RASFF Notifications — Week 27 2025 (30 Jun–6 Jul) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 27 of 2025 (30 Jun–6 Jul), the EU's RASFF system recorded 97 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 21 border rejections, 34 alerts, and 42 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Germany, China and Spain.
Border rejections (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Herbs and Spices | Romania | Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-chlorethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide) in spice mixture from India ethylene oxide | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Exceed ochratoxin A 42 ± 15 μg/kg in raisins (small) from Uzbekistan ochratoxin A | |
| Albania | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Albania formetanatepirimiphos-methyl | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Bifenasate in frozen srawbwerries bifenazate | |
| Morocco | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Ruptura de la cadena de frío en sardinas congeladas de Marruecos/ Poor temperature control in frozen sardines from Morocco./ | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Poland | GLUFOSYNAT (1,1 +/- 0,55 MG/KG) W PAPRYCE OSTREJ MIELONEJ Z CHIN////64 / 5 000 GLUFOSINATE (1.1 +/- 0.55 MG/KG) IN GROUND HOT PEPPER FROM CHINA glufosinate | |
| Spain, Uruguay | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Rotura de cadena de frío en merluza de origen silvestre procedente de buque español.Poor temperature control in wild hake from a Spanish vessel. | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Czechia | Aflatoxins in basmati rice from Pakistan Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Salmonella en pimentón de China / Salmonella in paprika from China Salmonella | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella | |
| Syria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Cyprus | Salmonella spp. in halva from Syria Salmonella spp | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Croatia | Migration of chromium from knives originating from China chromium | |
| Russia | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Unauthorized novel food Dictamnus albus root (dried) from Russia | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Slovenia | Import of cinnamon from India without accompanying documentation | |
| United Kingdom | Confectionery | Poland | stwierdzono brak dokumentacji potwierdzającej datę minimalnej trwałości wyrobu Choco M&M’s®Minis 15 kg//no documentation confirming the date of minimum durability of the product Choco M&M’s®Minis 15 kg country of origin Great Britain/ | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-chloroethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide) in food supplements from India ethylene oxide | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxin in peanuts from United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totaltotal | |
| Ukraine | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Hungary | Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of chilled chicken breast from Ukraine | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| Ukraine | Other Food Product / Mixed | Croatia | Epoxiconazole in fresh yeast from Ukraine epoxiconazole |
Alerts (34)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Other Food Product / Mixed | Italy | Possibile contaminazione da uova in miscela secca di polvere a base di mandorle dalla Germania///Possible Egg Contamination in Dry Almond Powder Mixture from Germany | |
| Serbia | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | listeria in smoked salmon from Serbia Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Czech Republic | Fish and Fish Products | Czechia | Listeria monocytogenes in herring salad from the Czech Republic Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Spain | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Sospecha de intoxicaciones por consumo de complemento alimenticio con exceso de vitamina D// Suspected poisoning due to consumption of food supplements with excess vitamin D | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in chicken shawarma from the Netherlands Salmonella spp | |
| Spain | Food Contact Materials | Spain | Migración de melamina en bol de plástico procedente de Bangladesh// Migration of melamine in plastic bowl from Bangladesh melamine | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Poland | lead and cadmium migration from the decorated glasses from China via Czech Republic cadmiumlead | |
| China, Germany | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Salmonella spp. in ground ginger from China Salmonella | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Listeria monocytogenes in cheese Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Iran | Confectionery | Sweden | Cookies with diary and egg from Iran with misleading labels from Iran | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Chlorpyrifos detected in Lime from Brazil via the Netherlands. chlorpyriphos-ethyl | |
| Belgium, India, Spain | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Trazodone in raw material magnesium glycerophosphate from India and used in food supplements from Belgium trazodone | |
| Sweden | Cereals and Bakery Products | Sweden | Energybar contain undeclared sulphites at levels above 10 mg/kg | |
| Czech Republic, Slovakia | Confectionery | Spain | Nuevo alimento no autorizado (THCP-O) en golosinas procedentes de Republica Checa y Eslovaquia/Unauthorized novel food (THCP-O) in sweets from Czech Republic and Slovakia | |
| Luxembourg, United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in pistachios from Luxembourg SalmonellaSalmonella MontevideoSalmonella sppSalmonella spp. | |
| Spain | Ices and Desserts | Spain | Presencia de gluten en helado etiquetado sin gluten (pictograma) procedente de España//Presence of gluten in gluten-free labelled ice cream (pictogram) from Spain | |
| France | Compound Feeds | Austria | foreign bodies (metal piece) in canned dog food from France | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Luxembourg | Presence of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes in mozzarella cheese from Italy Escherichia coliListeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Mercury 570 ppb in supplements from the Netherlands mercury | |
| Czech Republic | Food Contact Materials | Poland | wykryto przekroczenie NDP migracji pierwszorzędowych amin aromatycznych w łyżce do podawania dań//exceedance of the MRL for migration of primary aromatic amines in a serving spoon from the Czech Republic primary aromatic amines | |
| Belgium | Other Food Product / Mixed | Belgium | contamination mineral oils in frozen potato product mineral oil | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticides residues in red bayberry from China 4-CPAcypermethrindifenoconazoleprochloraz | |
| France | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Denmark | Ethylene oxide level above limit found in Rebaten 97P (stevia, sweetener) from France ethylene oxide | |
