Ecuador — Crustaceans and Products Thereof
Ecuador received 29 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Crustaceans and Products Thereof between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 8 in 2025-Q4, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Vibrio cholerae, E220- sulfur dioxide, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 15 carry the laboratory result and 4 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import crustaceans and products thereof from Ecuador
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- Not on the EU's increased-checks list, so only member states' routine, risk-based checks apply (rates not published).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 65%; re-dispatched 15%; re-dispatched or destroyed 8%; not stated 8%; destroyed 4%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Italy (12), Spain (7), Belgium (2), of 26 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- August, July, May, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- vibrio cholerae (14), sulphites (4), vibrio parahaemolyticus (2), vibrio vulnificus (1).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 3 |
| 2024-Q1 | 3 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 4 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 8 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 4 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7630 Label/Document mismatch- Penaeus vannamei- Ecuador Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7616 Sulfite content exceeding the permitted limit in shrimp from Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result 815.4+/-128.8 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.7568 Ruptura de cadena de frío en langostinos de Ecuador // Poor temperature control in prawns from Ecuador Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2026.7140 potencjalnie enteropatogenne bakterie przecinkowca cholery (Vibrio chloerae) w krewetkach (Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei) mrożonych, pochodzące z akwakultury /// Vibrio cholerae in frozen farmed shrimp (Penaeus (Litopenaeus) vannamei) Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.10116 Vibrio cholerae in shrimp from Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result rilevato (limit assente /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.9466 Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result rilevato (limit assente /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.9103 Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle congelate (Litopenaeus vannamei) dall'Ecuador//Vibrio cholerae in frozen whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) Notified by Italy. Result rilevato//detected (limit assente// not detected /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.8701 Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle (Litopenaeus vannamei) dall'Ecuador//Vibrio cholerae in frozen whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) Notified by Italy. Result rilevato//detected (limit assente//not detected /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.8695 Vibrio cholerae in in prawns dall'Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result rilevato (limit assente /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.8694 Vibrio cholerae in prawns dall'Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result rilevato (limit assente /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.8663 Vibrio cholerae in Prawns from Ecuador /Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'Ecuador Notified by Italy. Result rilevato (limit assente /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.8336 Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'Ecuador // Vibrio cholerae in frozen whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) Notified by Italy. Result rilevato. Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.5171 Rotura de la cadena de frío en langostinos congelados de Ecuador / Poor temperature control en langostinos congelados de Ecuador Notified by Spain.
- 2025.3969 Vibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen shrimps from Ecuador Notified by Latvia. Reached the market. Result detected in 5 samples (limit Absent /25g). Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- 2025.3823 Vibrio cholerae in frozen prawns from Ecuador / Vibrio Cholerae en langostinos de Ecuador; Notified by Spain. Result Presence in 5 subsamples (limit Absence null). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.3785 Vibrio cholerae in frozen prawns from Ecuador Notified by Italy. Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.3593 Vibrio Cholerae en langostinos de Ecuador; V. Cholerae in frozen prawns from Ecuador; Notified by Spain. Result PRESENCIA EN LAS 5 SUBMUESTRAS (limit AUSENCIA null). Vibrio cholerae
- 2025.1155 Sulphites in shrimp from Ecuador Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched. Result analysis: 294,5±70,4 & 257,3±61,5 & 202,4±48,4 & 111,2±26,6 counter analysis: 306,5±73,3 … sulphite
- 2025.0254 langostino de origen Ecuador con contenido en dióxido de azufre superior a la normativa comunitaria-shrimp of Ecuador origin with sulfur dioxide content higher than community regulations Notified by Spain. Result 180. E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2024.6996 Vibrio cholerae and vibrio parahaemolyticus in frozen raw white shrimps (Penaeus vannamei) from Ecuador Notified by European Commission. Result detected. Vibrio choleraeVibrio parahaemolyticus
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 53 notifications since 2020 concerned crustaceans and products thereof from Ecuador found after entering the EU — 3 alerts, 50 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 51%, company's own check 26%, official control on the market 23%. 8 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 to date | 8 | 0 | 8 |
- 2026.8157 info: attentionSulphite - too high content of Notified by Estonia. Official control on the market, reached the market. sulphite
- 2026.6865 info: attentionHight sulphites content in chilled cooked shrimps 30/40 from Spain Notified by Portugal. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 327 ± 57 mg (limit 135mg /kg). sulphite
- 2026.5413 info: attentionSulfite content exceeds in shrimp Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 197 - 151 - 217 - 183 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.5055 info: follow-upExceedance of maximum level of sulphite (SO2) in frozen prawns from Ecuador Notified by Germany. At the EU border. Result 562 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). sulphite
- 2026.4543 info: attentionPresence of listeria monocytognes in shrimps Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Listeria monocytogenes
- 2026.4077 info: attentionVibrio cholerae in shrimps from Ecuador Notified by Romania. At the EU border. Result DETECTED (limit ABSENT /25g). Vibrio cholerae
- 2026.3323 info: attentionDetection of excessive sulphite levels in frozen whole shrimp (30/40) Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 228 ± 34 (limit <150 mg/kg - ppm). sulphite
- 2026.1606 info: attentionHigh sulfite content in frozen shrimp Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 168.4 ± 36.3 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). E220- sulfur dioxide
- 2025.8955 info: follow-uprupture of the cold chain in frozen prawns (Penaeus vannamei) from Ecuador // Rotura de la cadena de frio en langostinos congelados (Penaeus vannamei) comercializados en España procedentes de Ecuador Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.7154 info: attentionvibrio cholerae non O1 non O139 stn/sto + in fozen raw vannamei shirmps Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result PRESENTE (limit 0 /25g). Vibrio cholerae NON O:1/NON O:139
Data and downloads
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