Ecuador in RASFF, 2020–2025
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Ecuador was the origin of 196 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.8%), ranking 25th of 160 origins. 57.7% concerned crustaceans and products thereof; the most-cited hazard class was pathogenic micro-organisms, and the most-cited substance vibrio cholerae.
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 | 6 | 0.2% | 61 |
| 2021 | 28 | 0.7% | 32 |
| 2022 | 33 | 0.8% | 23 |
| 2023 | 53 | 1.2% | 20 |
| 2024 | 31 | 0.6% | 31 |
| 2025 | 45 | 0.9% | 26 |
| 2020–2025 | 196 | 0.8% | 25 |
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. |
1 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 93 (47.4%) | — |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 (10.2%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 68 (34.7%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 (7.7%) | — |
How problems were found
| Found by | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the EU border | 2 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 16 | 28 | 132 (67.3%) | — |
| Official control on the market | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 42 (21.4%) | — |
| Company's own check | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 (9.7%) | — |
| Monitoring or surveillance sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.0%) | new |
| Consumer complaint or illness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.5%) | new |
Did it reach the EU market?
Of the notifications whose record says either way, 50.0% concerned a product that had been placed on the market; the rest were stopped before it. RASFF records whether a product was on sale, not whether anyone bought it.
| Year | Reached the market | Stopped before | Not stated | Share reached |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 60.7% |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 51.6% |
| 2023 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 31.4% |
| 2024 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 59.3% |
| 2025 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 54.1% |
Distributed to
| Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 29 | — |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | — |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — |
What was done
A notification can record several actions; each is counted once per notification, so shares can add up to more than 100%.
| Action | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detained or held under seal | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 74 (37.8%) | — |
| Authorities or operators informed | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 68 (34.7%) | — |
| Withdrawn from the market | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 (13.3%) | — |
| Reinforced checks ordered | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 (10.2%) | — |
| Destroyed | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 (8.7%) | — |
| Re-dispatched | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 (8.2%) | — |
| Recalled from consumers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 (7.1%) | — |
| Re-dispatched or destroyed | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 (6.6%) | — |
| Not stated | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 (4.6%) | — |
| Treated, relabelled or diverted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2.0%) | — |
Consumer recalls by year
| Year | Recalls | Share of notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 12.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2024 | 4 | 12.9% |
| 2025 | 2 | 4.4% |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof border rejections → | 0 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 17 | 26 | 113 (57.7%) | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables border rejections → Other, Tropical (figs, pomegranate, mango, dates) |
1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 41 (20.9%) | — |
| Fish and Fish Products border rejections → Other, Other fish/seafood, Squid & octopus, Tuna |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 (11.7%) | — |
| Fats and Oils | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 (3.6%) | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 (3.1%) | — |
| Herbs and Spices border rejections → | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.0%) | — |
| Cephalopods and Products Thereof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | — |
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 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 77 (39.3%) | — |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 39 (19.9%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 (11.7%) | — |
| Heavy metals | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 (9.7%) | — |
| Chemical contamination (other) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.5%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (1.5%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 (1.5%) | — |
| Allergens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1.0%) | — |
| Biological contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.5%) | new |
| Mycotoxins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.5%) | new |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.5%) | new |
| No hazard recorded | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 (12.8%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 66 (33.7%) | — |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 37 (18.9%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 37 (18.9%) | — |
| Not serious | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 (16.3%) | — |
| No risk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.0%) | — |
| Undecided | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (11.2%) | — |
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 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | — |
| imazalil Fruits and Vegetables |
1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | — |
| dimethoate Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| methomyl Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| thiabendazole Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| acephate Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| bifenthrin Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| carbendazim Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| chlorothalonil Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| cypermethrin Fruits and Vegetables |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vibrio cholerae Crustaceans and Products Thereof |
0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 50 | — |
| sulphites Crustaceans and Products Thereof, Fish and Fish Products |
0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | — |
| vibrio vulnificus Crustaceans and Products Thereof |
0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | — |
| cadmium Fish and Fish Products |
0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — |
| vibrio parahaemolyticus Crustaceans and Products Thereof |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — |
| mercury Fish and Fish Products |
2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | — |
| vibrio cholerae non o:1/non o:139 Crustaceans and Products Thereof |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — |
| mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (moah) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | new |
| 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-mcpd) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| acrylamide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 August; Alerts peak in December; Information notifications peak in July.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | August |
| Alerts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | December |
| Information notifications | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | July |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | August |
| Pesticide residues | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | July |
| Food additives and flavourings | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | August |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | December |
| Chemical contamination (other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | July |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 67 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | — |
| France | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 22 | — |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | — |
| Portugal | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — |
| Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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%.
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 "Ecuador food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", RASFF Trends, 2026-10-14, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/ecuador.html.