Indonesia — All Categories
Indonesia received 24 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2025-Q4, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and ochratoxin A. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 18 carry the laboratory result and 11 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 45%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 32%; Re-dispatched: 14%; Destroyed: 5%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 5%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 2 |
| 2024-Q1 | 2 |
| 2024-Q2 | 3 |
| 2024-Q3 | 2 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 4 |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbs and Spices | 17 | — | Aflatoxin B1 |
| Fish and Fish Products | 3 | — | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of |
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 1 | — | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of |
| Fats and Oils | 1 | — | mineral oil |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6336 Exceedance of aflatoxin & ochratoxin in Nutmeg from Indonesia Herbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 120 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.4599 aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin-A in nutmeg from IndonesiaHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 17 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1ochratoxin A
- 2026.3196 Border rejection of consignment of nutmeg due to missing official certificateHerbs and Spices. Notified by Ireland. Destroyed.
- 2026.1912 Nutmeg Indonesia AflatoxinHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 43 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0187 Nutmeg Indonesia AflatoxinHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 15 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.10161 PAH4 in smoked fish from Indonesia.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 23 (limit 12 µg/kg - ppb). polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2025.10160 PAH4 in smoked fish from Indonesia.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 30 (limit 12 µg/kg - ppb). polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2025.10159 PAH4 in smoked shrimps from Indonesia.Crustaceans and Products Thereof. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 49 (limit 12 µg/kg - ppb). benzo(a)pyrenepolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2025.7999 aflatoxine in indonesian nutmegHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 13 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2025.5632 No health certificate or test results for nutmeg from Indonesia via UkraineHerbs and Spices. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.5453 Aflatoxins in nutmegs from IndonesiaHerbs and Spices. Notified by Germany. Result 208,5 +/- 83,4 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.4359 Ochratoxin A in Indonesian NutmegHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 34 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.3582 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg shrivels Herbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 23 and 50 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.3271 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmeg shrivels brokenHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 25 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.8172 High content of MOAH and glycidil esters in Coconut oilFats and Oils. Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 2400. glycidyl estersmineral oil
- 2024.7196 ochratoxin-A in Indonesian nutmegHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 43 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.5497 Nutmeg Indonesia Ochratoxin A from IndonesiaHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 110 (limit 15 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2024.3959 Aflatoxins in nutmeg from Indonesia Herbs and Spices. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 220.2 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.3795 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmegHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 20 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.3299 aflatoxins in Indonesian nutmegHerbs and Spices. Notified by Netherlands. Result 61 (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 79 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Indonesia found after entering the EU — 33 alerts, 46 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: official control on the market 37%, company's own check 35%, at the EU border 20%, consumer complaint or illness 4%, monitoring or surveillance sample 3%, other 1%. 18 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| 2025 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 to date | 9 | 2 | 7 |
- 2026.9079 info: attentionGlycidol Maximum Level exceeded in PALM OIL from Indonesia /Glicidolo in Olio di Palma origine Indonesia Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result Glicidolo 6.557 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2026.7054 info: follow-up2 out of 3 consignments of fish from Indonesia in 1 container were not presented for an official control at the border control post. Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.5630 alertCadmium on mangosteen from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0.029 (limit 0.020 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2026.5246 info: attentionCorpo estraneo (amo da pesca) in tentacolo di polpo oceanico dall'indonesia // Foreign body (fish hook) in tentacle of oceanic octopus from Indonesia Notified by Italy. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.4348 info: follow-upConsignment of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen (fish skin) was imported from Indonesia without an official control at the border control post Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.4056 info: follow-upniezadeklarowany alergen (gluten) w cukrze kokosowym z Indonezji ///undeclared allergen (gluten) in coconut sugar from Indonesia Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 41,1 ± 6,2. gluten
- 2026.1678 alertPresencia de sulfitos no declarados en el etiquetado de endulzante de origen natural//Presence of undeclared sulphites in the labelling of natural sweeteners Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 117. sulphite
- 2026.0796 info: follow-upUnauthorised colouring agent Orange II in tea extract powder from France Notified by Germany. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 78. colour
- 2026.0569 info: attentionNovel Food kratom in kratom powder from Indonesia Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. novel food ingredient
- 2025.10457 info: attentionAflatoxin in peanut sauce from Indonesia Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 27 (± 11) (limit 4,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
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Data and downloads
Download all 150 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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