United Kingdom — All Categories
United Kingdom received 84 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 22 in 2026-Q1, with the trend rising year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Salmonella, biphenyl, and orthophenylphenol. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 14 carry the laboratory result and 16 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched or destroyed: 47%; Held, final fate not recorded: 17%; Not stated: 16%; Re-dispatched: 14%; Destroyed: 7%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 1 |
| 2024-Q2 | 7 |
| 2024-Q3 | 8 |
| 2024-Q4 | 5 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4 |
| 2025-Q2 | 9 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4 |
| 2025-Q4 | 9 |
| 2026-Q1 | 22 |
| 2026-Q2 | 9 |
| 2026-Q3 | 5 |
| 2026-Q4 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 |
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2020 | 2 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 7 | 8.7 | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 11 | 1.2 | — |
| Feed Materials | 36 | — | Salmonella |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 14 | — | — |
| Confectionery | 5 | — | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 4 | — | cannabidiol (CBD) |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 3 | — | — |
| Animal By-Products | 3 | — | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | — | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 1 | — | — |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | — | orthophenylphenol |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | — | E 210 - benzoic acid |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | — | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 1 | — | — |
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 1 | — | Vibrio vulnificus |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8836 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.8488 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched. Result 5x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.8101 Poor temperature control in frozen hash browns from the United Kingdom // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en croquetas de patatas congeladas del Reino Unido Fruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain.
- 2026.7793 rotura cadena de frío en carne de pollo congelada procedente de Reino Unido // Break in the cold chain for frozen chicken from the United KingdomPoultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2026.7757 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched. Result 4x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.7182 Unauthorised novel food ingredients Mucuna pruriens, 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM), Kaempferia parviflora, Centella asiatica extract, unauthorised use of additives E211 & E202, and excessive level of vitamin B6 in food supplements from the United KingdomDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Slovenia. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.5208 insufficient checks (skipped inspection at BCP) on composite products from UKPrepared Dishes and Snacks. Notified by France.
- 2026.5114 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.5112 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.4727 Salmonella in processed petfood (from sheep) from the UKFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 2x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.4726 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.4165 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.3742 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 1x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.3221 Biphenyl and orthophenylphenol in organic Hebridean seaweed from the United KingdomHerbs and Spices. Notified by France. Re-dispatched. Result 0.11 ± 0.06 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). biphenylorthophenylphenol
- 2026.3188 absence of labelling (no English labelling) on frozen pre-cooked kebab meat from United Kingdom Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by European Commission.
- 2026.2687 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.2686 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 5x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.2685 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 2x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.2684 Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United KingdomFeed Materials. Notified by Belgium. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 5x Present (limit Absent /25g). Salmonella
- 2026.2116 Unauthorized health claims and non compliant ingredients on food supplements from UKDietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Croatia. Re-dispatched.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 606 notifications since 2020 concerned products from United Kingdom found after entering the EU — 175 alerts, 431 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 36%, company's own check 21%, at the EU border 15%, other 12%, consumer complaint or illness 10%, monitoring or surveillance sample 6%. 117 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 130 | 77 | 53 |
| 2021 | 70 | 17 | 53 |
| 2022 | 53 | 15 | 38 |
| 2023 | 75 | 21 | 54 |
| 2024 | 113 | 18 | 95 |
| 2025 | 99 | 17 | 82 |
| 2026 to date | 66 | 10 | 56 |
- 2026.9450 info: attentionPresence of prohibited organs in food supplements, from the UK Notified by Netherlands.
- 2026.9285 info: follow-upConsignment sauces from United Kingdom skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2026.9282 info: attentionUnusual smell and taste in food supplement Notified by Netherlands. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.8601 alertDetection of Salmonella in chicken Sausages from UK Notified by France. At the EU border, reached the market. Salmonella
- 2026.8544 info: attentionStwierdzenie niedozwolonej substancji Kava kava czyli Pieprz metystynowy (Piper methysticum) w suplemencie diety z UK // Identification of the prohibited substance Kava kava (*Piper methysticum*) in the list of ingredients of a food supplement from the UK. // Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market. not in catalogue
- 2026.8266 info: follow-upForeign bodies in cereal bars from the United Kingdom Notified by Germany. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. foreign body
- 2026.8091 info: attentionToo high content of zinc and unauthorized claims for food supplements from United Kingdom Notified by Hungary. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.8038 info: attentionConsignment of petfood skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Notified by Slovenia. Official control on the market, not on the market.
- 2026.7807 info: follow-up Complemento Alimenticio con elevado contenido de N-Acetilcisteina (NAC) fabricado en Reino Unido // A food supplement with a high content of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), manufactured in the United Kingdom Notified by Spain. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.7749 info: attentionCBD in animal feed from the UK Notified by Hungary. Other, reached the market.
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 0 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 1 |
| 2026-W40 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 | 1 |
| 2026-W38 | 1 |
| 2026-W37 | 0 |
| 2026-W36 | 2 |
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Data and downloads
Download all 784 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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