unknown origin — All Categories
unknown origin received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is falling year-on-year. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it; 3 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Destroyed: 67%; Held, final fate not recorded: 33%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 1 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 2 | — | — |
| Confectionery | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.3590 Unauthorised additive Titanium Dioxide (E171) declared on label as ingredient in confectionaryConfectionery. Notified by Ireland.
- 2024.7547 poor temperature control of, absence of export health certificate (EHC) and of common health entry document (CHED) for various products, including products of animal origin (POAO) from unknown originOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by European Commission. Destroyed.
- 2024.6704 illegal import of products of animal origin from unknown originOther Food Product / Mixed. Notified by European Commission. Destroyed.
- 2022.2292 Unapproved additive coffee husk in Huskee mugFood Contact Materials. Notified by Ireland. Destroyed.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 271 notifications since 2020 concerned products from unknown origin found after entering the EU — 77 alerts, 194 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 39%, other 31%, consumer complaint or illness 15%, company's own check 10%, monitoring or surveillance sample 5%. 48 led to a recall from consumers.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | 22 | 16 |
| 2021 | 67 | 11 | 56 |
| 2022 | 31 | 8 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 54 | 17 | 37 |
| 2026 to date | 46 | 7 | 39 |
- 2026.9333 info: attentionSolanum nigrum in food supplement offered online for sale Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.9290 info: attentionyohimbine hydrochloride in food supplement Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.8687 info: follow-upSalmonella Hvittingfoss in licorice root powder (Reglisse naturelle racine poudre) from France Notified by Finland. Company's own check, destroyed. Result detected (limit none /25g). Salmonella Hvittingfoss
- 2026.8543 info: follow-upUnauthorised novel food CBD/CBG/CBN products on webshop from the Netherlands Notified by Finland. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market.
- 2026.7970 info: follow-upNiedozwolone substancje w suplementach diety oferowanych do sprzedaży przez Internet // prohibited substance pancreatin and novel food kava kava (Piper methysticum) & velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens) in food supplements offered online Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.7926 info: attentionStwierdzenie niedozwolonego składnika (chlorowodorek johimbiny) w suplementach diety oferowanych on-line/// Identification of a prohibited ingredient (yohimbine hydrochloride) in food supplements offered online Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market. not in catalogue
- 2026.7505 info: attentionProhibited substances in food supplements traded online Notified by Poland. Other. Mucuna pruriens unauthorised novel food ingredientevodiamineyohimbine
- 2026.7399 alertAflatoxin B1 in crushed chili from Italy Notified by Finland. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result 9,1 (limit 5,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.7254 info: follow-upNiedozwolone substancje w suplementach diety oferowanych do sprzedaży przez Internet przez firmę z Niderlandów/// Prohibited substances (Mucuna pruriens, Pancreatin, Celandine) in food supplements offered for sale online by a company from the Netherlands Notified by Poland. Other, reached the market.
- 2026.6895 info: follow-upUndeclared Celery Allergen in Chicken Soup Cubes Notified by Austria. Company's own check, reached the market, destroyed.
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Data and downloads
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