Uruguay — Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) — Other
Uruguay received 3 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Other, part of Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Escherichia coli and Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 1 carries the laboratory result and 1 says what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 100%. About 0 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 2 |
| 2023-Q3 | 0 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2026.1834 Escherichia coli STEC detectada en carne de bovino //Detection of E. coli STEC in bovine meat Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Escherichia coli
- 2023.3356 Hygiene failure and sensory check failure horse meat Notified by Netherlands.
- 2023.3354 Hygiene failure and sensory check failure horse meat Notified by Netherlands.
- 2022.4949 Presence of E.coli STEC in bovine meat (sirloin) from Uruguay Notified by Spain. Result presencia (limit ausencia /25g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 3 notifications since 2020 concerned other from Uruguay found after entering the EU — 3 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 67%, company's own check 33%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 |
- 2021.5533 info: attentionpresence of E.Coli Stec and Salmonella Typhimurium in hare meat from Uruguay Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Salmonella typhimurium monophasic 4, 5:ie.coli
- 2021.4977 info: attentionShigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled bovine meat from Uruguay Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2020.3248 info: attentionSTEC in frozen boneless bovine meat Notified by Italy. Company's own check, reached the market. Result presenza. Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
Data and downloads
Download all 7 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done.
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