Chile — Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof
Chile received 9 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are cadmium and E 385 - calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra acetate (CDEDTA). The list below gives each of these 12 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 3 carry the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import bivalve molluscs and products thereof from Chile
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- Not on the EU's increased-checks list, so only member states' routine, risk-based checks apply (rates not published).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 100%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Spain (6), Denmark (1), of 7 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- May, February, March, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- cadmium (2), E 385 - calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra acetate (cdedta) (1).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 1 |
| 2023-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 2 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.4758 Rotura de cadena de frío en mejillones de Chile // Poor temperature control in mussels from Chile. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.6674 Aditivo E-385 EDTA- Navajuelas en conserva de Chile // Additive E-385 EDTA - canned razor clams from Chile Notified by Spain. Result 111 mg (limit 75 mg /kg). E 385 - calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra acetate (CDEDTA)
- 2025.2017 vacuum leakage (insufficient can overlap) of canned razor clams (Ensis macha) from Chile // Defectos en la hermeticidad del envase en conservas de Ensis Macha (navajas)Chile Notified by Spain.
- 2025.1652 Incorrect sealing on cans of canned razor clams (Ensis macha) from Chile//Sellado incorrecto en latas de conserva de navajas procedentes de Chile Notified by Spain.
- 2024.6625 Cadmio en mejillones de Chile. Cadmiun in mussels from Chile. Notified by Spain. Result 1,350 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2024.0818 Border rejection - cadmium in mussels from Chile Notified by Denmark. Result 1,86 (limit 1,0 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2024.0554 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en mejillones de Chile. Breakage of the cold chain in mussels from Chile. Notified by Spain.
- 2023.7191 Mussels without original health certificate from Chile Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2023.5680 Rotura de cadena de frío en mejillones de Chile. Poor temperature control in mussels from Chile. Notified by Spain.
- 2022.0340 No correspondencia en lotes, mejillones de Chile/ Mismatch in batches, mussels from Chile Notified by Spain.
- 2021.2104 invalid certificate of Mytilus chilensis from Chile Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2020.1978 Poor temperature control - cooked mussels Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 11 notifications since 2020 concerned bivalve molluscs and products thereof from Chile found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 7 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 45%, at the EU border 36%, company's own check 18%. 3 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2026.9327 info: follow-upUnauthorized irradiation of mussels cooked whole shell from Chile via Netherlands Notified by Bulgaria. Official control on the market, reached the market. irradiation
- 2023.6384 info: attentionCadmium exceedance in mussels from Chile Notified by France. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 2.3 +/- 0.3 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2023.5585 alertcadmium in mussels from Chile Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1.8 ± 0.5 (limit 1.0 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2023.2546 info: attentionSalmonella spp in frozen precooked mussels from Chile Notified by Italy. At the EU border, not on the market. Result Presenza in 25 gr (limit Assenza null). Salmonella spp.
- 2022.7021 info: attentionPresence of cadmium on mussels Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 1.65 (limit 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2022.6161 alertCd in mussels Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1,8+/-0,12 (limit 1,0 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2022.5367 alertCadmium in cooked mussel meat from Chile Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 1.7 (limit 1.0 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2022.3715 info: attentionPresence of cadmium detected in mussels Notified by France. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 2.8 (+/-0,3) (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2022.0538 info: attentionCadmium in cooked frozen shelled mussels from Chile Notified by Italy. Company's own check. Result 1,96 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2020.5143 alertToo hihg content of cadmium in mussels Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1,92. cadmium
Data and downloads
Download all 23 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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