France — Fish and Fish Products

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France received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fish and Fish Products between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

By commodity, last 156 weeks

"1 rejection per X t": tonnes of the same product imported for every one, over the same 156 weeks. A dash means fewer than 5 in the window, or under 1,000 t a year imported, too few to rate; the total row pools every product that has import tonnes on record.

Recent rejections

• 2026.5221 2026-06-12 Rotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de un buque pesquero francés//Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from a french fishing vessel. Notified by Spain.
• 2025.2248 2025-03-26 Poor control temperature in frozen tuna from Dzaoudzi, France// Ruptura de la cadena de frío en atún congelado procedente de Dzaouzi, Francia Notified by Spain.
• 2021.7239 2021-12-30 poor temperature control - rupture of the cold chain - (between -4.5°C and -3.1°C) of frozen tuna from France, dispatched from the Seychelles Notified by Spain.
• 2021.6979 2021-12-20 Poor temperature control in tuna from France, dispatched from the Seychelles Notified by Spain.

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 83 notifications since 2020 concerned fish and fish products from France found after entering the EU — 31 alerts, 52 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 59%, official control on the market 25%, consumer complaint or illness 11%, monitoring or surveillance sample 4%, at the EU border 1%. 34 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications

• 2026.9426 2026-10-22 info: attentionMercurio in filone di pesce spada sotto vuoto /// Mercury in vacuum Swordfish Loin Notified by Italy. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 1,82 (limit 1,00 mg/kg - ppm).
• 2026.8750 2026-10-02 info: attentionpresenza di istamina oltre il valore soglia in trancio decongelato di tonno pinne gialle///// histamine in thawed yellowfin tuna steak Notified by Italy. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
• 2026.7820 2026-09-04 alertPresence of Listeria monocytogenes in Tarama from France Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result presence (limit 0 /25g).
• 2026.5707 2026-06-26 info: attentionListeria in smoked salmon from France Notified by France. Consumer complaint or illness, not on the market. Result <10 (limit NOT DETECTED /g).
• 2026.4647 2026-05-27 info: attentionHistamine in Sardine from France Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 364,8 (limit 100 mg/kg - ppm).
• 2026.4243 2026-05-13 alertDetection of Listeria monocytogenes in pre-sliced Atlantic smoked salmon Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Detected in 25 g (limit Not detected in 25 g null).
• 2026.2773 2026-03-31 alertDetection of Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Detected in 25 g (limit Not detected in 25 g null).
• 2026.0673 2026-01-27 alertListeria in herring fillets Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result <10 (limit not detected /25g).
• 2025.10084 2025-12-16 info: attentionperfluoroalkyl substances in mackerel Notified by Italy. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 5.05 µg.
• 2025.9829 2025-12-09 info: attentionDetection of Listeria monocytogenes on smoked salmon Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Détecté (limit Non détecté /25g).