Malaysia — All Categories
Malaysia received 5 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are glycidyl esters, migration overall, and 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD). The list below gives each of these 15 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 8 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: 40%; Destroyed: 20%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 20%; Not stated: 20%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 2 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 2 | — | — |
| Fats and Oils | 1 | — | glycidyl esters |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | — | fipronil |
| Food Contact Materials | 1 | — | migration overall |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6628 unauthorised novel food ingredient Eurycoma Longifolia (Tongkat Ali) and prohibted substance sildenafilDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Netherlands.
- 2025.4373 Se detecta la presencia de ésteres glicidílicos de ácidos grasos expresados como glicidol, por encima del límite máximo establecido para aceites y grasas vegetales de Malasia// The presence of Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol is detected, above the maximum limit established for vegetable oils and fats of Malaysian originFats and Oils. Notified by Spain. Result 2205 ± 529 (limit 1 000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2025.0289 Jackfruit Malaysia Pesticide ResidueFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Netherlands. Destroyed. Result 0.37 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobincarbendazimfipronil
- 2024.4932 Migración global alimentos grasos no satisfactorio en envases de plástico de Malasia. / Unsatisfactory overall fatty food migration in plastic packaging from Malaysia.Food Contact Materials. Notified by Spain. Result 37 (limit 10 mg/dm²). migration overall
- 2024.3809 Food supplements (composite products) with honey in their compositionn from a non approved originDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2023.4692 candies with milk produtsConfectionery. Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched.
- 2023.2563 Dioxins in Palm fatty acid destilate (PFAD)Feed Materials. Notified by Spain. Result 113+/- 30%; 120 +/- 30% (limit 0,5 µg/kg - ppb). dioxins
- 2022.5144 3-MCPD por encima de los niveles máximos en aceite de palma de Malasia. Presence of 3-MCPD above allowed maximum level in palm oil from MalaysiaFats and Oils. Notified by Spain. Result 3425 +/-822 (limit 2500 µg/kg - ppb). 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)
- 2022.3731 3-MCPD in palm oil from MalasyaFats and Oils. Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 3700 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)
- 2021.3652 Non approved country residue Scheme - Composite product (liquid candy) with milk originating in MalaysiaConfectionery. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2021.4193 Golosinas con leche procedente de pais sin Plan de Residuos autorizado en leche-Malasia/Sweets with milk from country without authorised residues control plan-MalaysiaConfectionery. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.2721 Too high level of overal migration from power free latex gloveFood Contact Materials. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 159 - 28 - 32 (limit 8 mg/kg - ppm). migration overall
- 2020.6060 Glycidol in edible palm oilFats and Oils. Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched. Result 7800 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2020.0338 suffocation risk as a result of the consumption of and E 425 - konjac unauthorised in jelly cups from MalaysiaConfectionery. Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed.
- 2019.2193 food - border control - consignment detained - border rejection notification - Betel Leaves - no definition-Salmonella-spp. - malaysiaFruits and Vegetables. Notified by United Kingdom. Escherichia coliSalmonella
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 45 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Malaysia found after entering the EU — 18 alerts, 27 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 47%, company's own check 29%, at the EU border 13%, monitoring or surveillance sample 4%, consumer complaint or illness 4%, other 2%. 11 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 to date | 7 | 1 | 6 |
- 2026.8120 info: attentionDioxin in Palm Fatty Acid Destillate Notified by Sweden. Company's own check. Result >0,75 (limit 0,75 ng/kg - ppt). dioxins
- 2026.7293 info: attentionDioxin in Palm Fatty Acid Distillate from Malaysia Notified by Sweden. Company's own check, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result above limit (limit 0,75 ng/g fat). dioxins
- 2026.6506 info: attentionSildenafil and paracetamol in honey from Malaysia Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result positive. paracetamolsildenafil
- 2026.5078 info: attentionSildenafil in beekeeping products from Malaysia Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. sildenafil
- 2026.1435 info: follow-upChlorpyrifos in sesame oil from Malaysia Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,036 +/- 0,018 (limit 0,016 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.1011 alertUnlabeled/incorrectly labeled allergen (sesame) in ready-made ramen noodle dishes from the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.0678 info: follow-upHoney containing Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma Longifolia) from Malaysia Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed.
- 2025.8518 info: attentionFood supplement with novel food ingredients from Malaysia Notified by Austria. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. not in catalogue
- 2025.8448 alertSuspected unauthorised food additive in Jelly mini-cups from Malaysia Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed.
- 2025.6048 alertsuffocation risk from consumption of and E407 - carrageenan unauthorised in jelly sticks from Malaysia, via the Netherlands Notified by Finland. Official control on the market, reached the market.
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
Download all 60 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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