South Africa — All Categories
South Africa received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF, Aflatoxin B1, and aflatoxin total.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Recent rejections
- 2026.6395 SpainFish and Fish ProductsRotura de cadena de frío en atún de Sudáfrica // Poor temperature control for South African tuna
- 2026.1003 CyprusAlcoholic BeveragesUnauthorized additives natamycin (E235) on the list of ingredients in spirits from South Africa
- 2024.0292 PolandFish and Fish ProductsAnisakis simplex in frozen burbot (Genypterus capensis) fillet from SA Anisakis simplex parasitic infestation with
- 2023.8958 GermanyPet FoodSalmonella Muenchen in dog chews from South Africa Salmonella
- 2023.2000 PortugalFish and Fish Productsimproper health certificate(s) (labelled approval number does not match the one on the certificate) for frozen thornback skate wings (Raja clavata) from South Africa
- 2023.1358 CroatiaFruits and VegetablesPesticides residues of Procymidone in beans from Canada procymidone
- 2023.0731 SpainFish and Fish ProductsMarcado de identificación etiquetas no coincidente con CSO en merluzas de Sudáfrica // Identification tagging mismatched with Health Certificate tags on South African hake
- 2022.5813 NetherlandsPet FoodSalmonella (presence /25g) in dog chews from South Africa Salmonella spp.
- 2022.3320 CyprusSoups, Broths, Sauces and CondimentsUnauthorized colours E110 & E122 and too high content of preservatives (sum of E200 & E210) in Tomato Sauce from South Africa colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFcolour E 122 - azorubine
- 2022.2161 SpainFish and Fish Products Improper health certificate (invalid authority) in frozen tuna from South Africa
- 2022.0578 NetherlandsNuts, Nut Products and Seedsaflatoxin in South African groundnuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.6734 NetherlandsNuts, Nut Products and Seedsaflatoxins in groundnut kernels from South Africa Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2021.5818 FinlandDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified FoodsUnauthorised novel food in food supplement from South Africa novel food
- 2021.3568 SpainFish and Fish Productsimproper health certificate(s) (identification on the product does not match the information from the official certificate) for frozen hake from South Africa
- 2021.3592 SpainFish and Fish ProductsBatch numbers do not match with certificate in hake from South Africa // Lotes no coincidentes con el certificado, merluza de Sudáfrica
- 2020.4696 United KingdomNon-Alcoholic BeveragesToo high content of colour E110 (Sunset Yellow) in Fanta Orange soft drink originating from South Africa. colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF
- 2020.1107 SpainFish and Fish ProductsRupture of the cold chain of frozen kingklip