China — Cereals and Bakery Products
China received 23 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Cereals and Bakery Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 5 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are genetically modified, E 316 - sodium erythorbate, and E 621 - monosodium glutamate.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 19 | 336.5 | genetically modified |
| Other | 3 | — | genetically modified |
| Wheat & Flour | 1 | — | E 635 - disodium 5'-ribonucleotides |
| Bakery & Biscuits | 1 | — | colour E 171 - titanium dioxide |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6984 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 NetherlandsHydrolysed Rice Flour China GMO genetically modified
- 2026.5938 NetherlandsMiso Paste China GMO Cry1Ab/Ac genetically modified
- 2026.2061 NetherlandsRice Noodles China cryIAb/Ac genetically modified
- 2025.9509 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 SpainDetectado OGM prohibido en pasta de arroz de China//GMO detected in rice cake from China genetically modified
- 2025.6786 ItalyImportazione non autorizzata di biscotti con latte dalla Cina via Hong Kong///Unauthorised import of dairy biscuits from China via Hong Kong
- 2025.6431 GreeceAbsence of original certificate in rice crackers from China
- 2025.5332 Polandobecność 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 E 316 - sodium erythorbateE 621 - monosodium glutamateE 635 - disodium 5'-ribonucleotides
- 2025.4622 LatviaUnauthorized novel food ingredients perilla seeds in walnut cookies from China
- 2025.4584 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism Cry1Ab/Ac detected in Chinese organic rice noodles genetically modified
- 2025.3490 PortugalMASSA ARROZ- OGM ARROZ genetically modified
- 2024.9606 PortugalUnauthorised genetically modified white rice cakes from China genetically modified
- 2024.8697 NetherlandsGMO China Rice noodle genetically modified
- 2024.6746 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism Cry1Ab/Ac detected in miso from China genetically modified
- 2024.6689 Slovenianon approved GMO in rice noodles genetically modified
- 2024.6466 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism T-NOS detected in organic Thai rice noodles from China genetically modified
- 2024.6379 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism Cry1Ab/Ac in rice noodles from China genetically modified
- 2024.5441 NetherlandsGenetically modified organism T-NOS_SYBR_COSYPS in white rice cake from China genetically modified
- 2024.4289 Polandabsence of health certificate(s) and of certified analytical report for round rice from China, dispatched from Ukraine