United States — Other Food Product / Mixed
United States received 4 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other Food Product / Mixed between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The most-cited issue is colour.
Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 50%; Re-dispatched: 25%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q4 | 1 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.7434 lack of a detailed list of ingredients of concentrates intended for food purposes Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2024.7412 Higiene deficiente y componentes clasificados como nuevos alimentos no autorizados en cártamo de Estados Unidos / Poor hygiene and components classified as unauthorised novel foods in US safflower Notified by Spain.
- 2024.4700 unauthorised colours (Red 4. Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake) in snacks from the United States Notified by Ireland.
- 2023.7541 Establecimiento no autorizado para lactosa y suero en productos compuestos de Estados Unidos. //// Unauthorised establishment for lactose and whey in US composite products Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2022.6756 Unauthorized company for cheese sauce from the United States Notified by Germany. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2022.6310 unauthorised novel food ingredient (Cordyceps sinensis) in flavouring agent from the United States Notified by Spain.
- 2020.5049 High content of Allura Red, Sunset Yellow and Tartrazine in Froot Loops Notified by United Kingdom. Result Allura Red 25+/- 2, Brilliant Blue 11+/- 2, Sunset Yellow 20 +/-2, Tartrazine 63+/- 4 (li… colour
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 18 notifications since 2020 concerned other food product / mixed from United States found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 14 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 44%, at the EU border 33%, official control on the market 17%, consumer complaint or illness 6%. 5 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- 2026.5280 info: follow-upPart of a consignment of cheese sauce was imported from the Unites States without an official control at the border control post Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.0568 alertUnlabeled/incorrectly labeled allergen (nut) in coffee syrup from the United States Notified by Germany. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2025.9296 info: follow-upconsignment Whey milk bucket powder, bucket of pre-cooked eggs, bucket of pre-cooked meat +rice from US skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Notified by Netherlands. At the EU border, reached the market.
- 2025.7797 info: follow-upConsignment of frozen brownies not subjected to an official control at the border control post Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2025.4935 alertMOAH and MOSH in pea protein, from the USA Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result MOAH 6.7. mineral oil
- 2025.2885 info: follow-upE102 in Chips from United States Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2025.0723 alertethylene oxide in a plant extract Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 15 ± 8 (limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2024.5562 info: follow-upEthylene oxide in organic barley juice powder from the USA. Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market, re-dispatched. Result 0,022 (limit 0.02 mg/kg - ppm). ethylene oxide
- 2024.5316 info: attentionUndeclared wheat in giant cous cous Notified by Ireland. Company's own check, reached the market. Result present. wheat
- 2024.3702 info: follow-upConsignment of cheese sauce from the US not subjected to veterinary import control Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market.
Data and downloads
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