Slovenia in RASFF, 2020–2025

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Slovenia was the origin of 72 of 25,645 EU food notifications in 2020–2025 (0.3%), ranking 52nd of 160 origins. 33.3% concerned dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods; 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

YearNotifications Share of EU totalRank among origins
20209 0.3%48
202115 0.4%42
20226 0.2%76
202315 0.4%49
202415 0.3%51
202512 0.2%63
2020–202572 0.3%52

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

Type2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Border rejection
Stopped at the EU's external border; the consignment was not let in.
000100 1 (1.4%) —
Alert
A serious risk in a product on the EU market, needing rapid action.
7120466 35 (48.6%) —
Information for attention
A risk found, but the product is not on other members' markets, so they need not act rapidly.
115331 14 (19.4%) —
Information for follow-up
A risk in a product on, or possibly on, other members' markets; follow-up needed, not rapid action.
121765 22 (30.6%) —

How problems were found

Found by2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Official control on the market 945736 34 (47.2%) —
Company's own check 091331 17 (23.6%) —
Consumer complaint or illness 020361 12 (16.7%) —
Other 000133 7 (9.7%) —
At the EU border 000100 1 (1.4%) —
Monitoring or surveillance sample 000001 1 (1.4%) new

Did it reach the EU market?

Of the notifications whose record says either way, 95.8% 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.

YearReached the marketStopped beforeNot statedShare reached
2020900100.0%
2021141093.3%
202251083.3%
2023141093.3%
20241401100.0%
20251200100.0%

Distributed to

Country2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Croatia 262655 26 —
Germany 060624 18 —
Austria 051423 15 —
Slovenia 050223 12 —
Denmark 140230 10 —
Czechia 040212 9 —
Poland 020232 9 —
France 030221 8 —
Belgium 040021 7 —
Hungary 030121 7 —

What was done

A notification can record several actions; each is counted once per notification, so shares can add up to more than 100%.

Action2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Authorities or operators informed 184766 32 (44.4%) —
Withdrawn from the market 061673 23 (31.9%) —
Recalled from consumers 040543 16 (22.2%) —
Not stated 220332 12 (16.7%) —
Detained or held under seal 600110 8 (11.1%) —
Destroyed 000300 3 (4.2%) —
Reinforced checks ordered 010000 1 (1.4%) —
Re-dispatched or destroyed 001000 1 (1.4%) —

Consumer recalls by year

YearRecallsShare of notifications
202000.0%
2021426.7%
202200.0%
2023533.3%
2024426.7%
2025325.0%

By food category

Category2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods 150873 24 (33.3%) —
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products 713220 15 (20.8%) —
Cereals and Bakery Products 010012 4 (5.6%) —
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea 010003 4 (5.6%) —
Confectionery 001102 4 (5.6%) —
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) 111100 4 (5.6%) —
Other Food Product / Mixed 010120 4 (5.6%) —
Ices and Desserts 020001 3 (4.2%) —
Herbs and Spices 010001 2 (2.8%) —
Milk and Milk Products 001100 2 (2.8%) —
Fish and Fish Products 000010 1 (1.4%) —
Food Additives and Flavourings 010000 1 (1.4%) —
Fruits and Vegetables 010000 1 (1.4%) —
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds 000100 1 (1.4%) —
Prepared Dishes and Snacks 000010 1 (1.4%) —
Water for Human Consumption (Other) 000010 1 (1.4%) —

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 class2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Pathogenic micro-organisms 834231 21 (29.2%) —
Biological contaminants 020213 8 (11.1%) —
Novel food 120212 8 (11.1%) —
Pesticide residues 030001 4 (5.6%) —
Allergens 000120 3 (4.2%) —
Non-pathogenic micro-organisms 001100 2 (2.8%) —
Composition 000010 1 (1.4%) —
Heavy metals 000100 1 (1.4%) —
Mycotoxins 010000 1 (1.4%) —
Natural toxins (other) 000001 1 (1.4%) new
Not determined (other) 000001 1 (1.4%) new
Organoleptic aspects 000010 1 (1.4%) —
Packaging defective / incorrect 000100 1 (1.4%) —
No hazard recorded 061676 26 (36.1%) —

By risk level

Risk decision2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Serious 8114676 42 (58.3%) —
Potentially serious 000213 6 (8.3%) —
Potential risk 000361 10 (13.9%) —
Not serious 001310 5 (6.9%) —
No risk 000002 2 (2.8%) new
Undecided 141100 7 (9.7%) —

Most-cited substances

Labels RASFF records for one substance are merged (e.g. chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-ethyl); chemically distinct compounds stay apart.

Pesticide residues

Substance2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
ethylene oxide 030000 3 —
chlorpyrifos 000001 1 new

Other hazards

Substance2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
salmonella 723211 16 —
tetrahydrocannabinol (thc) 020213 8 —
cannabidiol (cbd) 120112 7 —
escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing 110010 3 —
listeria monocytogenes 001010 2 —
abnormal smell 000010 1 —
atropine 000001 1 new
enterobacteriaceae 001000 1 —
gluten 000010 1 —
high bacterial count 001000 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 October; Alerts peak in August; Information notifications peak in November.

By notification type

TypeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPeak
Border rejections000000000100October
Alerts224323454321August
Information notifications323424214353November

By hazard class

Hazard classJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPeak
Pathogenic micro-organisms223210302051November
Biological contaminants010211120000April
Novel food020211010100February
Pesticide residues000001101100June
Allergens000011001000May

Notifying member states

Member state2020202120222023202420252020–2025Change
Slovenia 181414 19 —
Croatia 122043 12 —
Austria 001313 8 —
Italy 601100 8 —
Denmark 110220 6 —
Germany 000211 4 —
Poland 000120 3 —
Luxembourg 000101 2 —
Belgium 010000 1 —
Bulgaria 000100 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.

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