Kazakhstan — All Categories
Kazakhstan received 6 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q4 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q4. The most-cited issues are erucic acid, trans fatty acids, and flubendiamide. The list below gives each of these 6 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 5 carry the laboratory result and 4 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 67%; Not stated: 33%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 7 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q4 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 3 | — | erucic acid |
| Confectionery | 1 | — | trans fatty acids |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | — | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 1 | — | triadimenol |
Recent rejections
- 2026.3775 High trans-fatty acid content: 14.9 ± 3.0 g/100 g in confectionery from Kazakhstan Confectionery. Notified by Latvia. Result 14,9 ± 3,0 (limit 4 g/100g). trans fatty acids
- 2025.6260 Unauthorized producing country - Kazakhstan for Bourbon whiskey, and unauthorized ingredients - raisin infusion and distilled glycerin in vodka from Kazakhstan.Alcoholic Beverages. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.4518 Przekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydów w przesyłce nasion gorczycy // Exceeding the MRL for pesticide residues in a consignment of mustard seeds from KazakhstanOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,37 +/- 0,18 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). flubendiamideimidaclopridspiroxaminetriadimenol
- 2024.9034 Exceed maximum level of erucic acid 86 ± 9 g/kgNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. Result 86 ± 9 (limit 35 g/kg). erucic acid
- 2024.9033 Exceed maximum level of erucic acid 71 ± 7 g/kgNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched. Result 71 ± 7 (limit 35 g/kg). erucic acid
- 2024.8035 Exceed maximum level of erucic acid 82,6 ± 8,1 g/kgNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Latvia. Result 82,6 ± 8,1 (limit 35 g/kg). erucic acid
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 30 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Kazakhstan found after entering the EU — 12 alerts, 18 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 40%, official control on the market 37%, at the EU border 17%, monitoring or surveillance sample 7%. 7 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 to date | 7 | 3 | 4 |
- 2026.8200 info: follow-upExceed maximum levels of erucic acids in mustard seeds from Kazakhstan Notified by Latvia. At the EU border. Result 106 ± 11 (limit 35 g/kg). erucic acid
- 2026.6620 info: attentionBuckwheat groats from Kazakhstan without labeling, traceability is not possible. Notified by Lithuania. Official control on the market, not on the market, re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.5407 alertIncreased amount of hydrocyanic acid in brown flax from Kazakhstan Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 215 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
- 2026.5011 alert hydrocyanic acid in flaxseed originating from Kazakhstan Notified by Croatia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 213 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
- 2026.4468 info: follow-upClothianidin in linseed from Kazakhstan Notified by Belgium. Company's own check. Result 0.045 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). clothianidin
- 2026.3520 alertElevated levels of Hydrocyanic acid in Brown Linseed Notified by Malta. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 228 ± 50 (limit 150 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide
- 2026.3317 info: follow-upDetection of an unauthorized GMO (flax) in protein wraps Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected. genetically modified
- 2025.9608 info: follow-upOcratoxina A y T2 en trigo duro procedente de Kazajistán // Ochratoxin A and T2 in durum wheat from Kazakhstan Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 16.4+/-29.2% (limit 5 µg/kg - ppb). T-2 toxinochratoxin A
- 2025.9370 info: follow-upPropiconazole in Flaxseed Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, re-dispatched. Result 0,027 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). propiconazole
- 2025.8597 info: attentionUnauthorized young Siberian red deer antler tincture in vodka from Kazakhstan Notified by Lithuania. Official control on the market, not on the market, destroyed.
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
Download all 36 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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