Ukraine — All Categories
Ukraine received 112 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 16 in 2024-Q3, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are moulds, perchlorate, and chlorpyrifos. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 3 carry the laboratory result and 15 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 40%; Not stated: 21%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 18%; Destroyed: 8%; Held, final fate not recorded: 8%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 5%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 14 |
| 2024-Q2 | 10 |
| 2024-Q3 | 16 |
| 2024-Q4 | 11 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 14 |
| 2025-Q4 | 9 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4 |
| 2026-Q2 | 9 |
| 2026-Q3 | 10 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 |
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2023 | 79 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 22 | — | clopidol |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 19 | — | moulds |
| Fats and Oils | 11 | — | glycidyl esters |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 10 | — | epoxiconazole |
| Feed Materials | 9 | — | Salmonella Senftenberg |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 7 | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 6 | — | nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) |
| Fish and Fish Products | 5 | — | — |
| Confectionery | 5 | — | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 4 | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Herbs and Spices | 3 | — | chlorpyrifos |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 3 | — | — |
| Milk and Milk Products | 3 | — | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 3 | — | propiconazole |
| Wine | 1 | — | ochratoxin A |
| Water for Human Consumption (Other) | 1 | — | — |
| Honey and Royal Jelly | 1 | — | — |
| Ices and Desserts | 1 | — | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9336 stwierdzenie obecności pleśni w mrożonej malinie na grys, kraj pochodzenia Ukraina // detection of mold in frozen raspberries from UkraineFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. moulds
- 2026.8727 Niezgodność pomiędzy informacjami w dokumentach i na etykietach mrożonej czarnej jagody///Discrepancy between information in documents and on labels for frozen blueberries from Ukraine. Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7834 Prohbited herbs Acorus calamus and Asarum spp. and unauthorized novel food: Eleutherococcus senticosus, Angelica archangelica, Rhodiola rosea , Potentilla erecta, Viburnum opulus, Cornus mas, Hierochloe odorata, Carlina acaulis, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Angelica archangelica, and Tilia spp. in the Herbal mix from UkraineOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Latvia. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7555 perchlorates in frozen raspberries from Ukraine //nadchlorany w malinie mrożonej z Ukrainy Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,13±0,07 (limit 0,05 mg/kg - ppm). perchlorate
- 2026.7458 Incorrect certification of frozen blueberries from UkraineFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7457 Brak orginału świadectwa urzędowego dla jagody czarnej mrożonej z Ukrainy/// There is no original official certificate for frozen blackberries from UkraineFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7433 Incorrect certification of frozen blueberries from UkraineFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7425 Incorrect certification of frozen blueberries from UkraineFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7253 Niedozwolona substancja (chloropiryfos) w soczewicy czerwonej (lens cilinaris) z Ukrainy/// Prohibited substance (chlorpyrifos) in red lentils (lens culinaris) from UkraineHerbs and Spices. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,055 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). chlorpyrifos
- 2026.7055 Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of chilled chicken breast fillet from UkrainePoultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Notified by Hungary. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.6949 Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of frozen fish from UkraineFish and Fish Products. Notified by Hungary.
- 2026.6524 Unauthorized novel food Echinacea extract in soft drink from UkraineNon-Alcoholic Beverages. Notified by Latvia. Destroyed.
- 2026.5447 Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of chocolate product from UkraineCocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea. Notified by Hungary.
- 2026.5437 Poor temperature control (up to 8.3 °C) of chilled dairy products from Ukraine/ Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of milk products from UkraineMilk and Milk Products. Notified by Hungary.
- 2026.5100 Cold chain breakdown and temperature failure during transportation of frozen fish and frozen bakery products from UkraineFish and Fish Products. Notified by Hungary.
- 2026.4500 Incorrect official certificate in frozen blueberries from UkraineFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.4308 Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of frozen chicken from UkrainePoultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Notified by Hungary. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2026.4134 Unauthorised use of Sodium benzoate (E211) and Potassium sorbate (E202) fish roe analogues from UkraineOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Latvia. Destroyed.
- 2026.3628 Illegal import and absence of labelling of various products from UkraineOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by European Commission.
- 2026.3029 azoxystrobin, propiconazole, propamocarb, phosphonic acid in pumpkin seeds from UkraineNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched. Result 0,038±0,019 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). Azoxystrobinfosetyl and phosphonatespropamocarbpropiconazole
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 310 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Ukraine found after entering the EU — 41 alerts, 269 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 40%, official control on the market 30%, company's own check 13%, monitoring or surveillance sample 11%, consumer complaint or illness 4%, other 1%. 15 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 2022 | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| 2023 | 61 | 6 | 55 |
| 2024 | 71 | 6 | 65 |
| 2025 | 44 | 10 | 34 |
| 2026 to date | 62 | 6 | 56 |
- 2026.9393 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken meat from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result positive 5x /25. Salmonella infantis
- 2026.9133 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken meat from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 5*positive. Salmonella infantis
- 2026.8988 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken meat from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 5*positive. Salmonella infantis
- 2026.8980 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillet from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result positive 5x /25. Salmonella infantis
- 2026.8709 info: follow-upSalmonella spp. in frozen chicken thighs from Ukraine Notified by Czechia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result presence (limit none /25g). Salmonella infantisSalmonella spp.
- 2026.8670 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillet from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result positive (5x). Salmonella infantis
- 2026.8664 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 5x positive /25. Salmonella infantis
- 2026.7960 info: follow-upmetal piece in candy from Ukraine Notified by Estonia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.8208 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 5x Pozitive /25. Salmonella infantis
- 2026.8207 info: attentionSalmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillet from Ukraine Notified by Hungary. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 5x Pozitive. Salmonella infantis
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 1 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 1 |
| 2026-W39 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
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Data and downloads
Download all 542 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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