Japan — All Categories
Japan received 16 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 4 in 2026-Q3, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are dinotefuran, tebuconazole, and tolfenpyrad.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbs and Spices | 6 | — | tebuconazole |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | — | dinotefuran |
| Fish and Fish Products | 1 | — | mercury |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 1 | — | — |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | — | thiacloprid |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7410 ItalyCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and TeaPesticides residues in Japanese green tea dinotefuran
- 2026.6947 PolandSoups, Broths, Sauces and CondimentsUnauthorised novel food ingredient (Perilla frutescens) and unauthorized use of succinic acid (E363) in marinated plums from Japan
- 2026.6898 SpainFish and Fish ProductsMecurio y cadmio en pescado procedente de Japón //Mercury and cadmium in fish from Japan cadmiummercury
- 2026.5911 PolandHerbs and SpicesThiametoxam (0,17±0.09 mg/kg) in green tea from Japan //// zielona herbata sproszkowana Matcha thiamethoxam
- 2026.4957 PolandHerbs and SpicesPrzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów w zielonej herbacie z Japonii // Excessive pesticide residues in green tea from Japan acetamipridbenomil/carbendazimclothianidindinotefuran+3 more
- 2026.2258 PolandHerbs and SpicesPesticides in matcha tea from Japan difenoconazoledinotefuranflonicamidtebuconazole+1 more
- 2026.1673 CroatiaNon-Alcoholic BeveragesPesticides in Matcha concentrate from Japan difenoconazolefludioxoniltebuconazolethiacloprid
- 2025.9815 ItalyFood Contact MaterialsLack of documentation to support the Declaration of Conformity for food contact materials from Japan
- 2025.8733 LatviaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsAbsence of Veterinary certificate for food supplement from Japan
- 2025.5725 PolandHerbs and SpicesPrzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów zielona herbata MATCHA // Exceeding pesticide residues in green tea from Japan chlorpyrifosdinotefuranfenbuconazoletebuconazole+1 more
- 2025.5718 PolandHerbs and SpicesPrzekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów w zielonej herbacie z Japonii // Exceeding pesticide residues in green tea from Japan dinotefuranfenbuconazolelufenuron
- 2025.5521 PolandHerbs and SpicesPrzekroczenie pozostąłości pestycydów zielona herbata liściasta Sencha (Kakegawa)/// Exceeding pesticide residues in green leaf tea tebuconazole
- 2025.3033 SloveniaDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsUnauthorised food additive titanium dioxide in food supplement from Japan
- 2024.5285 ItalyFats and OilsPhoxim in sesame seed oil from Japan phoxim
- 2023.7844 ItalyConfectionerycomposite products without mandatory documents and with labels only in Asian languages from Japan
- 2023.7725 ItalyConfectioneryprodotti composti dal Giappone privi dei certificati obbligatori e con erichetta in lingua asiatica /products made from Japan without mandatory certificates and with labeling in Asian languages
- 2023.4596 PortugalSoups, Broths, Sauces and CondimentsComposite products (sauces) from Japan without official health certificate
- 2023.4578 PortugalNon-Alcoholic BeveragesComposite products (Non-alcoholic Beverages) from the United Kingdom
- 2023.1161 SpainHerbs and SpicesUnauthorised novel food Zanthoxylum piperitum from Japan
- 2022.3836 FinlandCereals and Bakery ProductsUnauthorised pesticide residue Tricyclazole in rice from Japan tricyclazole
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
| 2026-W34 | 1 |
| 2026-W33 | 0 |
| 2026-W32 | 2 |
| 2026-W31 | 0 |
| 2026-W30 | 0 |