Spain — All Categories
Spain received 9 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 3 in 2024-Q4, with the trend rising sharply year-on-year. The most-cited issues are bifenthrin, chlorpyrifos, and ethion. The list below gives each of these 18 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 2 carry the laboratory result and 4 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: 89%; Destroyed: 11%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 3 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 3 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 5 | — | — |
| Feed Materials | 2 | — | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 2 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.4972 Rotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de un buque pesquero español // Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from a Spanish fishing vessel.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2026.3689 Alfalfa rejected from a country not listed in Decision 2022/575 (South KoreaFeed Materials. Notified by Spain. Destroyed.
- 2026.2910 Straw from Jordan rejectedFeed Materials. Notified by Spain.
- 2026.2643 rotura de la cadena de frío en una partida de carne de cerdo por reentrada de origen España // break in the cold chain in a consignment of pork due to re-entry from SpainMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain.
- 2025.5728 rotura de la cadena de frío, atún salmuera ,España// Poor temperature control, Tuna in brine, Spain.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2025.5061 Rotura de cadena de frío en merluza de origen silvestre procedente de buque español.Poor temperature control in wild hake from a Spanish vessel. Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.7642 Rotura de la cadena de frío en cabezas de cerdo de España / Breakage of the cold chain in pork heads from SpainMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain.
- 2024.7413 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en atún de buque español. / Breakage of the cold chain in tuna from Spanish vessel.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2024.7381 Ruptura de la cadena de frío en atún de buque español. / Cold chain break in tuna from Spanish vessel.Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2023.3862 Chlorpyrifos (0.037 mg/kg) in Curry Leaves from Spain, via UKHerbs and Spices. Notified by Ireland. Destroyed. Result 0.037 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenthrinchlorpyrifosclothianidincypermethrin+2 more
- 2023.3860 Chlorpyrifos (0.064 mg/kg) in Curry Leaves From Spain, via UKHerbs and Spices. Notified by Ireland. Destroyed. Result 0.064 (limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). bifenthrinchlorpyrifosethionthiamethoxam
- 2022.7196 Tomato pulp exported from Spain to Saudi Arabia and returned due to viscosity problemsOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Portugal.
- 2022.3479 Poor temperature control in octopus from the UKFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.4559 parasitic infestation with Anisakis simplex of frozen hake (Merluccius hubbsi) from Spain, dispatched from UruguayFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2021.0979 unauthorised composition of lunch boxesFood Contact Materials. Notified by Spain.
- 2020.2081 Poor temperature control of frozen tuna from SeychellesFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2020.0786 poor temperature control of the fish loaded from SeychellesFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2020.0541 poor temperature control of fishFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 1,365 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Spain found after entering the EU — 693 alerts, 672 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 54%, company's own check 33%, consumer complaint or illness 8%, monitoring or surveillance sample 3%, other 2%, at the EU border 0%. 217 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 148 | 80 | 68 |
| 2021 | 227 | 114 | 113 |
| 2022 | 170 | 90 | 80 |
| 2023 | 216 | 95 | 121 |
| 2024 | 206 | 104 | 102 |
| 2025 | 205 | 115 | 90 |
| 2026 to date | 193 | 95 | 98 |
- 2026.9362 info: attention Escherichia Coli oltre i limiti in mitili con materia prima allevata in Spagna // Escherichia coli levels exceed limits in mussels with raw material farmed in Spain Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 16000 (limit 230-700 MPN/100g). Escherichia coli
- 2026.9361 alertListeria in lomo Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected (limit not detected /25g). Listeria monocytogenes
- 2026.9342 alertSalmonella infantis in meat preparations made from poultry meat Notified by France. Company's own check. Result detected (limit not detected /25g). Salmonella infantis
- 2026.9230 info: follow-upPest infestation with moths and moth larvae in diced almonds Notified by Denmark. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.9198 info: attention Mercury in defrosted Albacore tuna-Thunnus albacares- from Spain Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1,6 ± 0.5 (limit 1 mg/kg - ppm). mercury
- 2026.9151 info: follow-upAluminium migration into aluminium water bottle Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 15.3 (limit 5 mg/kg - ppm). aluminium
- 2026.9102 alertDefective packaging leading to possible loss of airtightness of canned tuna from Spain Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.8998 info: attentionhistamine in frozen tuna from Spain // istamina in tonno congelato dalla Spagna Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result >2000 (limit 100/200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
- 2026.8985 info: attentionfluazifopu-P (0,16 ± 0,08 mg/kg) in watermelon from Spain ///// stwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP pozostałości pestycydu w arbuzie Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 0,16 ± 0,08 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). fluazifop-P
- 2026.8959 info: attentionHight sulphites content in chilled cooked shrimps from Spain Notified by Portugal. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 249 ± 44 mg (limit 135mg /kg). sulphite
→ See all RASFF notifications for 2026-W43
Data and downloads
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