New Zealand — All Categories
New Zealand received 7 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 Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing, Enterobacteriaceae, and Salmonella Derby. The list below gives each of these 19 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 10 carry the laboratory result and 9 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: 43%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 29%; Destroyed: 14%; Re-dispatched: 14%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feed Materials | 3 | — | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Fish and Fish Products | 2 | — | — |
| Animal By-Products | 1 | — | Salmonella Derby |
| Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9191 Salmonella Derby in processed animal protein from New ZealandAnimal By-Products. Notified by Germany. Result Nachweis Salmonella Derby. Salmonella Derby
- 2026.8807 Rejection of Veneridae from New ZealandBivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof. Notified by Cyprus. Destroyed.
- 2026.5525 Enterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins (Ovis aries) from New ZealandFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Result > 2 results between 10 and 300 (limit <= 2 results between 10 and 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2026.2303 Enterobacteriaceae in processed animal proteins (Ovis aries) from New ZealandFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 5x >300 (limit 300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2025.4058 Obecność widocznych pasożytów w mrożonych filetach z kingklipa/// Presence of visible parasites in frozen kingclip filletsFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2024.7410 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en pescado congelado de Nueva Zelanda. / Breach of the cold chain in frozen fish from New Zealand.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.0773 ovine livers for petfood manufacture (missing import documents)Feed Materials. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched.
- 2022.3870 Enterobacteriaceae in sheep meal from New ZealandFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Reached the market. Result 50;760;80;50 (limit n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2022.0776 presence of parasites from the family Anisakidae in Carcasses of Micromesistius australisFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2021.7241 shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen lamb plucks from New Zealand Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result Presumed detection of STEC in 25 gr / stx1+, stx 2+, eae-/ (limit 0 /25g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2021.4945 unauthorised establishment for chilled fish from New ZealandFish and Fish Products. Notified by Cyprus. Destroyed.
- 2021.4369 Escherichia coli (STEC) in frozen lamb loins from New ZealandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result Presenza. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2021.3807 Enterobacteriaceae in sheep meal from New ZealandFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Result 3 x 10 (limit n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2021.3540 shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (in 2 out of 5 samples /25g) in frozen lamb plucks from New ZealandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched. Result presence at (limit absence /25g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2021.2911 Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Italy. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2021.2588 Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Germany. Result 2. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2021.2583 Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Germany. Result 2. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2021.2517 Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in lamb meat from New ZealandMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Germany. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2020.2585 Poor temperature control for mussels from New ZealandBivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof. Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 29 notifications since 2020 concerned products from New Zealand found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 25 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 55%, company's own check 28%, official control on the market 14%, consumer complaint or illness 3%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.6404 alertMercury in Frozen sliced Ling // Mercurio en maruca congelada en rodajas procedente de España. Notified by Portugal. Company's own check. Result 1.33 (limit 1.0 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2026.3695 info: attentionShigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in lamb meat from New Zealand Notified by Germany. At the EU border. Escherichia coli
- 2025.3048 info: attentionSalmonella Blockley 6,8:k:1,5 in materia prima (sottoprodotto di farina ovina) per mangimi dalla Nuova Zelanda/// Salmonella Blockley 6,8:k:1,5in raw material (sheep meal by-product) for feed from New Zealand Notified by Italy. At the EU border, not on the market. Result detected (limit not detected /25g). Salmonella Blockley
- 2024.8565 info: attentionexceeding the MRL for cadmium in seriolella punctata from New Zealand Notified by Poland. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 0,082 +/- 0,016 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). cadmium
- 2024.5574 info: attentionShiga toxin-producing E. coli in meat from lamb from New Zealand Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result Detection of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2024.2971 info: attentionExceeded parameter for Enterobacteriaceae in lamb meal Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 40, 100, 120, 90, <10 (limit n=5, c=2, m=10, M=300 CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae
- 2023.7348 info: attentionHigh amount of arsenic in green-lipped mussel, from New Zealand. Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 39.7. arsenic
- 2023.5096 alertSalmonella spp. in lamb fillet from New Zealand Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result positiv. Salmonella spp.
- 2023.5067 alertCold chain interruption for rack of lamb from New Zealand Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2023.4275 info: attentionSTEC in deer meat from New-Zealand Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Present. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 1 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 0 |
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Data and downloads
Download all 48 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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