Kosovo — All Categories
Kosovo received 6 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are ochratoxin A, acrylamide, and nickel. The list below gives each of these 8 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 6 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
- Destroyed: 67%; Re-dispatched: 33%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 1 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 2 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbs and Spices | 3 | — | ochratoxin A |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 2 | — | nickel |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | — | acrylamide |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9196 Absence of health guaranteesFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.8442 High content of nickel in peppers from KosovoFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 1,96 (limit 0,4 mg/kg - ppm). nickel
- 2026.4462 Too much pesticide residue (Carbofuran) in paprika powder from Kosovo.Herbs and Spices. Notified by Finland. Destroyed. Result 0,044 (limit 0,02 mg/kg - ppm). carbofuran
- 2026.4176 Too much ochratoxin A in crushed paprika from Kosovo.Herbs and Spices. Notified by Finland. Destroyed. Result 92,5 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2025.10458 Acrylamide in coffee from KosovoCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 746.3 (limit ≤ 400 µg/kg - ppb). acrylamide
- 2025.6380 Ochratoxin A in red pepper ground from KosovoHerbs and Spices. Notified by Slovenia. Monitoring or surveillance sample, re-dispatched. Result 48+/-24 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). ochratoxin A
- 2023.1175 High content of acrylamide in biscuits from KosovoConfectionery. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 920 (limit 350 µg/kg - ppb). acrylamide
- 2021.5363 rejection - lack of official certification during documentary checkFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Hungary. Destroyed.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 16 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Kosovo found after entering the EU — 2 alerts, 14 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 62%, company's own check 25%, monitoring or surveillance sample 6%, consumer complaint or illness 6%. 7 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 to date | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 2026.8267 info: follow-upnon-declared presence of milk allergen in snack from Kosovo Notified by Slovenia. Monitoring or surveillance sample. Result 7,6 (limit 0 mg/kg - ppm). milk
- 2026.5529 info: attentionToo high Boron content in mineral water Notified by Switzerland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 2.4 +/- 0.24. boron
- 2026.4502 info: follow-upSuspected illegal import of composite product containing milk from Kosovo Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.10366 info: follow-upPesticide residues in organic poppy flowers from Kosovo Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,42 ± 0,15. captanchlorpyrifoscypermethrindodine+5 more
- 2025.8871 info: attentionChlorpyrifos in sliced gherkins Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,016 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.7375 info: follow-upChips containing animal ingredients, manufactured in Kosovo Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed.
- 2025.0611 info: attentionIllegal import of various of milkproducts from Kosovo Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2024.6341 alertSalmonella spp. in organic thyme-leaf sandwort from Kosovo, via Austria and Germany Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Salmonella spp.
- 2024.3866 info: attentionListeria monocytogenes in frozen, roasted duck from Kosovo Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected. Listeria monocytogenes
- 2023.3562 info: follow-upacrylamid in potato chips from Kosovo Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 2330+/-513 (limit 750 µg/l). acrylamide
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 1 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
Download all 24 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.
The file holds entries up to 2026-10-16. To get new ones for Kosovo by email, watch Kosovo.