India — Other Food Product / Mixed
India received 17 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other Food Product / Mixed between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q4, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ethylene oxide, Salmonella, and chlorpyrifos. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 12 carry the laboratory result and 15 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import other food product / mixed from India
- 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
- Destroyed 47%; re-dispatched or destroyed 24%; held, final fate not recorded 24%; re-dispatched 6%. 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
- France (3), Italy (3), Poland (3), of 17 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- August, January, July, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- ethylene oxide (3), salmonella (3), chlorpyrifos (2), cypermethrin (1), mustard (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
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8679 Presence of E-160b above the MRL in Jalebi Mix from India // Presencia de aditivo E-160b por encima del LMR en Jalebi Mix de India Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.7646 Composite products (potato chips) from INDIA without Private Atestation Notified by Portugal. Destroyed.
- 2026.6445 Salmonella in betel leaves from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Detected (limit Non detected /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.4756 cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos in organic ashwagandha root Notified by Spain. Reached the market. Result 0.03 +- 0.015. chlorpyrifoscypermethrin
- 2026.4214 composite products from India - Discrepancy between consignment and accompanying documents Notified by Estonia. Destroyed.
- 2026.4209 Ginger garlic paste Notified by Estonia. Destroyed.
- 2026.2709 Thiamethoxam, Tricyclazole and Chlorpyrifos in basmati rice from India dispatched byTürkiye Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.0190+/-0.0095 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosthiamethoxamtricyclazole
- 2026.0442 Salmonella in betel leaves from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Detected (limit Not detected /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.0155 Salmonella in betel leaves from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Detected (limit Non detected /25g). Salmonella
- 2025.5289 Food supplements ex India Ethyleenoxide Notified by Netherlands. Destroyed. Result 0.23 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2025.1946 Ethylene Oxide (0,51 mg/kg) in Senna Extract 20% Sennosides from India Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 0,51 ± 0,26 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2024.9587 Incorrect documents accompanying the shipment of CURCUMIN EXTRACT 95% from India Notified by Poland. Destroyed.
- 2024.9585 Incorrect dosuments accompanying the shipment of Shilajit Resin from India Notified by Poland. Destroyed.
- 2024.9565 NIEPRAWIDŁOWOŚCI W DOKUMENTACJI PIPERINE EXTRACT /// Incorrect certificate accompanying the shipment of PIPERINE EXTRACT Notified by Poland. Destroyed.
- 2024.5352 Pentachlorophenol in guar gum from India Notified by Germany. Result 0,033+/-0,017 (limit 0,01 mg/kg dry matter). pentachlorophenol
- 2024.4544 presenza di allergeni non dichiarati in psyllium in polvere/presence of undeclared allergens (sesame and mustard) in psyllium powder from India Notified by Italy. Result rilevato. mustardsesame
- 2024.0690 Ethylene Oxide in Centella Extract 20% Asiaticoside Notified by Italy. Result 0,29 +/- 0,15 mg/Kg (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2023.6544 Ethylene Oxide in Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) Extract from India Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 0.38 +/- 0.19 (limit 0.1 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2023.5626 ethylene oxide in ayurvedic herbal supplement from India Notified by Bulgaria. Destroyed. Result 0.15+/-0.077 (limit 0.1 mg/item). ethylene oxide
- 2023.5565 Nuevo alimento no autorizado (Phaseolus aconitifolius) en preparaciones alimenticias de la India y ausencia de certificados y documentos en distintos productos procedentes de la India - Unauthorised novel food (Phaseolus aconitifolius) in Indian food preparations and absence of of certificates and documents in different products from India. Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 54 notifications since 2020 concerned other food product / mixed from India found after entering the EU — 32 alerts, 22 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 65%, official control on the market 26%, at the EU border 6%, consumer complaint or illness 2%, other 2%. 17 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 to date | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 2026.9326 info: follow-upUnauthorized novel food betel nut in herb mix, from India via the UK Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.8042 info: follow-upUnauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in ground psyllium husks from India Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result 0,035. chlorpyrifos
- 2026.0104 info: attentionBacillus cereus & Salmonella in plant based ground beef, from India Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result >150000 (limit 100000 CFU/g). Bacillus cereusSalmonella
- 2025.10362 info: follow-upNiewłaściwe cechy oragnoleptyczne (zapach i smak) w rodzynkach sułtańskich //Inappropriate organoleptic characteristics (smell and taste) in Sultan raisins, country of origin India Notified by Poland. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. organoleptic characteristics - deterioration
- 2025.10258 info: follow-upConsignment malt drink powder skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border.
- 2025.8946 info: follow-upConsignment cornichons with honey skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post. Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2025.7479 alertUndeclared Allergen Milk in Peri Peri Murukku Notified by European Commission. Other, reached the market. Result 2.8. milk ingredient
- 2025.3489 info: attentionMineral oil components (MOSH and MOAH) in chickpea flour Notified by Switzerland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 5.2 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). mineral oil
- 2025.1669 info: follow-upDried rose petals contamination with the unauthorised pesticide butachlor Notified by Switzerland. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.21. butachlor
- 2025.0185 alertSalmonella Spp in a finished sports nutrition product Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected (limit No detected null). Salmonella
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