Latvia in RASFF, 2020–2025
Latvia was the origin of 67 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.3%), ranking 57th of 160 origins. 28.4% concerned fish and fish products; the most-cited hazard class was pathogenic micro-organisms, and the most-cited substance listeria monocytogenes.
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 | 7 | 0.2% | 57 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0.2% | 66 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0.2% | 57 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0.3% | 58 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0.3% | 49 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0.3% | 54 |
| 2020–2025 | 67 | 0.3% | 57 |
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. |
3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 (47.8%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 (20.9%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 (31.3%) | — |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish and Fish Products | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 19 (28.4%) | — |
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 (19.4%) | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 (17.9%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 (7.5%) | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 (7.5%) | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 (6.0%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 (4.5%) | — |
| Confectionery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3.0%) | — |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.5%) | new |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.5%) | new |
| Herbs and Spices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.5%) | new |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.5%) | 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 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 30 (44.8%) | — |
| Allergens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 (4.5%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4.5%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.0%) | — |
| Migration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.0%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3.0%) | — |
| Pesticide residues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3.0%) | — |
| Composition | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | — |
| Foreign bodies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.5%) | new |
| Gmo / novel food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | — |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.5%) | new |
| Not determined (other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | — |
| Radiation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 (23.9%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 (46.3%) | — |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 (19.4%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 (9.0%) | — |
| Not serious | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 (19.4%) | — |
| No risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.5%) | — |
| Undecided | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4.5%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acetamiprid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| captan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| fluoxastrobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| triadimenol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| listeria monocytogenes | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | — |
| salmonella | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — |
| benzo(a)pyrene | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum OF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| acrylamide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| ochratoxin A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| bisphenol A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| cascara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| colour E 110 - sunset yellow fcf too high content | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| coumarin | 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. Alerts peak in October; Information notifications peak in May.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alerts | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | October |
| Information notifications | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | May |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | October |
| Allergens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | April |
| Environmental pollutants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | January |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | May |
| Migration | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | February |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 22 | — |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — |
| Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
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 "Latvia food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", fruit-risk.com, 2026-09-23, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/latvia.html.
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