United Arab Emirates — Confectionery
United Arab Emirates received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Confectionery between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The list below gives each of these 2 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it; 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| 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 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7980 Composite products-Chocolates- from United Arab Emirates without private attestation Notified by Portugal. Destroyed.
- 2022.3270 Rejection of consignment with milk biscuits from UAE Notified by Cyprus.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 7 notifications since 2020 concerned confectionery from United Arab Emirates found after entering the EU — 3 alerts, 4 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 71%, at the EU border 14%, consumer complaint or illness 14%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2025.6196 alertExcessive levels of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in Dubai chocolate bars from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 15,6 (limit 1,1 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
- 2025.4123 alertsezame undeclared in dubai bar milk chocolate from United Arab Emirates, via Austria Notified by Slovakia. Official control on the market, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 4,35 (limit absence mg/kg - ppm). sesame
- 2025.4073 info: attentionUndeclared allergen (egg) on label of pistachio confectionery from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.3873 info: attentionAflatoxins in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 9,12 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.3769 alertincorrect labelling (gluten mentioned on the product´s package but not on the label attached to the package) on Dubai chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, via Germany Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2025.1374 info: follow-upGlycidyl esters in chocolate with kunafa and pistachios from the United Arab Emirates Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1861 ± 465 µg/kg Fett (limit 1000 µg/kg - ppb). glycidyl esters
- 2025.0059 info: attentionUndeclared allergen (pistachio nuts) in chocolate from United Arab Emirates Notified by Sweden. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
Data and downloads
Download all 9 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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