United States — Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds — Almond
United States received 19 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Almond, part of Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume peaked at 5 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxins B1, aflatoxin total, and aflatoxins. Measured against EU import value, that runs at 4.0 notifications per $1 billion of imports of this commodity from United States over the last 3 years. The list below gives each of these 20 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 17 carry the laboratory result and 6 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
If you import almond from United States
- Chance a consignment is opened at the EU border
- Not on the EU's increased-checks list, so only member states' routine, risk-based checks apply (rates not published).
- Rejections against import volume
- On average, 1 border rejection per 62,729 tonnes imported into the EU over the last 3 years (EU import quantities 2022–2024, FAOSTAT).
- If it is rejected
- Held, final fate not recorded 75%; re-dispatched 8%; treated, sorted or diverted 8%; not stated 8%. A re-dispatched lot can be sold elsewhere, a treated or sorted one can be released once it complies, and a destroyed one is lost.
- Where rejections happen
- Spain (11), Italy (1), of 12 border rejections in the last 3 years.
- Riskiest months
- May, March, July, by rejections since 2020.
- Test for before shipping
- aflatoxins (11).
The EU does not publish how many consignments are shipped, so no page can state a true probability of rejection; these are the figures that are published.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 4 |
| 2023-Q4 | 3 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 5 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 2 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.4437 Aflatoxins in almonds from the United States Notified by Spain. Result > 24 ppb (limit 10 ppb en suma y 8 ppb en B1 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxins
- 2026.2615 Aflatoxinas en almendras de USA / Aflatoxins in almonds from the US Notified by Spain. Result >24 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.7160 Presenza di insetti in Mandorle sgusciate da USA/Presence of insects in shelled almonds from the USA Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched.
- 2025.3185 Micotoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos // Micotoxins in almonds from USA Notified by Spain. Result >24.0 ±25.9 % (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2025.1731 Aflatoxinas en almendras sin cascara procedentes de Estados Unidos /Aflatoxins in shelled almonds from United States Notified by Spain. Result >24 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins
- 2025.1371 Aflatoxinas en almendras procedentes de Estados Unidos /Aflatoxins in almonds from the United States Notified by Spain. Result > 24 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalaflatoxins
- 2024.5017 Aflatoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos. / Aflatoxins in almonds from USA. Notified by Spain. Result >24.0 ± 25.9% (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.4556 Aflatoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos. / Aflatoxins in almonds from the United States. Notified by Spain. Result 16,5 μg/kg ± 4,5 μg/kg (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.4246 Aflatoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos. Aflatoxins in almonds from United States. Notified by Spain. Result >24.0 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin
- 2024.4147 Aflatoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos. Aflatoxins in almonds from United States. Notified by Spain. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result >24.0 ± 20.4 % (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2024.4096 Aflatoxinas en almendras de USA. Aflatoxins in almonds from USA. Notified by Spain. Result >24.0 ±24.3 % (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2024.3841 Aflatoxinas en almendras de Estados Unidos. Aflatoxins in almonds from United States. Notified by Spain. Result 17.5 ± 25.9 % (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins
- 2023.6812 Aspergillus niger mold in almonds from USA Notified by Italy. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 6100. moulds Aspergillus
- 2023.6807 Aspergillus niger mold in almonds from USA Notified by Italy. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 3900. moulds Aspergillus
- 2023.6805 Aspergillus niger mold in almonds from USA Notified by Italy. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 6800. moulds Aspergillus
- 2023.6362 high count of moulds and aflatoxins in shelled almonds from the United States Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 13.2 ± 0.9. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalmoulds
- 2023.5110 aflatoxins (B1 = 73.3; Tot. = 81.2 µg/kg - ppb) in shelled almonds from the United States Notified by Italy. Result 73.3+-32.3 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2023.5034 almonds from USA with parasites and molds Aspergillus niger Notified by Italy. Result 97.5 %. Aspergillus niger
- 2023.4493 massiva infestazione parassitaria in mandorle dagli USA/massive parasitic infestation of almonds from USA Notified by Italy.
- 2023.4402 massive infestation of parasites in almonds from USA Notified by Italy.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 40 notifications since 2020 concerned almond from United States found after entering the EU — 8 alerts, 32 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 55%, at the EU border 30%, official control on the market 10%, consumer complaint or illness 5%. 2 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 to date | 6 | 3 | 3 |
- 2026.8849 alertSalmonella spp. in almonds from the United States Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result precent (limit not precent /125g). Salmonella spp
- 2026.7302 info: follow-upMoth in almonds from USA via SE Notified by Denmark. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted.
- 2026.6719 info: attentionAflatoxinas en almendras procedentes de EEUU /Aflatoxins in almond seeds from USA Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result >24 (limit 10 µg/l). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6471 alertSalmonella detected in grated almonds from Austria, manufactured from raw almonds originating from USA Notified by Austria. Company's own check, reached the market. Result detectable in 125g. Salmonella Oranienburg
- 2026.5090 alertSalmonella spp. in natural almonds from the United States, via the Netherlands Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result positiv. Salmonella spp
- 2026.3392 info: attentionAflatoxinas en almendras de EEUU/ Aflatoxins ind almond from USA Notified by Spain. At the EU border, not on the market. Result >24.0 μg/kg ±25.9 % (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.9768 info: attentionAflatoxins in almond kernels (raw product) from the United States Notified by Germany. Company's own check. Result 75 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.9663 alertAflatoxine in almonds Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 49 (limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.7205 info: attentionaflatoxins (B1 = 13.3; Tot. = 29.3 µg/kg - ppb) in almonds from the United States Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, not on the market. Result 13,3 (limit 10,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2025.6990 info: attentionSalmonella spp. in almond kernels from the United States Notified by Germany. Company's own check, not on the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Salmonellen
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