Greece in RASFF, 2020–2025
Greece was the origin of 132 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.5%), ranking 36th of 160 origins. 31.1% concerned fruits and vegetables; the most-cited hazard class was pesticide residues, and the most-cited substance pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
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 | 10 | 0.3% | 43 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0.7% | 29 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0.3% | 49 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0.7% | 30 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0.4% | 41 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0.7% | 35 |
| 2020–2025 | 132 | 0.5% | 36 |
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 Stopped at the EU's external border; the consignment was not let in. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.8%) | new |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
6 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 75 (56.8%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 (15.2%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 36 (27.3%) | — |
How problems were found
| Found by | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official control on the market | 6 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 77 (58.3%) | — |
| Company's own check | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 42 (31.8%) | — |
| Consumer complaint or illness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 (6.8%) | — |
| Monitoring or surveillance sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| At the EU border | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.8%) | new |
Did it reach the EU market?
Of the notifications whose record says either way, 98.3% 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 96.3% |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 95.8% |
Distributed to
| Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 49 | — |
| Greece | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | — |
| Netherlands | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | — |
| Cyprus | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | — |
| Romania | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | — |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — |
| Belgium | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | — |
| Czechia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | — |
| Italy | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — |
| France | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withdrawn from the market | 1 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 60 (45.5%) | — |
| Authorities or operators informed | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 56 (42.4%) | — |
| Recalled from consumers | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 42 (31.8%) | — |
| Detained or held under seal | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 (11.4%) | — |
| Destroyed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 (7.6%) | — |
| Not stated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 (6.1%) | — |
| Reinforced checks ordered | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Treated, relabelled or diverted | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Re-dispatched or destroyed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Re-dispatched | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
Consumer recalls by year
| Year | Recalls | Share of notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 30.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | 31.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | 41.4% |
| 2024 | 6 | 30.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 18.8% |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits and Vegetables | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 41 (31.1%) | — |
| Herbs and Spices | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 (9.8%) | — |
| Milk and Milk Products | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 (9.8%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 (9.8%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 (6.1%) | — |
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 (5.3%) | — |
| Confectionery | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 (4.5%) | — |
| Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 (3.8%) | — |
| Fats and Oils | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (3.8%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 (3.0%) | — |
| Fish and Fish Products | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (1.5%) | new |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 39 (29.5%) | — |
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 (16.7%) | — |
| Natural toxins (other) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 (8.3%) | — |
| Allergens | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 (7.6%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 (4.5%) | — |
| Biological contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 (2.3%) | — |
| Composition | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Faulty labelling or claims | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Microbial contaminants (other) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | — |
| Chemical contamination (other) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| Metals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| Migration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| Organoleptic non-compliance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| Parasitic infestation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.8%) | new |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 (18.2%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 9 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 80 (60.6%) | — |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 (10.6%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 (9.1%) | — |
| Not serious | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 (8.3%) | — |
| No risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | — |
| Undecided | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (10.6%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chlorpyrifos | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | — |
| acetamiprid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | new |
| ethylene oxide | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| oxamyl | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| phosmet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| captan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| chlorpyrifos-methyl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| formetanate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| abamectin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| chlorate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — |
| salmonella | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — |
| escherichia coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — |
| listeria monocytogenes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| aflatoxins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| cyanide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| milk ingredient | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| mineral oil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| ochratoxin A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| sulphites | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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. Border rejections peak in August; Alerts peak in September; Information notifications peak in October.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | August |
| Alerts | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 | September |
| Information notifications | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | October |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | December |
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | September |
| Natural toxins (other) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | July |
| Allergens | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | March |
| Mycotoxins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | September |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | — |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | — |
| Cyprus | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | — |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — |
| Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — |
| Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Denmark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
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 "Greece food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", RASFF Trends, 2026-11-07, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/greece.html.