China — Pet Food
China received 5 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Pet Food between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issues are poultry DNA presence, protein poultry, and labelling. The list below gives each of these 11 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 4 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%; Held, final fate not recorded: 25%; Not stated: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 1 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.1550 Presence of DNA from animal species not declared on the label and not in the health certificate. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result chicken dna present. poultry DNA presence
- 2025.3098 Enterobacteriaceae in dog chewing bone from China Notified by Sweden. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2024.8784 Presence of not declared poultry DNA in feeds from China Notified by Spain. Result POULTRY. protein poultry
- 2024.4154 chews for dogs with goat and poultry DNA not declared on the label Notified by Italy. Result presence of Gallus gallus- Capra hircus (limit non rilevabile %). labelling
- 2023.2280 Authorised feed additive over the maximun level in ornamental fish feed Notified by Spain.
- 2022.6133 High count of Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from China Notified by Sweden.
- 2022.5597 high count of Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from China Notified by Sweden.
- 2022.3967 Non athorized additives: E100 E150a in feed for dogs. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.5625 non authorised additives in edible rodents toys (wood and lufa material) Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2021.0161 Enterobacteriaceae in petfood Notified by Sweden. Reached the market. Result 1300 (limit 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2020.4581 KOI fish feed Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 18 notifications since 2020 concerned pet food from China found after entering the EU — 2 alerts, 16 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 67%, company's own check 22%, consumer complaint or illness 11%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 to date | 4 | 1 | 3 |
- 2026.7370 info: attentionAFLATOXIN B1 IN TURTLE FOOD Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,0507 ± 0,0141 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.6674 info: follow-upTwo dogs who got sick from chew sticks, from China, via Germany Notified by Netherlands. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.4934 info: attentionPresence of DNA from animal species not declared on the label and not in the health certificate. Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, treated, sorted or diverted. Result Chicken DNA present (limit Not present null). poultry DNA presence
- 2026.1195 alertSalmonella spp. in petfood from China Notified by Greece. At the EU border, reached the market. Result detected in 1 out of 5 samples (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2025.3990 info: attentionHigh leves of Hg in complementary feed (petfood) from China Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,50 ± 0,09 (limit 0.3 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2025.2271 info: follow-upConsignment of dog chews from China was not subjected to an official control at the border control post Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2025.1237 info: follow-upConsignment of pet food from China not subjected to an official control at the border control post. Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2025.0202 info: follow-upconsignment of dog chews from China was not subjected to official controls at the BCP Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2024.8486 info: follow-upTwo consignments of pet food not subjected to official controls at the border control post, origin China Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2024.8154 info: attentionEnterobacteriaceae high count in dog chews from China Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 360 (limit 300 null). Enterobacteriaceae
Data and downloads
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