.0 μg/kg (limit 2,0 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7225 Aflatoxins in shelled groundnuts from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6,7±1,5 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6767 Aflatoxins(som) in Argentine peanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 11 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2026.6766 Aflatoxin B1 in Argentine peanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 5.1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5229 Aflatoxins in groundnuts from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 144,93 ± 32,18 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4757 Niveles elevados de toxinas de alternaria en pipas de girasol procedentes de Argentina // Excessive levels of alternaria toxins in sunflower seeds from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Result 129+/- 59 (limit 30 µg/kg - ppb). alternariolalternariol monomethyl ether (AME)tenuazonic acid
- 2026.3569 Aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Result 8,8+/-2,0 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3438 Aflatoxins in groundnut peanuts from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Result 7.0 ; 12; 19; 10 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0431 chilled meat which has expired at the time of entry into the EU and which is in a poor state of hygieneMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Italy.
- 2026.0430 chilled meat which has expired at the time of entry into the EU and which is in a poor state of hygieneMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Italy.
- 2026.0419 chilled meat which has expired at the time of entry into the EU and which is in a poor state of hygieneMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Italy.
- 2025.8559 stwierdzenie przekroczenia dopuszczalnych wartości sumy aflatoksyn w przesyłce orzechów arachidowych, importowanych z Argentyny// exceeding the permissible levels of aflatoxins in peanuts imported from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 8,2 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxins
- 2025.8243 Parasites from grenadier carcasses from Argentine Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.8219 parasites in carcasses of grenadier fish from ArgentinaFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.7080 Aflatoxinas en cacahuetes sin cáscara de Aregentina/Aflatoxines in split blanched peanuts from ArgentinaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Result SUBMUESTRA A: Suma B1, B2, G1, G2 1 5.3 µg/kg ; Aflatoxina B1 3.9 µg/kg // SUBMUESTRA B: … aflatoxins
- 2025.5982 Enterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins from ArgentinaFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 8300; 5000; 560; 2900; 7000 (limit 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 280 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Argentina found after entering the EU — 35 alerts, 245 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 77%, official control on the market 13%, at the EU border 8%, monitoring or surveillance sample 2%, consumer complaint or illness 0%. 15 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 2024 | 39 | 5 | 34 |
| 2025 | 93 | 7 | 86 |
| 2026 to date | 80 | 5 | 75 |
- 2026.9321 info: attentionAflatoxine in groundnut Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 7,3 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8846 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in Groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 19 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8753 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 7,9 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.8751 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 10,8; 6,6. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8747 info: attentionAflatoxine B1 in Argentine groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 4,1 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8591 info: attentionAflatoxins in grountnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 8,1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8330 info: attentionAflatoxine B1 in groudnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 6,2 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7950 info: attentionAflatoxin in groundnuts from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 62 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7921 info: attentionExceedance of aflatoxins in groundnuts, from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, not on the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 3,9 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7775 info: attentionAflatoxin in groundnut kernels from Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 15 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 1 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 1 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
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Data and downloads
Download all 436 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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