Uruguay — All Categories
Uruguay received 7 RASFF border-rejection notifications across all food categories between 2023-Q2 and 2026-Q1. Volume peaked at 3 in 2026-Q1, with the trend newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing, propiconazole, and Escherichia coli. The list below gives each of these 15 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 7 carry the laboratory result and 7 say what happened to the consignment.
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Key figures
- What happened to rejected consignments, last 3 years
- Re-dispatched: 75%; Held, final fate not recorded: 25%. Source: RASFF Window notification records.
Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
Show the numbers
| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2023-Q2 | 2 |
| 2023-Q3 | 1 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0 |
| 2024-Q1 | 0 |
| 2024-Q2 | 0 |
| 2024-Q3 | 0 |
| 2024-Q4 | 0 |
| 2025-Q1 | 0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 3 |
By year
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 |
By category, last 156 weeks
| Category | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 3 | — | Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing |
| Fish and Fish Products | 1 | — | — |
Recent rejections
- 2026.1834 Escherichia coli STEC detectada en carne de bovino //Detection of E. coli STEC in bovine meatMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Escherichia coli
- 2026.1833 E. coli (STEC) en carne de vacuno de Uruguay. E. coli (STEC) in beef from UruguayMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result Detectado en 25 (limit No detectado en 25 /g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2026.1832 E. coli (STEC) en carne de vacuno de Uruguay. E. coli (STEC) in beef from UruguayMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result Detectado en 25 (limit No detectado en 25 /g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2025.5061 Rotura de cadena de frío en merluza de origen silvestre procedente de buque español.Poor temperature control in wild hake from a Spanish vessel. Fish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain.
- 2023.6119 Temperature failure in frozen fish from UruguayFish and Fish Products. Notified by Bulgaria. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
- 2023.3356 Hygiene failure and sensory check failure horse meatMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Netherlands.
- 2023.3354 Hygiene failure and sensory check failure horse meatMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Netherlands.
- 2022.6798 Contaminación por E.coli STEC en carne congelada de vacuno de Uruguay // E. coli STEC contamination in frozen beef from UruguayMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain. Result DETECTADO EN (limit NO DETECTADO /25g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2022.4949 Presence of E.coli STEC in bovine meat (sirloin) from UruguayMeat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry). Notified by Spain. Result presencia (limit ausencia /25g). Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
- 2022.1714 Unauthorised establishment (for bovine fat) and abscense of official certificate in composite product (pie dough) from Uruguay.Confectionery. Notified by Spain.
- 2021.5216 Mercancía sin declarar en el Certificado, falta de marca de identificación, productos de la pesca, Uruguay // Undeclared merchandise in the Certificate, lack of identification mark, fishery products, UruguayFish and Fish Products. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched.
- 2021.5375 Propiconazole residues in oranges from UruguayFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result propiconazol = 0.021 (limit propiconazol < 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). propiconazole
- 2021.5269 propiconazole residues- oranges - UruguayFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Re-dispatched. Result propiconazol = 0.028 (limit propiconazol = 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). propiconazole
- 2021.5268 propiconazole residues- oranges - UruguayFruits and Vegetables. Notified by Spain. Result propiconazol = 0.024 (limit propiconazol < 0.01 mg/kg - ppm). propiconazole
- 2019.3056 food - border control - consignment detained - border rejection notification - morszczuk tusze(03036612) - spainFish and Fish Products. Notified by Poland.
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 21 notifications since 2020 concerned products from Uruguay found after entering the EU — 4 alerts, 17 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 43%, at the EU border 43%, official control on the market 14%.
Show the numbers
| Year | Total | Alerts | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 to date | 4 | 0 | 4 |
- 2026.7321 info: attentionAflatoxins in groundnuts via Argentina Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check. Result 8,6 (limit 4 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
- 2026.6989 info: attentionAflatoxins in peanuts, from Argentina (via Uruguay) Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 8,1 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1
- 2026.2146 info: follow-upProgesteron in beef from Uruguay Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market.
- 2026.2091 info: attentionAnthraquinone in rice Notified by France. Company's own check. Result 0,077 ± 0,039 (limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm). anthraquinone
- 2025.10299 alertEscherichia coli productor de toxinas shiga (STEC) en carne fresca de bovino procedente de Uruguay // Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh beef from Uruguay. Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result Se detecta /25g. Escherichia coli
- 2025.10130 alertEscherichia coli productor de toxinas shiga (STEC) en carne fresca de bovino procedente de Uruguay // Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh beef from Uruguay. Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result Se detecta. Escherichia coli
- 2025.8647 alertVerocytotoxic Escherichia coli (VTEC) detected in frozen beef carpaccio from Uruguay Notified by Lithuania. Official control on the market, reached the market, destroyed. Result VTEC, vtx1 gene found. Escherichia coli verotoxin producing
- 2025.7477 alertEscherichia coli productor de toxinas shiga (STEC) en carne fresca de bovino procedente de Uruguay // Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh beef from Uruguay. Notified by Spain. At the EU border, reached the market. Result Se detecta en 25 gramos. Escherichia coli
- 2025.6127 info: follow-upParasite infestation with nematodes in frozen Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) from Uruguay Notified by Germany. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 25,6 Nematoden. nematodes
- 2025.2206 info: attentionaflatoxins in groundnut kernels, from Uruguay Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, treated, sorted or diverted. Result 42 (limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
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Data and downloads
Download all 36 entries (CSV) — every notification behind this page, border rejections and those found on the market, with how each was found and what was done. Every entry is also listed by year above.
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