China — Cereals and Bakery Products — Wheat & Flour
China received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Wheat & Flour, part of Cereals and Bakery Products between 2022-Q4 and 2025-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are E 316 - sodium erythorbate, E 621 - monosodium glutamate, and E 635 - disodium 5'-ribonucleotides. The list below gives each of these 2 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 1 carries the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2022-Q4 | 0 |
| 2023-Q1 | 0 |
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2025.5332 obecność E316 izoaskorbinianu sodu – niedozwolonego do stosowania w Paskach Latiao – przekąsce z pszenicy o smaku słodko-pikantnym pochodzącej z Chin / the presence of E316 sodium isoascorbate - prohibited in sweet and savoury wheat-based snacks from China Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 22,3 (limit niedopuszczalny null). E 316 - sodium erythorbateE 621 - monosodium glutamateE 635 - disodium 5'-ribonucleotides
- 2021.1398 Snack a base di frumento da Cina Notified by Italy. colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 3 notifications since 2020 concerned wheat & flour from China found after entering the EU — 2 alerts, 1 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 100%.
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| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2021.2240 alertExcessive levels of aflatoxins in organic buckwheat from China Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result 32,7 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.1631 info: follow-upEthylene oxide in buckwheat flour Notified by Belgium. Company's own check.
- 2021.0606 alertAflatoxins in organic hulled buckwheat from China Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 22,6 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Data and downloads
Download all 5 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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