United Kingdom — Prepared Dishes and Snacks
United Kingdom received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Prepared Dishes and Snacks between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is newly active in the last year. The list below gives each of these 3 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Not stated: 100%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| 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 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.5208 insufficient checks (skipped inspection at BCP) on composite products from UK Notified by France.
- 2021.3784 Aditivo alimentario no autorizado-Aperitivos-Reino Unido/Unauthorized Food Additive-Snacks-UK Notified by Spain.
- 2021.3705 Aditivo alimentario no autorizado E160c-salsas-Reino Unido/Unauthorized food additive E160c-sauces-UK Notified by Spain.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 21 notifications since 2020 concerned prepared dishes and snacks from United Kingdom found after entering the EU — 13 alerts, 8 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: company's own check 43%, official control on the market 29%, consumer complaint or illness 19%, monitoring or surveillance sample 5%, at the EU border 5%. 11 led to a recall from consumers.
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| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2025.4152 info: attentionGlycol esters too high in mixtures of root vegetable crisps with salt Notified by France. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1100. glycidyl esters
- 2025.2247 info: follow-upInsufficient checks on frozen pizzas from the United Kingdom Notified by France. Monitoring or surveillance sample, reached the market.
- 2025.2124 alertPresencia de cuerpo extraño en lasaña vegetal congelada procedente de Reino Unido /// Presence of foreign body in frozen vegetable lasagna from the United Kingdom Notified by Spain. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2024.7065 alertPresence of peanut in sauces and dips Notified by Ireland. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed.
- 2024.4907 info: attentionAcrylamide in snacks from United Kingdom Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 3469 ± 590 (limit 750 µg/kg - ppb). acrylamide
- 2023.2702 info: attentionNot labeled allergen (lupins) in chickpea chips from the United Kingdom Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2022.5717 alert"Wheat" not mentioned on the label of chips Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2020.5773 alertUndeclared milk in M&S Red Thai Chicken Curry Notified by United Kingdom. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2020.5036 alertUndeclared allergen milk in various vegan proteinbars Notified by Sweden. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2020.3824 alertListeria monocytogenes in ingredient used in a ready to eat product Notified by United Kingdom. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result Detected in 25g. Listeria monocytogenes
Data and downloads
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