Moldova in RASFF, 2020–2025
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Moldova was the origin of 55 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.2%), ranking 64th of 160 origins. 58.2% concerned other food product / mixed; the most-cited hazard class was mycotoxins, and the most-cited substance ochratoxin A.
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 | 3 | 0.1% | 78 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.0% | 109 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0.2% | 64 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0.2% | 63 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0.2% | 73 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0.5% | 43 |
| 2020–2025 | 55 | 0.2% | 64 |
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. |
0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 37 (67.3%) | — |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 (25.5%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
How problems were found
| Found by | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the EU border | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 38 (69.1%) | — |
| Official control on the market | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 (16.4%) | — |
| Company's own check | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 (9.1%) | — |
| Consumer complaint or illness | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | — |
| Monitoring or surveillance sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.8%) | new |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.8%) | new |
Did it reach the EU market?
Of the notifications whose record says either way, 30.8% 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 25.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 18.2% |
Distributed to
| Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | — |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | new |
| Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 (40.0%) | — |
| Detained or held under seal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 (36.4%) | — |
| Authorities or operators informed | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 (21.8%) | — |
| Withdrawn from the market | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 (18.2%) | — |
| Not stated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 (10.9%) | — |
| Recalled from consumers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 (5.5%) | — |
| Treated, relabelled or diverted | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | — |
Consumer recalls by year
| Year | Recalls | Share of notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | 12.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 4.0% |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Food Product / Mixed border rejections → | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 (58.2%) | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 (10.9%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 (7.3%) | — |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (5.5%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 (5.5%) | — |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (5.5%) | — |
| Honey and Royal Jelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (3.6%) | new |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) border rejections → Other, Pork |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycotoxins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 (7.3%) | — |
| Pesticide residues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 (7.3%) | — |
| Chemical contamination (other) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (5.5%) | — |
| Composition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
| Environmental pollutants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
| Metals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 (3.6%) | new |
| Biological contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (1.8%) | new |
| Foreign bodies / physical danger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.8%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 36 (65.5%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 (41.8%) | — |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 (7.3%) | new |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 (14.5%) | — |
| Not serious | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 (32.7%) | — |
| Undecided | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.6%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acetamiprid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| carbendazim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| pirimiphos-methyl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| procymidon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| thiophanate-methyl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ochratoxin A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| toluene | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| trans fatty acids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| xylene | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| aflatoxins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| alternariol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| cadmium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| cyanide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
| foreign body/ies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| lead | 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 January; Alerts peak in August; Information notifications peak in June.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | January |
| Alerts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | August |
| Information notifications | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | June |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycotoxins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | January |
| Pesticide residues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | January |
| Chemical contamination (other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | June |
| Composition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | July |
| Environmental pollutants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | June |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Commission | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | — |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Czechia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | new |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | new |
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 Moldova and Moldova, Republic of; 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 "Moldova food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", RASFF Trends, 2026-11-07, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/moldova.html.