Iran — All Categories
Iran received 94 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 16 in 2024-Q1, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and aflatoxins. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 20 carry the laboratory result and 8 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: 46%; Re-dispatched: 31%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 15%; Destroyed: 4%; Not stated: 3%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 1%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 8 |
| 2024-Q1 | 16 |
| 2024-Q2 | 8 |
| 2024-Q3 | 9 |
| 2024-Q4 | 9 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4 |
| 2025-Q2 | 8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 13 |
| 2025-Q4 | 7 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 |
| 2026-Q2 | 5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 |
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 42 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2020 | 31 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 88 | — | Aflatoxin B1 |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 5 | — | fenpropathrin |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | — | chlorpyrifos |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8381 Aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran // Aflatoxinas en pistachos de IránNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result >24.0 μg/kg SUBMUESTRA 2 = 21.5 μg/kg (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8347 Aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran // Aflatoxinas en pistachos de IránNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result SUBMUESTRA A: Suma 15.7 Aflatoxina B1 14.2 μg/kg SUBMUESTRA B: Aflatoxina B1 10.4 μg/… aflatoxins
- 2026.7560 AFLATOXINS IN SHELLED PISTACHIOS FROM IRANNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Result 18 +/- 7,9 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4438 Aflatoxinas pistachos de Irán /Aflatoxines pistachio from IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Result >24.0 µg (limit 10 μg /kg). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.4278 Aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 42,2+/-18,6 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.3287 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result B1: 33,4 +/-13,4 µg/kg ; Aflatoxine, Summe: 39,0 +/-15,6 µg/kg (limit Aflatoxin B1: 8; Af… aflatoxins
- 2026.3133 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Türkiye Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Bulgaria. Result 100+/-30 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.2823 Aflatoxin B1 and total above limits in pistachios from IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 23.4+/-10,3 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1692 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Iran via TürkiyeNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result 52,8+/-12,1 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.1028 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Iran, dispatched from TürkiyeNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Bulgaria. Result 186+/-52 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1total
- 2026.0937 Aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Result 19,3 +/- 1,7. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.0717 Aflatoxinas por encima del nivel máximo permitido en pistachos de Irán. Aflatoxins above the allowed maximum level in pistachios kernelfrom IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Result SUBMUESTRA A: Suma B1, B2, G1, G2 1 19.8 μg/kg ; Aflatoxina B1 1 18.8 μg/kg // SUBMUESTRA… aflatoxins
- 2025.10494 Aflatossine B1 e totali in pistacchi senza guscio dall'Iran///Aflatoxin B1 and total in unshelled pistachios from IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Result 33.0 +/-3.8 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.10300 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernel from TürkiyeNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result 21.5+/-6.5 (limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.8776 Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result 180+/-72,0 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.8766 Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of IranNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result 74,4+/-29,8 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.8690 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Iran via TürkiyeNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Result 120+/-27,6 - 15,7+/-3,6 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.8439 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the Islamic Republic of Iran Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result 83,4 +/- 33,4 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.8222 Fenpyroximate in fresh dates from Iran via Bosnia and HerzegovinaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 0,082. fenpyroximate
- 2025.7341 Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the Islamic Republic of Iran Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result 35,8 +/- 14,3 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 118 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Iran found after entering the EU — 54 alerts, 64 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 71%, company's own check 13%, at the EU border 8%, monitoring or surveillance sample 5%, consumer complaint or illness 3%, other 1%. 35 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 to date | 27 | 14 | 13 |
- 2026.9188 info: follow-upCookies from Iran containing unauthorized animal ingredients Notified by Sweden. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.9136 info: follow-upCookies from Iran containing unauthorized animal ingredients Notified by Sweden. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market, destroyed.
- 2026.8313 alertAflatoxin in shelled pistachios from Iran, via the Netherlands Notified by Hungary. Official control on the market, reached the market. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2026.8085 info: follow-upMolds and changes in the organoleptic properties of dates from Iran Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1900. mouldsorganoleptic characteristics altered
- 2026.7838 alertRaisins containing Ochratoxin A from Iran Notified by Austria. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 13,5 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2026.7774 info: attentionAflatoxin contamination in dried figs from Türkiye Notified by Belgium. Company's own check. Result 16 (limit 6 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7227 alertPesticides (fenpropathrin, acetamiprid and indoxacarb. tetrahydrophthalimide and suma captan) in dried grapes marketed in Spain from Iran // Plaguicidas (fenpropathrin, acetamiprid y indoxacarbo. tetrahydrophthalimide y suma captan) en pasas comercializadas en España procedentes de Irán Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,065 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). acetamipridcaptanfenpropathrinindoxacarb
- 2026.6967 info: follow-upIllegal animal products from Iran, potentially via Poland Notified by Norway. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.6603 alertUnauthorized use of food coloring Cochineal Red A (E 124) and unlabeled or incorrectly labeled allergen (sulfite) in a dried fruit puree plate from the Islamic Republic of Iran Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. E124 - Ponceau 4R/cochineal red AE220- sulfur dioxide
- 2026.6143 alert3-MCPD and glycidyl fatty acid esters in corn snack with cheese flavour from the Islamic Republic of Iran, via Austria Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)glycidyl esters
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 2 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
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Data and downloads
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