Morocco — All Categories
Morocco received 33 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 11 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are chlorpyrifos, Anisakis, and Aflatoxin B1. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 6 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: 70%; Destroyed: 19%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 5%; Not stated: 5%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4 |
| 2024-Q3 | 11 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 1 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2021 | 45 |
| 2020 | 15 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 18 | — | histamine |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 8 | — | fenazaquin |
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 4 | — | sulphite |
| Cephalopods and Products Thereof | 3 | — | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 2 | — | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 1 | — | ochratoxin A |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9385 Poor temperature control in surimi from Morocco // Rotura de cadena de frío en Surimi de MarruecosFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2026.9083 Anisakis in Lepidopus caudatus // Anisakis en Lepidopus caudatusFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2026.7694 Poor temperature control in frozen fish products from Morocco // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en preparados de pescado congelados de MarruecosFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2026.6635 Larvas de anisakis en Scorpaena Scrofaprocedente de Marruecos // Anisakis larvae in Scorpaena scrofa from MoroccoFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Reached the market. Anisakis
- 2026.6045 Aflatoxines, ochratoxin A and pesticide residues in millet from MoroccoCereals and Bakery Products. Notified by Belgium. Destroyed. Result 659 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalchlorpyrifosochratoxin A
- 2026.1828 Presencia del parásito Anisakis spp. en pescado fresco de Marruecos//Presence of the Anisakis spp. parasite in fresh fish from Morocco.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2025.10093 unfavorerable phisical control Iin canned grilled mackerel fillets in waterFish and Fish Products. Notified by Italy.
- 2025.9716 pimientos fuertes con clorpirifós de origen Marruecos // hot peppers with chlorpyrifos originating in MoroccoFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Result 0,022 ± 0,011 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2025.5415 Histamina por encima del LMR en sardina de Marruecos. Histamine above the MRL in sardine from Morocco.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Result 153 mg/kg ±34% - 137 mg/kg ±34% - 215 mg/kg ±34% - 234 mg/kg ±34% - 221 mg/kg ±34% - 206… histamine
- 2025.5393 Higiene deficiente en caballas congeladas de Marruecos. // Poor hygiene in frozen mackerel from Morocco.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.5087 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en sardinas congeladas de Marruecos/ Poor temperature control in frozen sardines from Morocco./Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.3923 Hygiene failure of casings from Morocco.Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2025.3858 Hygiene failure of casings from Morocco.Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2025.3601 Mermelada con aditivo no autorizado de Marruecos // Jam with unauthorised additive from MoroccoOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Spain. Reached the market.
- 2025.1769 Cadmio por encima del MLR en pimientos de Marruecos. Cadmium above MRL in peppers from Morocco.Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Result 0,028 +/- 0,0073 (limit 0,020 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2024.7414 too high content of E 211 - sodium benzoate (1000 mg/kg - ppm) in prepared olives and unauthorised in prepared lemons from MoroccoFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.7408 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en langostinos congelados de Marruecos./ Breakage of the cold chain in frozen prawns from Morocco.Crustaceans and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.6960 Anisakis en huevas de merluza de Marruecos. Anisakis in hake roe from Morocco.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.6665 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en pulpo de Marruecos. Cold chain break in octopus from Morocco.Cephalopods and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.6808 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en langostinos de Marruecos. / Cold chain break in shrimps from Morocco.Crustaceans and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 137 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Morocco found after entering the EU — 41 alerts, 96 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 39%, company's own check 31%, official control on the market 22%, consumer complaint or illness 6%, monitoring or surveillance sample 1%, other 1%. 22 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 27 | 5 | 22 |
| 2022 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| 2025 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 2026 to date | 20 | 6 | 14 |
- 2026.9174 info: attentionSalmonella in fish meal from Morocco Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result DETECTADO/ 25 g en las 5 submuestras. Salmonella
- 2026.8534 info: attentionExceedance of the MRL and ARFD for the active substance abamectin in raspberries from Morocco. Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 0,21 (limit 0,08 mg/kg - ppm). abamectin
- 2026.8421 info: attentionSalmonella presence in fishmeal from Morocco Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result Detected (limit Not detected /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.8337 info: attentionMercury in bluefin tuna from Morocco // Mercurio en atún rojo de Marruecos Notified by Spain. At the EU border, destroyed. Result > 1,5 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2026.8254 info: attentionHistamine in canned sardines from Morocco Notified by Germany. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 264 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
- 2026.7534 info: attentionSpiroxamine in green beans from Morocco, via Spain // Espiroxamina en judías verdes procedentes de Marruecos, vía España Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,045 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). spiroxamine
- 2026.7439 info: follow-upDetection of E224 in anchovy banderillas from Morocco /// Detección de E224 en banderillas de anchoa procedentes de Marruecos Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.6890 alertPresencia de mostaza no declarada en pasta alimenticia "cabello de ángel" procedente de Marruecos////Undeclared mustard detected in food paste “angel hair pasta” from Morocco Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result Presencia de ADN Mostaza (limit Ausencia null). mustard
- 2026.6478 info: attentionMercury in lobsters (Palinurus elephas.) from Morocco Notified by Greece. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 1 ± 0.1 (limit 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2026.6309 info: follow-upBacillus cereus in fresh rosemary from Morocco via Spain Notified by Finland. Company's own check, destroyed. Result 170000. Bacillus cereus
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 1 |
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
Download all 290 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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