India — Feed Materials
India received 5 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Feed Materials between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is falling sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, Salmonella, and Enterobacteriaceae. The list below gives each of these 15 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 14 carry the laboratory result and 9 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import feed materials from India
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- 50% of consignments get identity and physical checks for aflatoxins and pesticide residues (Reg. (EU) 2019/1793).
- If it is rejected
- Destroyed 20%; re-dispatched or destroyed 20%; treated, sorted or diverted 20%; held, final fate not recorded 20%; not stated 20%. 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
- Germany (2), Spain (2), Belgium (1), of 5 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- March, February, June, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (1), animal ingredients (1), enterobacteriaceae (1), isoprothiolane (1), salmonella (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 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9804 Detection of foreign DNA in supplementary dog food from India Notified by Germany. Destroyed. animal ingredients
- 2025.4477 Aflatoxins in peanuts from India Notified by Germany. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 134+/-53,6 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.2250 Isoprothiolane in palmitic acid intended for animal feed Notified by Spain. Result 0,18 ±0,09 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). isoprothiolane
- 2025.0053 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (buffalo meal) from India Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1x present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2024.6327 Enterobacteriaceae in dog chews from India Notified by Spain. Result 2,2x10e4. Enterobacteriaceae
- 2023.1965 Aflatoxin B1 in Indian peanuts for bird feed Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched. Result 140 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2023.1881 High content of Enterobactericeae in dog chews from India Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched. Result 4x > 3000, 1 x 1,73*10² (limit 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2022.1492 Aflatoxin B1 in Indian groundnut kernels for birdfeed Notified by Netherlands. Result 54 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2022.1022 aflatoxins in groundnut kernels for birdfeed from India Notified by Netherlands. Result 50 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.2743 Rejection of Indian Groundnuts for Birdfeed Notified by United Kingdom. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 25.4 ± 3.9 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1
- 2020.2273 Aflatoxin B1 in Indian groundnuts Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 89 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.2251 Feed Nuts Notified by United Kingdom. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result Aflatoxin B1 123 ± 18.7 (limit 20 B1 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.1247 aflatoxins in groundnut kernels Notified by United Kingdom. Re-dispatched. Result 64.8 ± 9.9 μg/kg (limit 20 μg/kg null). Aflatoxin B1
- 2020.1056 Salmonella Typhimurium & Newport in dog chews from India Notified by Germany. Result in der Probe Nr.3 S.Typhimurium und in der Probe Nr.4 S. Newport nachgewiesen (limit kein… Salmonella
- 2020.0800 Salmonella in organic soya bean cake Notified by Finland. Result detected (limit none /25g). SalmonellaSalmonella Tennessee
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 22 notifications since 2020 concerned feed materials from India found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 21 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 41%, company's own check 41%, official control on the market 14%, consumer complaint or illness 5%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 2026.4841 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in dried shrimp used in aquarium fish feed from India Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Result detected (limit not detectable /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.2919 info: attentionAflatoxina B1 en proteína de arroz / Aflatoxin B1 in rice protein Notified by Spain. At the EU border. Result 0,092 ± 0,026 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.0440 info: follow-upDioxins in calcium stearate from India Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 1,118 (limit 0,75 pg TEQ/g). dioxins
- 2025.4066 info: attentionLead in Psyllium Husk Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 14 (limit 10 mg/kg - ppm). lead
- 2025.2352 info: attentionSalmonella Typhimurium in chitin from India Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella typhimurium
- 2025.1523 info: follow-upPesticides in rice protein from India (Isoprothiolane- 0,14 ± 0,07 mg/kg, Clothianidin-0,041 ± 0,021 mg/kg,Azoxystrobin-0,12 ± 0,06 mg/kg,Difenoconazole-0,051 ± 0,025 mg/kg,Tricyclazole-0,12 ± 0,06 mg/kg,Tebuconazole -0,23 ± 0,11 mg/kg,Thiamethoxam-0,21 ± 0,10 mg/kg Notified by Latvia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,12 ± 0,06 mg (limit 0,01 mg /kg). Azoxystrobinclothianidindifenoconazoleisoprothiolane+3 more
- 2024.7050 info: attentionDioxin and pesticide residues in palm fatty acids from India Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 3,11 (limit 0,75 ng/kg - ppt). anthraquinonedioxinsisoprothiolane
- 2024.6095 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in rice protein Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result 0,028 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2024.3612 info: attentionForeign bodies (metal) in complete feed for dogs from India Notified by Germany. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2024.0907 info: attentionAflatoxin B1 in millet grains from India Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 38,17 ± 10,61 μg/kg (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). Aflatoxin B1
Data and downloads
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