India — Cereals and Bakery Products — Other
India received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other, part of Cereals and Bakery Products between 2022-Q4 and 2025-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are ethylene oxide, Salmonella, and tricyclazole. The list below gives each of these 12 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 9 carry the laboratory result and 2 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%; Not stated: 50%. About 52 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2022-Q4 | 0 |
| 2023-Q1 | 1 |
| 2023-Q2 | 1 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2025.6860 Salmonella in sesame seeds from India Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Detected (limit Non detected /25g). Salmonella
- 2025.3488 Salmonella in sesame seeds from India Notified by France. Result Detected (limit Not detected /25g). Salmonella
- 2023.4312 Indian Brown Basmati GGB 23038528 Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.029 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). profenofostricyclazole
- 2023.0183 ethyleen oxide in Mutter Paneer Notified by Netherlands. Result 0.45 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). pesticide residues
- 2021.5899 Pesticide residues above MRL in hulled sesame seeds from India Notified by Norway. Result 0,036 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifosethylene oxidemalathion
- 2021.3723 unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-CE and EO expressed as EO: >100 mg/kg - ppm) in bamboo extract from India Notified by Spain. Result >100. pesticide residues
- 2021.2459 Salmonella in sesame seeds from India Notified by Sweden. Salmonella
- 2021.1219 insufficient labelling of pappad from Inida Notified by Italy.
- 2021.0510 unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in hulled sesame seeds from India Notified by France. Destroyed. Result 3.6 ±1.8 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2020.5473 unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in hulled sesame seeds from India Notified by Sweden. Result 3.0 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2020.5112 ethylene oxide in sesamum seeds Notified by Sweden. Result 0.43 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2019.3471 . Notified by Belgium. thiamethoxamtricyclazole
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 36 notifications since 2020 concerned other from India found after entering the EU — 23 alerts, 13 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 50%, official control on the market 28%, at the EU border 17%, monitoring or surveillance sample 6%. 14 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 2026.5293 info: follow-upDetection of chlorpyrifos in yellow quinoa Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,027 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.2135 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in quinoa from Türkiye, origin India Notified by Norway. Monitoring or surveillance sample. Result 0,03 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.4631 info: attentionMCPD-estere og glycidyl-estere in bisquirs from India Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 9200 and 4000 (limit 2500 µg/kg - ppb). 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)glycidyl esters
- 2025.2641 alertSalmonella spp. in psyllium husks from India Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Salmonella spp.
- 2025.2164 info: attentionPesticide residues in Swetha, Jowar Millet, Sorghum from India Notified by Denmark. Monitoring or surveillance sample. Result 0,17 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2024.7677 alertGlycidol and 3-MCPD in frozen bakery product from India, via Germany Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 9339 +/- 2802 µg/kg Fett/fat (limit 1250 µg/kg Fett/fat null). 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)glycidyl esters
- 2024.5132 info: follow-upConsignment of frozen paneer products skipped veterinary checks at BCP of Rotterdam Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2024.3247 alertunauthorised substances chlorpyrifos (0.033 mg/kg - ppm) and dimethoate (0.4 mg/kg - ppm) in ajwain from India, via Italy. Italy Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.4. chlorpyrifosdimethoate
- 2024.3176 info: follow-upConsignment frozen Home Made Chapathi passed the BCP Rotterdam without the necessary veterinairy checks Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2023.7867 info: follow-upConsignment frozen Tandoori Naan not presented for veterinary controls at BCP Rotterdam Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border.
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