Ghana in RASFF, 2020–2025
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Ghana was the origin of 93 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.4%), ranking 47th of 160 origins. 31.2% concerned fats and oils; the most-cited hazard class was composition, and the most-cited substance sudan 4 unauthorised colour.
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 | 32 | 0.9% | 20 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0.4% | 42 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0.3% | 54 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0.4% | 45 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0.2% | 63 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0.2% | 77 |
| 2020–2025 | 93 | 0.4% | 47 |
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. |
31 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 58 (62.4%) | −90% |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 (28.0%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4.3%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 (5.4%) | — |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fats and Oils border rejections → | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 (31.2%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 (19.4%) | −73% |
| Fish and Fish Products | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 (18.3%) | −90% |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 (15.1%) | — |
| Herbs and Spices | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 (5.4%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (4.3%) | — |
| Crustaceans and Products Thereof | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.1%) | new |
| Milk and Milk Products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 (22.6%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 (11.8%) | — |
| Pesticide residues | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 (10.8%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 (8.6%) | — |
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 (6.5%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 (4.3%) | — |
| Biological contaminants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (3.2%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.1%) | new |
| Non-pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Novel food | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.1%) | new |
| No hazard recorded | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 (30.1%) | −95% |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 12 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 60 (64.5%) | −58% |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (3.2%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 (3.2%) | — |
| Not serious | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 (19.4%) | −93% |
| No risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.1%) | — |
| Undecided | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (8.6%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ethephon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | — |
| dimethoate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| omethoate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| chlorpyrifos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| dimethomorph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sudan 4 unauthorised colour Fats and Oils |
1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — |
| benzo(a)pyrene Fats and Oils |
2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — |
| aflatoxins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — |
| polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — |
| salmonella | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-mcpd) Fats and Oils |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — |
| cyanide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| sudan 3 unauthorised colour Fats and Oils |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| orange II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| arsenic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
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 February; Alerts peak in October; Information notifications peak in February.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | February |
| Alerts | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | October |
| Information notifications | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | February |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | August |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | March |
| Pesticide residues | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | October |
| Mycotoxins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | March |
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | February |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | −100% |
| Belgium | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | — |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Current EU check frequencies
Reg. (EU) 2019/1793 sets how often consignments of these products from Ghana are opened at the EU border.
| Product | Hazard | Checks | Annex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groundnut / Peanut | Aflatoxins | 50% | I |
| Groundnut oilcake | Aflatoxins | 50% | I |
| Jams and fruit purées | Aflatoxins | 50% | I |
| Palm oil | Sudan dyes | 50% | II |
| Prepared fruit and nuts | Aflatoxins | 50% | I |
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 "Ghana food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", fruit-risk.com, 2026-09-23, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/ghana.html.
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