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France received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is rising sharply year-on-year. The list below gives each of these 5 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it; 1 says what happened to the consignment.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

By year

By category, last 156 weeks

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.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
• 2025.9434 2025-11-27 consigment of priapus (sildenafil) from France detained at border for destructionDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Netherlands. Reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed.
• 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, FranciaFish and Fish Products. 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 SeychellesFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
• 2021.6979 2021-12-20 Poor temperature control in tuna from France, dispatched from the SeychellesFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 1,741 notifications since 2020 concerned products from France found after entering the EU — 1,078 alerts, 662 information notifications, 1 non-compliance. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.

How they were found: company's own check 62%, official control on the market 21%, consumer complaint or illness 13%, monitoring or surveillance sample 2%, other 1%, at the EU border 0%. 766 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications non-compliance

• 2026.9476 2026-10-23 alertMaximum permitted level for ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) in white millet from France Notified by Belgium. Company's own check. Result 242 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds - too high content of
• 2026.9475 2026-10-23 alertDetection of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium in poultry neck skins Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Salmonella typhimurium
• 2026.9454 2026-10-23 info: follow-upErgot sclerotia in wheat from France Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result > 0.02 (limit <0.02 %). ergot sclerotia
• 2026.9435 2026-10-22 info: follow-upMold detected on the surface of bulk fruit jam/preserve containers Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market.
• 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). mercury
• 2026.9313 2026-10-20 alertSalmonella spp in chicken sausage Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected (limit not detected /25g). Salmonella
• 2026.9286 2026-10-19 alertUnfit for consumption(bad taste) in growing-up milk for children aged 10 months to 3 years Notified by France. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
• 2026.9253 2026-10-19 info: follow-upExcessive fluoride levels in mineral supplements. Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1040 (limit 500 mg/kg - ppm). fluorine
• 2026.9252 2026-10-19 alert the presence of metallic foreign bodies in flour Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market.
• 2026.9226 2026-10-16 alertMaximum levels exceeded for ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds in sorghum from France Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 387 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds

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