Romania in RASFF, 2020–2025
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Romania was the origin of 166 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.6%), ranking 33rd of 160 origins. 39.8% concerned poultry meat and poultry meat products; the most-cited hazard class was pathogenic micro-organisms, and the most-cited substance salmonella.
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 | 18 | 0.5% | 32 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0.4% | 38 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0.6% | 31 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0.6% | 36 |
| 2024 | 34 | 0.7% | 27 |
| 2025 | 49 | 1.0% | 24 |
| 2020–2025 | 166 | 0.6% | 33 |
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 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 (3.0%) | — |
| Alert A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action. |
7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 56 (33.7%) | — |
| Information for attention A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly. |
6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 60 (36.1%) | — |
| Information for follow-up A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action. |
5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 45 (27.1%) | — |
By food category
| Category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 66 (39.8%) | — |
| Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 29 (17.5%) | — |
| Cereals and Bakery Products | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 (7.2%) | — |
| Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 (4.8%) | — |
| Other Food Product / Mixed border rejections → | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 (4.2%) | — |
| Fish and Fish Products | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 (3.6%) | — |
| Milk and Milk Products | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 (3.0%) | — |
| Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 (3.0%) | — |
| Fruits and Vegetables | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2.4%) | — |
| Herbs and Spices | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (2.4%) | — |
| Prepared Dishes and Snacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 (2.4%) | — |
| Honey and Royal Jelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 (1.8%) | — |
| Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.2%) | — |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1.2%) | — |
| Food Additives and Flavourings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.2%) | — |
| Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.6%) | new |
| Confectionery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Food Contact Materials | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Ices and Desserts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.6%) | new |
| Natural Mineral Waters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Non-Alcoholic Beverages | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 84 (50.6%) | +192% |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 (7.8%) | — |
| Non-pathogenic micro-organisms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 (4.8%) | — |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 (3.6%) | — |
| Food additives and flavourings | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 (3.0%) | — |
| Mycotoxins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 (3.0%) | — |
| Composition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 (2.4%) | — |
| Pesticide residues | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2.4%) | — |
| Residues of veterinary medicinal products | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 (2.4%) | — |
| Allergens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (1.8%) | — |
| Biological contaminants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.6%) | new |
| Foreign bodies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Genetically modified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Migration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Natural toxins (other) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| Organoleptic aspects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6%) | — |
| No hazard recorded | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 (17.5%) | — |
By risk level
| Risk decision | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 90 (54.2%) | — |
| Potentially serious | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 (3.6%) | — |
| Potential risk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 (18.7%) | — |
| Not serious | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 (17.5%) | — |
| Undecided | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (6.0%) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ethylene oxide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| carbendazim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
Other hazards
| Substance | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| salmonella | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 67 | — |
| listeria monocytogenes | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | — |
| cadmium | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — |
| acrylamide | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| gluten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| aflatoxins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| chloramphenicol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| colour E 171 - titanium dioxide unauthorised use | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| E 210 - benzoic acid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| listeria spp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
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 November; Information notifications peak in May.
By notification type
| Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border rejections | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | January |
| Alerts | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | November |
| Information notifications | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | May |
By hazard class
| Hazard class | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogenic micro-organisms | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | May |
| Heavy metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | April |
| Non-pathogenic micro-organisms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | July |
| Industrial contaminants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | October |
| Food additives and flavourings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | November |
Notifying member states
| Member state | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 55 | — |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 28 | — |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | — |
| Belgium | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | — |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | — |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — |
| France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — |
| European Commission | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Spain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 "Romania food safety record, 2020–2025: EU RASFF", fruit-risk.com, 2026-09-23, https://rasff.fruit-risk.com/reports/romania.html.
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