Czech Republic in RASFF, 2020–2025
Czech Republic was the origin of 234 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.9%), ranking 23rd of 160 origins. 26.1% concerned dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods; 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 | 20 | 0.6% | 31 |
| 2021 | 35 | 0.8% | 23 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0.6% | 34 |
| 2023 | 38 | 0.9% | 24 |
| 2024 | 52 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 2025 | 66 | 1.3% | 18 |
| 2020–2025 | 234 | 0.9% | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
12 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 113 (48.3%) | +150% |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 37 (15.8%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
5 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 84 (35.9%) | — |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 61 (26.1%) | — |
| Confectionery | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 47 (20.1%) | — |
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 (8.1%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 (7.3%) | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 (5.6%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 (5.6%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 (4.7%) | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 (4.3%) | — |
| Milk and Milk Products | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 (3.8%) | — |
| Fish and Fish Products | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 (3.4%) | — |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 (3.0%) | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 (2.1%) | — |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1.3%) | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Ices and Desserts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.4%) | new |
| Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.4%) | new |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | — |
| Food Additives and Flavourings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | — |
| Honey and Royal Jelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | — |
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 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 40 (17.1%) | — |
| Novel food | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 (10.3%) | — |
| Composition | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 (8.1%) | — |
| Biological contaminants | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 (6.8%) | — |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 (5.1%) | — |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 (4.3%) | — |
| Allergens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 (3.8%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1.3%) | — |
| Labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1.3%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1.3%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Foreign bodies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Natural toxins (other) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Organoleptic aspects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.9%) | — |
| Genetically modified | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.4%) | new |
| Non-pathogenic micro-organisms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.4%) | new |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.4%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 10 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 94 (40.2%) | +170% |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 12 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 117 (50.0%) | +125% |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 (11.1%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 52 (22.2%) | — |
| Not serious | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 (6.0%) | — |
| Undecided | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 (10.7%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ethylene oxide | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |
| chlorpyrifos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| chlorate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| fosetyl and phosphonates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| captan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| chlorpyrifos-methyl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| propiconazole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| salmonella | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | — |
| cannabidiol (cbd) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | — |
| listeria monocytogenes | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | — |
| tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — |
| opium alkaloids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — |
| lead | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — |
| gluten | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| labelling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| novel food ingredient | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| ochratoxin A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
By month
Pooled across 2020–2025. Each row is shaded against its own peak, so its season shows whatever its size. Alerts peak in September; Information notifications peak in July.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alerts | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | September |
| Information notifications | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 9 | July |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | May |
| Novel food | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | September |
| Composition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | October |
| Biological contaminants | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | September |
| Pesticide residues | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | December |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 58 | — |
| Czechia | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 48 | — |
| Slovakia | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | — |
| Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | — |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | — |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — |
| Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
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%. RASFF records this origin as Czech Republic and Czechia; both are counted here.
- 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 "Czech Republic food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", fruit-risk.com, 2026-09-23, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/czech-republic.html.
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