China — Fish and Fish Products — Salmon
China received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Salmon, part of Fish and Fish Products between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issue is parasitic infestation. The list below gives each of these 8 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 1 carries the laboratory result and 8 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 50%; Re-dispatched: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 0 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.2544 Lacking of proper Health Certificate for Salmon burger from China Notified by Norway. Reached the market, destroyed.
- 2024.1579 Presence of parasites from the Anisakidae family in frozen pieces of salmon from China Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2022.5018 Humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) transported by unauthorized reefer vessel Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2022.5017 Humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) transported by unauthorized reefer vessel Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2022.5011 Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) transported in a non-approved reefer vessel Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2021.4132 Rotura de la cadena de frío- Oncorhynchus gorbuscha- China/Cold chain break for humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from China Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2021.5168 Parasites in Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from China Notified by France. Destroyed. Result Not detected (limit Not detected null). parasitic infestation
- 2021.1633 improper health certificate(s) (missing species identification) for frozen pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from China Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 1 notifications since 2020 concerned salmon from China found after entering the EU — 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%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 |
- 2024.0573 info: attentionSalmonella spp in Filetti di Merluzzo Nordico congelati//Salmonella spp Frozen Northern Cod Fillets Notified by Italy. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result presenza //detected (limit assenza/not detectable /25g). Salmonella spp
Data and downloads
Download all 9 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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