Côte d'Ivoire — All Categories
Côte d'Ivoire received 8 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Sudan 4, Sudan 3, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of. The list below gives each of these 11 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 8 carry the laboratory result and 7 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 57%; Held, final fate not recorded: 43%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fats and Oils | 6 | — | Sudan 4 |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | — | Salmonella |
Recent rejections
- 2026.5841 Sudan red IV and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in palm oil from Ivory CoastFats and Oils. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3000 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Sudan 4polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2026.2934 Sudan red dyes in palm oil from Ivory CoastFats and Oils. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result >3000. Sudan 3Sudan 4
- 2025.4696 Unauthorized Sudan red IV dye in palm oil from Ivory CoastFats and Oils. Notified by Belgium. Result >3000 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Sudan 4
- 2025.1420 Unauthorized Sudan red IV dye in palm oil from Ivory CoastFats and Oils. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1400 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Sudan 4
- 2025.1300 Unauthorized Sudan red IV dye in palm oil from Ivory CoastFats and Oils. Notified by Belgium. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Sudan 4
- 2024.3468 coloranti sudan in olio di palma da costa d'avorio/Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ivory CoastFats and Oils. Notified by Italy. Result presenza (limit assente mg/kg - ppm). Sudan 3Sudan 4
- 2024.0360 Presencia de Salmonella en especias (semillas bixa orellana) de Costa de Marfil. Presence of Salmonella in spices (bixa orellana seeds) from Côte d'Ivoire.Herbs and Spices. Notified by Spain. Result Detectado (limit No detectado /25g). Salmonella
- 2023.7170 Unauthorised, unlabelled irradiation Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Latvia. Reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2023.3967 Rotura de la cadena de frío en atún congelado de Costa de Marfil. Wrong transport temperature in frozen tuna from Côte d'Ivoire Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2022.4513 Unauthorized colors Sudan I, III and IV in palm oil from Ivory Coast with destination FranceFats and Oils. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result present (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Sudan 1Sudan 3Sudan 4
- 2021.1231 rupture of the cold chain Thunnus albacaresFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 16 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Côte d'Ivoire found after entering the EU — 8 alerts, 8 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 38%, company's own check 31%, official control on the market 25%, consumer complaint or illness 6%. 5 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- 2026.5091 alertPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in palm oil from Ivory Coast with destination France Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 33.7 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2025.6728 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in cashew nuts from the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Salmonella
- 2025.4924 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in organic cashew kernels from Côte d'Ivoire Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected in 125 g. Salmonella infantis
- 2024.6932 alertSildenafil in food supplements from Côte d'Ivoire Notified by Luxembourg. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 2.50 (limit 0 null). sildenafil
- 2024.3678 alertMineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons in shea butter from Cote d'Ivoire Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 2.8 (limit 2 mg/kg - ppm). mineral oil
- 2024.3601 info: attentionSildenafil in ginger-based drink from Côte d'Ivoire Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2023.8722 alertaflatoxins in corn flour from Ivory Coast via France Notified by Luxembourg. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 44 +/-9 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.2811 alertUnauthorized color Sudan IV in palm oil from Cote D'Ivoire Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 3787 (limit 0 µg/kg - ppb). Sudan 4
- 2023.1788 alertUnauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in demosuim leaf from cote d'ivoire Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 0,063 ± 0,032 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2023.0737 info: attentionSalmonella en semillas annato de Costa de Marfil // Salmonella in annatto seeds from Côte d'Ivoire Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result PRESENCIA (limit AUSENCIA /25g). Salmonella spp.
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Data and downloads
Download all 27 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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