United States — All Categories
United States received 239 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2024-Q1 and 2026-Q4. Volume peaked at 34 in 2024-Q2, with the trend falling year-on-year. The most-cited issues are Aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin total, and pirimiphos-methyl. The list below gives the 20 most recent rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 16 carry the laboratory result and 12 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Held, final fate not recorded: 39%; Re-dispatched: 20%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 18%; Treated, sorted or diverted: 12%; Destroyed: 5%; Not stated: 5%. Details available for 257 of 258. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2024-Q1 | 21 |
| 2024-Q2 | 34 |
| 2024-Q3 | 19 |
| 2024-Q4 | 14 |
| 2025-Q1 | 14 |
| 2025-Q2 | 26 |
| 2025-Q3 | 22 |
| 2025-Q4 | 32 |
| 2026-Q1 | 26 |
| 2026-Q2 | 13 |
| 2026-Q3 | 16 |
| 2026-Q4 | 2 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 |
| 2025 | 94 |
| 2024 | 88 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2021 | 60 |
| 2020 | 85 |
| 2019 | 5 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 187 | — | Aflatoxin B1 |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 44 | — | ethylene oxide |
| Fish and Fish Products | 10 | — | Anisakis |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 5 | — | aflatoxin total |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 4 | — | — |
| Confectionery | 4 | — | tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) |
| Food Contact Materials | 2 | — | migration overall |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 1 | — | pirimiphos-methyl |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | — | pyrimethanil |
Recent rejections
- 2026.9407 Border rejection of Gummi King Omega-3 food supplement Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Ireland.
- 2026.8726 Exceedance of MRL for total aflatoxins in raw shelled pistachios from USA via TurkeyNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Romania. Result 22.07+/-11.04 (limit 10 µg/kg - ppb). aflatoxin total
- 2026.8490 aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from the USA Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 6.3 // 6.9. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.8069 aflatoxin B1 in creamy peanut butter from the United StatesNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by France. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 3.0±0.9 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.8010 Aflatoxin B1 18 ppb in groundnuts from USANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 18 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7648 Aflatoxin in peanuts from United StatesNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Bulgaria. Result 90±27 µg/kg (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7627 Aflatoxins in shelled pistachiosNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Italy. Re-dispatched. Result 30.9 ± 15.4 μg/kg (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.7617 Label/ and sanitary certificate mismatch in squid from USAFish and Fish Products. Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.7434 lack of a detailed list of ingredients of concentrates intended for food purposesOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
- 2026.6771 Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 34 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6738 High content of vitamin B6 (20.5 mg per capsule) and unauthorised novel food ingredient 5-HTP in food supplements from the United States.Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods. Notified by Slovenia.
- 2026.6337 Aflatoxin in groundnuts from USANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result 8.9 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6335 Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanutsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 13 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6320 Too much aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxins in total) in groundnuts from United states.Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Finland. Result 51,1 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6210 Peanutbutter USA Aflatoxin B1Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Destroyed. Result 5.2 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5937 Aflatoxin B1 in USA pistachio kernelsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Result 18 (limit 8 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5855 Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United StatesNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 72,3+7-28,9 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5847 Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United StatesNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Destroyed. Result 106,6 +/- 42,6 (limit 20 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.5688 Pirimiphos-methyl in maize (popcorn) from USACereals and Bakery Products. Notified by Croatia. Destroyed. Result 1,44 (limit ≤ 0.5 mg/kg - ppm). pirimiphos-methyl
- 2026.5409 Aflatoxin on peanuts from the United StatesNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 9.6 (limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 705 notifications since 2020 concerned products from United States found after entering the EU — 122 alerts, 583 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 30%, company's own check 25%, other 20%, consumer complaint or illness 10%, at the EU border 8%, monitoring or surveillance sample 7%. 75 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69 | 16 | 53 |
| 2021 | 48 | 16 | 32 |
| 2022 | 78 | 14 | 64 |
| 2023 | 105 | 19 | 86 |
| 2024 | 130 | 17 | 113 |
| 2025 | 142 | 17 | 125 |
| 2026 to date | 133 | 23 | 110 |
- 2026.9338 info: attentionNicotine in mint sweets from the United States Notified by Germany. Official control on the market, reached the market. nicotine
- 2026.9332 info: attentionYohimbine hydrochloride in food supplement from USA Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.9307 info: attentionStwierdzenie obecności pankreatyny w suplemencie diety, kraj pochodzenia USA/// Detection of pancreatin in a food supplement; country of origin: USA Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.9236 info: follow-upNon-conforming consignment of bovine meat not presented for official control at the BCP Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market.
- 2026.9228 info: follow-upStwierdzenie obecności pankreatyny w suplemencie diety, kraj pochodzenia USA /// Detection of pancreatin in a food supplement; country of origin: USA Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.9059 info: attentionStwierdzenie składnika niedozwolonego Ajuga Turkestanica; turkesterone w suplemencie diety, kraj pochodzenia USA////Detection of the unauthorized ingredient *Ajuga turkestanica* (turkesterone) in a food supplement; country of origin: USA. Notified by Poland. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.9028 info: attentionAflatoxins in raw peanuts from the United States Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 19.6 (limit 4.0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 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
- 2026.8673 info: attentionNovel food in food suplement from USA Notified by Sweden. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.8659 info: attentionwykryto niedozwolony składnik w suplemencie diety//prohibited ingredient – yohimbine hydrochloride in food suplement USA Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
Recent weeks
| Week | Border rejections |
|---|---|
| 2026-W43 | 1 |
| 2026-W42 | 0 |
| 2026-W41 | 0 |
| 2026-W40 | 1 |
| 2026-W39 | 1 |
| 2026-W38 | 0 |
| 2026-W37 | 2 |
| 2026-W36 | 1 |
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Data and downloads
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