China — Cereals and Bakery Products — Rice

Higher risk. China ranks 1st of 3 origins shipping rice to the EU on border rejections per $1 billion of EU imports, at 336.5 — the highest of them.

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China received 19 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Rice, part of Cereals and Bakery Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issue is genetically modified. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 336.5 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from China over the last 3 years.

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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

2026.6984 2026-08-06 Italypresenza OGM (TERMINATORE NOS) non autorizzato in crackers di riso (rice hot crackers) dalla Cina///Presence of unauthorized GMOs (NOS terminator) in rice crackers (rice hot crackers) from China genetically modified
2026.6214 2026-07-13 NetherlandsHydrolysed Rice Flour China GMO genetically modified
2026.2061 2026-03-12 NetherlandsRice Noodles China cryIAb/Ac genetically modified
2025.9509 2025-11-28 ItalyAdditivo non autorizzato (Butilidrossitoluene -BHT- E 321) in panini congelati dalla Cina/Unauthorized additive (Butylhydroxytoluene -BHT- E 321) in frozen bread from China
2025.7396 2025-09-26 SpainDetectado OGM prohibido en pasta de arroz de China//GMO detected in rice cake from China genetically modified
2025.6786 2025-09-04 ItalyImportazione non autorizzata di biscotti con latte dalla Cina via Hong Kong///Unauthorised import of dairy biscuits from China via Hong Kong
2025.6431 2025-08-22 GreeceAbsence of original certificate in rice crackers from China
2025.4622 2025-06-20 LatviaUnauthorized novel food ingredients perilla seeds in walnut cookies from China
2025.4584 2025-06-19 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism Cry1Ab/Ac detected in Chinese organic rice noodles genetically modified
2025.3490 2025-05-09 PortugalMASSA ARROZ- OGM ARROZ genetically modified
2024.9606 2024-12-27 PortugalUnauthorised genetically modified white rice cakes from China genetically modified
2024.8697 2024-11-25 NetherlandsGMO China Rice noodle genetically modified
2024.6689 2024-09-05 Slovenianon approved GMO in rice noodles genetically modified
2024.6466 2024-08-27 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism T-NOS detected in organic Thai rice noodles from China genetically modified
2024.6379 2024-08-22 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism Cry1Ab/Ac in rice noodles from China genetically modified
2024.5441 2024-07-16 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism T-NOS_SYBR_COSYPS in white rice cake from China genetically modified
2024.4289 2024-06-04 Polandabsence of health certificate(s) and of certified analytical report for round rice from China, dispatched from Ukraine
2024.1539 2024-03-04 NetherlandsRice Noodle China GMO genetically modified
2024.0980 2024-02-12 NetherlandsOrganic Black Rice Noodles China GMO genetically modified
2023.5929 2023-09-01 GreeceRice crackers from China with absence of original certificate