Chile — All Categories
Chile received 24 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 8 in 2025-Q1, with the trend falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are oxytetracycline, veterinary drug residues, and chlorothalonil. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 8 carry the laboratory result and 11 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 56%; Destroyed: 28%; Re-dispatched: 8%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 4%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 4%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 3 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 8 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 14 | — | veterinary drug residues |
| Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 7 | — | cadmium |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 2 | — | chlorothalonil |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | — | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8843 biały osad w winie z Chile/// white sediment in Chilean wineAlcoholic Beverages. Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2026.7503 presence of thiamethoxam in lemons from ChileFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy.
- 2026.4936 Chlorothalonil (0,026 ± 0,013 mg/kg) in frozen raspberries from Chile /// przekroczenie NDP pestycydu Chlorotalonil w malinie mrożonej z ChileFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Result 0,026 ± 0,013 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorothalonil
- 2026.4758 Rotura de cadena de frío en mejillones de Chile // Poor temperature control in mussels from Chile.Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.7940 obecność pasożytów w mielonce z morszczuka z Chile// presence of parasites in minced hake from ChileFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.7760 pasożyty w morszczuku z Chile///parasites in hake mince from ChileFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.6674 Aditivo E-385 EDTA- Navajuelas en conserva de Chile // Additive E-385 EDTA - canned razor clams from ChileBivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain. Result 111 mg (limit 75 mg /kg). E 385 - calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra acetate (CDEDTA)
- 2025.6042 Jurel procedente de Chile con rotura de la cadena de frío. Horse mackerel from Chile with a broken cold chainFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.2999 Control de temperatura incorrecto en salmón (Salmo salar) procedente de Chile// Poor temperature control in salmon (Salmo salar) from ChileFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.2702 oxitetraciclina en salmón de Chile / Oxytetracycline in salmon from ChiliFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result Over MRL (limit 100 µg/kg - ppb). oxytetracycline
- 2025.2159 Oxitetraciclina en salmón de Chile // Oxytetracycline in salmon from ChiliFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result Over MRL (limit 100 µg/kg - ppb). oxytetracycline
- 2025.2158 Oxitetraciclina en salmón de Chile // Oxytetracycline in salmon from ChiliFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result Superior al LMR (limit 100 µg/kg - ppb). veterinary drug residues
- 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 Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.2007 Filete de salmón procedente de Chile rechazada por contener residuos de antibióticos por encima del límite máximo de residuos establecido en la normativa europea. Salmon fillet from Chile rejected for containing antibiotic residues above the maximum residue limit established in European regulations Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result Superior al LMR (limit 100 µg/kg - ppb). veterinary drug residues
- 2025.2006 superación límites permitidos oxitetraciclina en lomos de salmón de ChileFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result Superior al LMR (limit 100 µg/kg - ppb). veterinary drug residues
- 2025.2002 Superación de LMR de medicamentos veterinarios en salmones de acuicultura de Chile - Exceeding MRLs for veterinary drugs in farmed salmon in ChileFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result Superior al LMR (limit 100 µg/kg - ppb null). oxytetracycline
- 2025.1964 ruptura cadena de frío en salmón de Chile // cold chain breakage in Chilean salmonFish and Fish Products. 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 Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.9493 Superación límites aditivos - Salsas - Chile / Exceeding additive limits - Sauces - ChileSoups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2024.8450 Poor temperature control in squid from ChileFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 39 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Chile found after entering the EU — 13 alerts, 26 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 46%, company's own check 36%, at the EU border 15%, consumer complaint or illness 3%. 5 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 to date | 7 | 1 | 6 |
- 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
- 2026.8372 info: attentionImazalil e Tiabendazolo in KIWI Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result 0.046 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). imazalilthiabendazole
- 2026.5785 info: follow-upNorovirus in frozen organic strawberries from Chile Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. norovirus
- 2026.4388 alertSpirodiclofen on kiwi from Chili Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,22 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). spirodiclofen
- 2026.4339 info: follow-up tetramethrin residues were detected at a level of 0.018 mg/kg in a frozen mixed mushroom blend Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,018 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). tetramethrin
- 2026.3322 info: follow-upLack of guarantee concerning salmonella in pork Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched.
- 2026.2548 info: attentionPerchlorate in stawberries from Chile Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0.098 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). perchlorate
- 2025.9802 info: attentionElevated Sorbic Acid in Semi-dried Prunes Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1225 (limit 1000 mg/kg - ppm). E 200 - sorbic acid
- 2025.8280 info: attentionToo high cadmium levels in avocado from Chile Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,0613 (limit 0,0500 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2025.7315 info: attentionUnauthorised substance ethoxyquin in fishmeal from Chile Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market, re-dispatched. ethoxyquin
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
Download all 84 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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