Vietnam — Fish and Fish Products
Vietnam received 10 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Fish and Fish Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume peaked at 5 in 2026-Q3, with the trend newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are leucomalachite green, irradiation, and E 250 - sodium nitrite.
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Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters
By commodity, last 156 weeks
| Commodity | Rejections | Per $1B EU imports | Most-cited hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 | — | unauthorised irradiation |
| Other Fish/Seafood | 4 | — | leucomalachite green |
| Tuna | 2 | — | E 250 - sodium nitrite |
Recent rejections
- 2026.8311 NetherlandsNitrite (14 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from Vietnam E 250 - sodium nitrite
- 2026.8308 SpainIrradiated frozen panga fillets from Vietnam // Filetes de panga congelados irradiados de Vietnam unauthorised irradiation
- 2026.8060 NetherlandsNitrite (11 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from Vietnam E 250 - sodium nitrite
- 2026.7964 SpainIrradiated panga fillets from Vietnam // filetes de panga irradiados de Vietnam irradiation
- 2026.6962 ItalyUnauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam unauthorised irradiation
- 2024.5175 SloveniaLeucomalachite green, malachite green in fish leucomalachite greenmalachite green
- 2024.5174 SloveniaLeucomalachite green in fish from Vietnam leucomalachite green
- 2024.4629 SloveniaLeucomalachite green in fish leucomalachite green
- 2024.0639 NetherlandsCarbonates in Pangasius Vietnam E 500 - sodium carbonates
- 2023.7600 Netherlands(Leuco)malachite green in fish. leucomalachite green
- 2023.6075 SloveniaExeceede RPA value for the sum of malachite green and luecomalachite green in frozen Catfish fillets from Vietnam leucomalachite green
- 2023.2836 SloveniaUnauthorised leucomalachite green in frozen catfish filets (Claria gariepinus) from Vietnam unauthorized substance leucomalachite green
- 2022.6362 Netherlandsunauthorised substance malachite green (205 µg/kg - ppb) in frozen asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) from Vietnam malachite green
- 2021.0457 Belgiumunauthorised irradiation of frozen red mullet fillet irradiation
- 2021.0455 BelgiumUnauthorised irradiation of frozen telapia irradiation
- 2021.0451 BelgiumUnauthorised irradation of catfish
- 2021.0448 BelgiumUnauthorised irradiation of frozen red and black tilapia
- 2021.0169 European Commissionunauthorised irradiation of frozen catfish from Vietnam irradiation
- 2020.3946 NetherlandsCarbon monoxide treated yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam carbon monoxide treatment
- 2020.0310 PortugalHistamine in tuna belly histamine