Nigeria — 2023

Nigeria received 74 notifications in 2023, most of them in Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds.

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Key figures

What happened to rejected consignments in 2023: Treated, sorted or diverted: 84%; Re-dispatched: 7%; Re-dispatched or destroyed: 3%; Held, final fate not recorded: 3%; Not stated: 3%; Destroyed: 1%. About 27 tonnes in total. Source: RASFF Window notification records.

By category

Category	Notifications
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds	72
Cereals and Bakery Products	2
Total	74

Notifications in 2023

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2023.8979 2023-12-29 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN 1 OUT OF 10 UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella
2023.8871 2023-12-22 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN 1 OUT OF 10 UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.8870 2023-12-22 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.8869 2023-12-22 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.8096 2023-11-23 Salmonella Warnow in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Germany. Result detected. Salmonella spp
2023.8038 2023-11-21 ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATES ΙΝ SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.7999 2023-11-20 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.7853 2023-11-14 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
2023.7849 2023-11-14 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched or destroyed.
2023.7846 2023-11-14 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH DOCUMENT MISMATCH Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.7718 2023-11-09 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.7716 2023-11-09 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.7715 2023-11-09 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.7714 2023-11-09 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6709 2023-10-04 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH DOCUMENT ISSUESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6708 2023-10-04 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH DOCUMENT MISMATCHNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6534 2023-09-27 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6533 2023-09-27 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6532 2023-09-27 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6531 2023-09-27 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6530 2023-09-27 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.6529 2023-09-27 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF OFFICIAL CERTIFICATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.5960 2023-09-01 SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN ONE OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella
2023.5956 2023-09-01 SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN ONE OUT FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella
2023.5934 2023-09-01 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.5933 2023-09-01 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.5932 2023-09-01 Sesame seeds from Nigeria without correct official certificateNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.5930 2023-09-01 Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN THREE OUT OF FIVE UNITS /25g (limit ABSENCE /25g /g). Salmonella spp.
2023.5487 2023-08-14 Absence of health certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.5152 2023-07-31 Brak kodu identyfikującego na opakowaniu towaru oraz złe warunki higieniczne transportu w sezamie z Nigerii/No identification code on the packaging of the goods and poor hygienic conditions of transport in sesame from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
2023.5032 2023-07-26 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN 1 OUT OF 5 UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.5030 2023-07-26 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ONE OUT OF FIVE SUBUNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella
2023.4383 2023-06-29 Border Rejection of Egusi Seeds Over the Limits for AflatoxinNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Ireland. Result 10.0 ± 1.6 (limit 2 µg/kg - ppb). Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
2023.4278 2023-06-26 Presence of Salmonella spp. in Nigerian hulled sesame seedsNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Re-dispatched. Result Presence of Salmonella spp. in one of the five subunits of the sample (limit absence /25g). Salmonella spp
2023.4274 2023-06-26 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH LABEL/DOCUMENT MISMATCHNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.4273 2023-06-26 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH LABEL/DOCUMENT MISMATCHNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.4220 2023-06-22 Improper official certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
2023.4213 2023-06-22 Improper official certificate for sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Re-dispatched.
2023.4150 2023-06-20 Salmonella en semillas de sésamo de Nigeria. Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria.Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Spain. Result DETECTADO (limit NO DETECTADO /25g). Salmonella
2023.3639 2023-05-31 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.3638 2023-05-31 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.3281 2023-05-17 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.3280 2023-05-17 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.3279 2023-05-17 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.3277 2023-05-17 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.3276 2023-05-17 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH ABSENCE OF ORIGINAL CERTIFCATESNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted.
2023.2393 2023-04-07 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN THREE OF THE TEN UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.2392 2023-04-07 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN ONE OF THE TEN UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.2391 2023-04-07 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN FIVE OF THE TEN UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.2390 2023-04-07 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN ONE OF THE FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.2389 2023-04-07 Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN ONE OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.2355 2023-04-06 Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ONE OUT OF TEN UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.2350 2023-04-06 Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN 2 OUT OF 10 UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.1972 2023-03-23 Salmonella (detected/25g) in hulled sesame seeds from Nigeria Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Poland. Treated, sorted or diverted. Salmonella spp.
2023.1890 2023-03-21 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ONE OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.1873 2023-03-20 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ΟΝΕ OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1824 2023-03-16 Border Rejection of Garri from Nigeria due to Pest InfestationCereals and Bakery Products. Notified by Ireland.
2023.1640 2023-03-09 SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIA WITH PRESEMCE OF SALMONELLA Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence in 2 out of 5 units (limit absence /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1635 2023-03-09 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN 8 OUT OF 10 UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.1507 2023-03-03 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ONE OUT OF TEN UNITS /25g (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.1503 2023-03-03 SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN ONE OUT FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1501 2023-03-03 SALMONELLA IN SESAME SEEDS FROM NIGERIANuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25 GR IN TWO OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1266 2023-02-22 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence of Salmonella spp. in one out of five units /25g (limit ABSENCE /25g /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1218 2023-02-21 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result Presence of Salmonella spp. in two out of five units (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1217 2023-02-21 Salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria, dispatched from TürkiyeNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN THREE OUT OF TEN UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.1109 2023-02-16 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ONE OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.1008 2023-02-10 Border rejection of Gari flour and white corn due to pest infestationCereals and Bakery Products. Notified by Ireland. Destroyed.
2023.0888 2023-02-07 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result Presence in 1 out of 10 units (limit absence /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.0618 2023-01-26 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25GR IN 2 OUT OF 5 UNITS (limit Abscence /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.0617 2023-01-26 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE IN ONE OUT OF TEN UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.0616 2023-01-26 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25GR IN ONE OUT OF FIVE UNITS (limit ABSENCE /25g). Salmonella spp.
2023.0476 2023-01-20 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result presence/25g in 1 out of 5 units (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.0475 2023-01-20 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Result PRESENCE/25GR IN 2 OUT OF 5 UNITS (limit ABSENCE null). Salmonella spp.
2023.0382 2023-01-17 Salmonella in sesame seeds from NigeriaNuts, Nut Products and Seeds. Notified by Greece. Treated, sorted or diverted. Salmonella