Turkey — Cereals and Bakery Products
Turkey received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Cereals and Bakery Products between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are mesophiles aerobic and acrylamide. The list below gives each of these 3 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 2 carry the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- EU border checks
- Under EU increased official controls. Products in this group from Turkey face identity and physical checks at the EU border at 50% (Aflatoxins, Annex II) and 30% (Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A, Annex II), depending on the exact product. Source: Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, consolidated 2026-06-30.
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 100%. 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 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | 1 rejection per | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery & Biscuits | 1 | — | — | mesophiles aerobic |
| Other | 0 | — | — | — |
"1 rejection per X t": tonnes of the same product imported for every one, over the same 156 weeks. A dash means fewer than 5 in the window, or under 1,000 t a year imported, too few to rate; the total row pools every product that has import tonnes on record.
Recent rejections
- 2026.3242 Mesophilic bacteria in pancakes from Turkey Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 3100 (limit 1000 CFU/g). mesophiles aerobic
- 2021.1463 High content of acrylamide in biscuits Notified by Croatia. Result 726,4 +/- 145,3 (limit 350 µg/kg - ppb). acrylamide
- 2020.5634 Biscotti Notified by Italy.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 37 notifications since 2020 concerned cereals and bakery products from Turkey found after entering the EU — 17 alerts, 20 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 76%, company's own check 19%, at the EU border 3%, consumer complaint or illness 3%. 14 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 to date | 5 | 0 | 5 |
- 2026.7257 info: attentionPlastic fragments in green wheat from Türkiye, via Jordan and Germany Notified by Austria. Official control on the market, reached the market. fragments plastic
- 2026.6990 info: follow-upZawartości błękitu brylantowego E 133 na poziomie 280 ± 36 mg/kg w przekąsce kukurydzianej z przyprawami z Niemiec // Too high content of colour E 133 – 280 ± 36 mg/kg in a seasoned corn snack from Germany Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 280 ± 36 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). colour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF
- 2026.3940 info: attentionDepasire LMA acizi grasi trans in produsul napolitane glazurate cu ciocolata dinTurcia. /// Exceeding the MRL for trans fatty acids in the product chocolate-glazed wafers from Turkey Notified by Romania. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 3,533 (limit 2 g/100g). trans fatty acids
- 2026.1012 info: attentionArsénico en alimento infantil procedente de Turquía // Arsenic in baby food from Turkey Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 0,092+-0,011. arsenic
- 2026.0681 info: attentionInformation about gluten is missing in Swedish in Semolina from Turkey Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.9795 alertUndeclared peanuts in hazelnuts flavour cream filled wafers from Turkye, dispatch from Slovakia Notified by Czechia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 48,4 (limit absence null). peanut
- 2025.5817 alertAflatoxins in popcorn corn from Türkiye Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 7,962 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.3781 alertAllergen "wheat" not mentioned on the label of biscuits from Türkiye Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.3314 info: attentionExceeded maximum value for glycidol in roasted corn snack from Turkey Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1569 +/- 471. glycidyl esters
- 2025.2919 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in organic chickpea flour from Germany, produced with raw material from Turkey Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detected. Salmonella spp.
Data and downloads
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