Myanmar — All Categories
Myanmar received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavy, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of. The list below gives each of these 5 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 1 carries the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 1 | — | polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | — | thiamethoxam |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9116 PAH in dried smoked pangasius hypophtalmus from MyanmarFish and Fish Products. Notified by Italy. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavypolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2024.8844 Residues of the pesticide Thiamethoxam in Black Eye Beans from Myanmar Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Cyprus. Result 0.084 ± 0.042 (limit 0.04 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2020.6054 Noci di Betel dal MyanmarNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched.
- 2019.3230 food - border control - consignment detained - border rejection notification - parboiled brown rice - aflatoxin B1 - myanmarCereals and Bakery Products. Notified by Poland. Aflatoxin B1
- 2019.3008 food - border control - consignment detained - border rejection notification - parboiled brown rice - aflatoxin B1 - myanmarCereals and Bakery Products. Notified by Poland. Aflatoxin B1
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 11 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Myanmar found after entering the EU — 2 alerts, 9 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 45%, at the EU border 18%, consumer complaint or illness 18%, other 9%, company's own check 9%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 2026.8444 info: attentionPAH in dried smoked shrimp from Myanmar Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 49 +/- 17 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons heavypolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
- 2026.4735 info: attentionsalmonella Typhimurium in soy sprouts Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Rilevato in 25. Salmonella typhimurium
- 2026.0363 info: follow-upForeign body in longrain rice from Poland. Notified by Czechia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2025.1043 alertNuevo alimento no autorizado nuez de betel (Areca catechu) procedente de Francia //// Unauthorised novel food betel nut (Areca catechu) from France Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed.
- 2024.9618 info: attentionThiamethoxam in black eyed beans from Myanmar, via Türkiye Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,085 ± 0,043 (limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm). thiamethoxam
- 2024.3906 info: follow-upMold infestation on dried fish from Myanmar via Italy Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. moulds
- 2024.3677 info: follow-upConsignment of fishery products from Myanmar not subjected to veterinary import control Notified by Belgium. Other, reached the market.
- 2024.0508 info: follow-upChlorpyrifos and Carbaryl in cowpeas (Augenbohne), from Myanmar Notified by Slovenia. Company's own check. Result 0,023 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). carbarylchlorpyrifos
- 2023.8456 alertnon-authorized novel food Areca/Betel Nuts Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2023.3700 info: attentionaflatoxins in broken rice from Myanmar Notified by Italy. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 5.5 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
| 2026-W35 | 0 |
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W42
Data and downloads
Download all 16 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 2026-10-14. To get new ones for Myanmar by email, watch Myanmar.