South Korea — Prepared Dishes and Snacks
South Korea received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Prepared Dishes and Snacks between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are glycidyl esters and ethylene oxide.
Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 50%; Not stated: 50%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 2 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.6059 Glycidyl esters in instant noodles Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 2229+/-557 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2026.6058 Glycidyl esters in instant noodles Notified by Latvia. Result 266+/-95,8 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2022.3368 Exceedance of the maximum level of ethylene oxide in instant noodles, seasoning sauce and spice powder from Republic of Korea Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result Noodles: 0,027 +/- 0,14; Sauce: 0,28 +/- 0,14; Powder: 10,7 +/- 5,4 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - … ethylene oxide
- 2022.1935 Exceedance of the maximum level of ethylene oxide in Vegetable-mushroom flakes in instant noodles from Republik of Korea Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 1,078 +/- 0,539 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2021.3491 Aditivos (E-355 y E-477) no permitidos en noodles // Additives (E-355 and E-477) not allowed in noodles Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 15 notifications since 2020 concerned prepared dishes and snacks from South Korea found after entering the EU — 10 alerts, 5 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 67%, consumer complaint or illness 13%, company's own check 13%, at the EU border 7%. 8 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- 2026.3834 info: follow-upMold in various rice cake cups from Korea via the Netherlands Notified by Finland. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.3759 alertGlycidyl esters in instant noodles with hot chicken carbonara flavour from South Korea Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 1722 (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2026.3001 alert3-MCPD in instant noodles with chicken flavour, from South Korea Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)glycidyl esters
- 2025.6377 info: attentionPresence of glass foreign body in noodles from South Korea Notified by Italy. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2025.4861 info: attentionElevated Level of Monosodium Glutamate in Flavoured Ramen Noodles Notified by Ireland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 13.7 (limit 10 g/kg). E 621 - monosodium glutamate
- 2025.1777 alertExceedance of Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbon (MOAH) in instant noodles, from South-Korea Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed. Result 3,1 (limit 1,0 mg/kg - ppm). mineral oil
- 2024.8903 info: attentionInsufficient labeling of fried tofu pockets from South Korea, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. allergic reaction
- 2024.4896 alertToo high content of capsaicin in strong chili flavored noodles Notified by Denmark. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 560 +/-80. capsaicin
- 2024.2697 info: follow-upHigh iodine content in seasoned seaweed from South Korea Notified by Slovenia. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 30 +/- 8. iodine
- 2022.4010 alert Iprodione in ready meal from Republic of Korea Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 0,25 (limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm). iprodione
Data and downloads
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