Brazil in RASFF, 2020–2025
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Brazil was the origin of 650 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (2.5%), ranking 13th of 160 origins. 36.6% concerned herbs and spices; the most-cited hazard class was pathogenic micro-organisms, and the most-cited substance salmonella.
Food only (feed and food contact materials excluded), all notification types — border rejections, alerts and information notifications — validated 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025. Download every table (CSV).
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By year
| Year | Notifications | Share of EU total | Rank among origins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 91 | 2.6% | 13 |
| 2021 | 174 | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2022 | 94 | 2.4% | 13 |
| 2023 | 75 | 1.8% | 17 |
| 2024 | 139 | 2.9% | 12 |
| 2025 | 77 | 1.6% | 15 |
| 2020–2025 | 650 | 2.5% | 13 |
Year links open that year's border rejections, entry by entry.
Tables below show each year 2020–2025; cells are shaded against their row's own peak. Change compares 2025 with 2020 and is shown only where 2020 had at least 10 notifications ("new" where it had none). RASFF Window's data starts on 23 January 2020.
By notification type
| Type | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejection border rejections → Stopped at the EU's external border; the consignment was not let in. |
81 | 162 | 82 | 52 | 108 | 39 | 524 (80.6%) | −52% |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 (5.2%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 65 (10.0%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 (4.2%) | — |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbs and Spices | 57 | 111 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 238 (36.6%) | −98% |
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products border rejections → | 23 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 85 | 35 | 191 (29.4%) | +52% |
| Fruits and Vegetables border rejections → Citrus · Other · Other vegetables · Tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) |
1 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 83 (12.8%) | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) border rejections → Beef · Other |
4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 48 (7.4%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 41 (6.3%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed border rejections → | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 (2.0%) | — |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 (0.9%) | — |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 (0.6%) | — |
| Confectionery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 (0.6%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products border rejections → Other · Rice |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (0.5%) | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.5%) | — |
| Fats and Oils | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (0.5%) | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.5%) | — |
| Honey and Royal Jelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Ices and Desserts | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Milk and Milk Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Animal By-Products border rejections → | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | — |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.2%) | new |
By hazard class
A notification citing hazards of two classes counts once in each, so rows can add up to more than the total.
| Hazard class | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 81 | 122 | 64 | 41 | 93 | 26 | 427 (65.7%) | −68% |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 85 (13.1%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 25 (3.8%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 (0.6%) | — |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.5%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Non-pathogenic micro-organisms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0.3%) | — |
| Allergens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | — |
| Foreign bodies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | — |
| Genetically modified | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | — |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 2 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 99 (15.2%) | — |
| Unclassified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 85 | 126 | 69 | 40 | 95 | 38 | 453 (69.7%) | −55% |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 32 (4.9%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 38 (5.8%) | — |
| Not serious | 4 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 66 (10.2%) | — |
| No risk | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 (2.9%) | — |
| Undecided | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 (6.5%) | — |
Most-cited substances
Labels RASFF records for one substance are merged (e.g. chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-ethyl); chemically distinct compounds stay apart.
Pesticide residues
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chlorpyrifos Fruits and Vegetables |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 31 | — |
| chlorate Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products · Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | — |
| acephate Fruits and Vegetables · Other Food Product / Mixed |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — |
| haloxyfop | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |
| methamidophos Fruits and Vegetables · Other Food Product / Mixed |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| buprofezin Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| abamectin Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | new |
| dimethoate Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| lambda-cyhalothrin Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| matrine Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| salmonella Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products · Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) · Other Food Product / Mixed |
79 | 118 | 61 | 36 | 84 | 18 | 396 | −77% |
| escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) |
2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 27 | — |
| aflatoxins Other Food Product / Mixed |
5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 25 | — |
| escherichia coli Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products · Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-mcpd) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| sulphites Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| benzo(a)pyrene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| chloramphenicol Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| colour E 123 - amaranth unauthorised use | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| colour E 124 - ponceau 4r / cochineal red A too high content | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
By month
Pooled across 2020–2025. Each row is shaded against its own peak, so its season shows whatever its size. Border rejections peak in June; Alerts peak in April; Information notifications peak in November.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 50 | 45 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 78 | 41 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 44 | 46 | June |
| Alerts | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | April |
| Information notifications | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | November |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 39 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 38 | 44 | May |
| Pesticide residues | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | April |
| Mycotoxins | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | July |
| Food additives and flavourings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | March |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | February |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 39 | 81 | 34 | 20 | 66 | 10 | 250 | −74% |
| Netherlands | 27 | 37 | 31 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 193 | +48% |
| Spain | 5 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 81 | — |
| Portugal | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 41 | — |
| Belgium | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | — |
| Czechia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | — |
| European Commission | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — |
Current EU check frequencies
Reg. (EU) 2019/1793 sets how often consignments of these products from Brazil are opened at the EU border.
| Product | Hazard | Checks | Annex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper and capsicum spices | Salmonella | 30% | II |
Method
- Source: RASFF Window, the European Commission's public notification database; every food notification validated in 2020–2025.
- A notification naming several origins counts once for each, so origin shares can add up to more than 100%.
- Hazard classes are the ones RASFF attaches to each hazard. A hazard without a class is "unclassified"; a notification exported without any hazard is "no hazard recorded".
- Counts describe what EU authorities found and reported. They depend on how often each product is checked, so they are not a rate of unsafe food.
- Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Cite as "Brazil food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", fruit-risk.com, 2026-09-23, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/brazil.html.
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