United States — Feed Materials

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United States received 1 RASFF border-rejection notification in Feed Materials between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, Salmonella, and Salmonella Oranienburg. The list below gives each of these 16 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 14 carry the laboratory result and 14 say what happened to the consignment.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.9947 2026-11-09 Exceedance of aflatoxin in U.S.A. peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Aflatoxin B1
• 2023.5628 2023-08-21 Aflatoxin B1in Wild Life Feed Peanuts Notified by Netherlands. Result 66 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
• 2021.6404 2021-11-25 Aflatoxin B1 in peanut kernels from the United States Notified by Germany. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 258,3 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
• 2021.5086 2021-09-23 Salmonella in fish meal from the United States Notified by Denmark. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result Present. Salmonella
• 2021.5063 2021-09-22 Salmonella spp. in fishmeal from USA Notified by Denmark. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result Present. Salmonella
• 2020.4038 2020-10-01 Groundnuts for Bird Feed rejected for excess Aflatoxin B1 Notified by United Kingdom. Destroyed. Result 63.3 ± 9.6 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
• 2020.3572 2020-09-04 Peanuts for Birdfeed rejected due to excess Aflatoxin B1 and being sent for treatment for aflatoxin reduction. Notified by United Kingdom. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 127 ± 19.3 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
• 2020.1982 2020-05-12 Salmonella Livingstone in fish meal from the United States Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Salmonella Livingstone
• 2020.1977 2020-05-12 Salmonella Anatum in fish meal from the United States Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence/25g in one out of five units (limit absence/25g /25g). Salmonella
• 2020.1626 2020-04-14 Salmonella in fishmeal from US Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence/25g in one out of five units (limit absence/25g null). Salmonella
• 2020.1429 2020-03-27 S. Livingstone in fishmeal from US Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 G IN ONE OUT OF THE FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE/25G null). Salmonella Livingstone
• 2020.0474 2020-01-30 Salmonella Oranienburg in fish meal from United States Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence in five out of five units (limit absence /25g). Salmonella Oranienburg
• 2020.0455 2020-01-29 Salmonella Oranienburg in fishmeal from US Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence in three out of five units (limit absence/25g null). Salmonella Oranienburg
• 2020.0428 2020-01-28 Salmonella Oranienburg in fish meal from the United States Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence in one out of five units (limit absence/25g null). Salmonella Oranienburg
• 2020.0411 2020-01-28 Aflatoxins present in Shelled Peanuts for feed Notified by United Kingdom. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 25.2 ± 3.8 μg/kg (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin
• 2020.0400 2020-01-27 Salmonella in fishmeal from US Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence in five out of five units (limit absence/25g null). Salmonella Oranienburg

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 6 notifications since 2020 concerned feed materials from United States found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 5 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 67%, at the EU border 33%.

alerts information notifications

• 2026.9747 2026-11-03 alertEthoxyquin in dried algae for animal feed Notified by Switzerland. Company's own check, reached the market. ethoxyquin
• 2026.1334 2026-02-17 info: follow-upConsignment of artemia cysts not subjected to an official control at the border control post Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
• 2022.7183 2022-12-16 info: follow-upUnauthorised substance ethoxyquin in supplementary feed for dairy cows from Germany, produced in Italy with raw material from the United States Notified by Germany. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 10,47. ethoxyquin
• 2022.6777 2022-11-21 info: follow-upUnlabelled soy bean GMO in bird feed from US Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. genetically modified
• 2022.3191 2022-05-31 info: attentionSalmonella in soybean meal from USA Notified by Finland. Company's own check, not on the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result Salmonella detected (limit None /25g). Salmonella AgonaSalmonella MontevideoSalmonella SenftenbergSalmonella spp.
• 2020.0385 2020-01-24 info: attentionToo high content of cyanide in linseed from US Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, not on the market. Result 322 (limit 250 mg/kg - ppm). cyanide