Italy — Herbs and Spices
Italy received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Herbs and Spices between 2026-Q4. The most-cited issue is chlorpyrifos. The list below gives each of these 1 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 100%. About 0 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 1 quarter
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9917 Chlorpyrifos in coriander powder from India Notified by Italy. chlorpyrifos
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 34 notifications since 2020 concerned herbs and spices from Italy found after entering the EU — 23 alerts, 11 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 47%, official control on the market 44%, at the EU border 6%, other 3%. 15 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 2 | 0 |
- 2026.9172 alertSalmonella spp. in organic dandelion leaves from Italy Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Salmonella spp.
- 2026.0366 alertPyrrolizidine alkaloids found in cumin powder Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 7450,1 ± 1490 (limit 400 µg/kg - ppb). pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2025.9124 info: attentionBacillus cereus in lemon verbena from Italy Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 370.000. Bacillus cereus
- 2025.8642 alertAlcaloidi pirrolizidinici superiori al tenore massimo consentito in infusione d'erbe destinata a lattanti e bambini prima infanzia///Pyrrolizidine alkaloids exceeding the maximum permitted level in herbal infusions intended for infants and young children/ Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 9670 ± 2583 (limit 75 µg/kg - ppb). pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- 2025.8342 info: attentionLinuron in parsley from Italy Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 0,064 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). linuron
- 2025.4836 info: follow-upmethomyl and propiconazole in origano dal Peru' Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0.096 (limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm). methomylpropiconazole
- 2025.4065 alertOcratossina A superiori ai limiti di legge in liquirizia in polvere Bio dall'Uzbekistan via Olanda//Ochratoxin A above legal limits in organic licorice powder from Uzbekistan via Netherlands Notified by Italy. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 729±219 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.3047 alertAflatoxin above limit on organic chili from Indian via Germany Notified by Denmark. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 21,8. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.1674 info: follow-upUnauthorised dye in chilli powder from China, via Germany Notified by Czechia. Company's own check, reached the market. Result presence (10±2) (limit absence null). Sudan 1
- 2025.1075 alertChlorpyrifos in whole cloves from Indonesia packed in Italy Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,05 +/-0,03. chlorpyrifos
Data and downloads
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