| Germany | Food Contact Materials | Poland | wykryto obecności pierwszorzędowych amin aromatycznych - anilina ŁOPATKA DO PATELNI/// migration of primary aromatic amines from the spatula to pan primary aromatic amines | |
| Ukraine | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Undeclared allergen (milk) in snack product from Ukraine cow's milk | |
| China, France | Herbs and Spices | France | Unmentioned sulphites in garlic meal sulphite | |
| United States | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | MOAH and MOSH in pea protein, from the USA mineral oil | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Detection of Listeria contamination in cheese Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | High levels of MOSH/MOAH in potato chips from the Netherlands mineral oil | |
| Germany | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Germany | Undeclared allergen (mustard) in sauce for french fries from Germany | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in roasted coffee ochratoxin A | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos in Limes from Brazil chlorpyrifos | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Failure to sterilize a meat product of poultry origin FRANCE | |
| Germany | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella infantis in meat skewer kebab type from Germany Salmonella infantis |
Information notifications (42)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Ireland | Recall of bacon and cabbage dinners due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt oxamyl | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Cyprus | Residues of unauthorized pesticides Chlorpyrifos in Fresh Lemon from Egypt chlorpyrifos | |
| Bulgaria | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Presencia de E. coli por encima de los límites legales en coquinas (Donax trunchulus) procedentes de Bulgaria//Presence of E. coli exceeding legal limits in coquinas (Donax trunchulus) from Bulgaria. Escherichia coli | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Romania | Suspiciune aflatoxina in fistic granulat din Turcia/// Aflatoxins in granulated pistachios from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Alterazione di olive verdi a rondelle prodotte in Spagna/Alteration of green olives in rounds produced in Spain | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Propyzamide in lemons from Spain propyzamide | |
| Morocco | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Histamina por encima del LMR en caballa de Marruecos. Histamine above the MRL in mackerel from Morocco histamine | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Coconuts marketed with unsafe instructions on how to consume coconut water | |
| Belgium | Cereals and Bakery Products | Denmark | Mould growth in organic tortillas | |
| Ecuador | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Imazalil in bananas from Ecuador imazalil | |
| Albania | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | stwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP Flonikamidu w Papryce szpiczastej odmiana Kapia pochodzącej z Albanii////confirmation of exceedance of the MRL for Flonicamid in pointed peppers originating from Albania flonicamid | |
| Liechtenstein | Feed Materials | Germany | Foreign body (hard plastic) in cat food from Liechtenstein | |
| Poland | Feed Materials | Belgium | salmonella in salmon meal from Poland Salmonella | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | France | Detection of methanol in sweet paprika methanol | |
| India | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | Detection of Vibrio in prawns Vibrio parahaemolyticusVibrio vulnificus | |
| Estonia | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 3 out of 5 units) in chicken meat in marinade from Estonia Salmonella infantis | |
| South Africa | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Imazalil in apples imazalil | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 units) in chicken thigh meat from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Elevado contenido de ácido gamma-aminobutírico en complemento alimenticio procedente de Alemania//High content of gamma-aminobutyric acid in a food supplement from Germany | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Lithuania | Pomegranates from Turkey contain excessive levels of pesticides imazalilprochloraz | |
| Latvia, Uzbekistan | Other Food Product / Mixed | Latvia | Ochratoxin A (24,00+-8 μg/kg) in raisins from Uzbekistan ochratoxin A | |
| Czech Republic | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | France | Increased acrylamide levels in organic spelt and oat bran galette acrylamide | |
| Egypt | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in groundnuts from Egypt Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Canada | Pet Food | Netherlands | consignment petfood skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post. | |
| Poland | Alcoholic Beverages | Poland | Piwo Mango Man sort. Lasii Mango Sour Ale” możliwość wystąpienia wtórnej fermentacji powodującej wzrost ciśnienia w butelce, która może ulec uszkodzeniu, wybuchowi. // risk of physical injury due to explosion of overpressurised (fermentation) bottles containing mango-flavoured beer | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxins Sum in groundnuts from Argentina. Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Germany | Milk and Milk Products | Czechia | Defect in the packing in milk desserts | |
| Poland | Eggs and Egg Products | Poland | obecność Salmonella spp. na skorupkach jaj z chowu ściółkowego // presence of Salmonella spp. on shells of barn eggs from Poland Salmonella | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Histamin in Tuna histamine | |
| Bulgaria | Honey and Royal Jelly | France | Detection of a 5-HMF level exceeding the maximum allowed limit for honey hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) | |
| South Korea | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Germany | Increased taurine level in an energy drink from the Republic of Korea, via Austria taurine | |
| Germany | Pet Food | Croatia | High content of Enterobacteriaceae in raw Pet Food from Germany Enterobacteriaceae | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxins Sum in groundnuts from Argentina. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella Infantis in organic cashew kernels from Côte d'Ivoire Salmonella infantis | |
| — | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | France | unauthorised food supplements: undesirable effects | |
| Germany | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | Pyrrolizidine Alkaloïde in Coriander leaf from Germany pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella Infantis in fresh chicken wing drumettes from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in blackened olives with garlic from Turkey Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Unauthorized substance chlorpyrifoss in fresh dill 1,3 ± 0,5 mg/kg and parsley 0,11 ± 0,06 mg/kg from Uzbekistan chlorpyrifos |