RASFF Notifications — Week 31 2025 (28 Jul–3 Aug) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 31 of 2025 (28 Jul–3 Aug), the EU's RASFF system recorded 116 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 21 border rejections, 39 alerts, and 56 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were India, Poland and Netherlands.
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Border rejections (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Spain | Presencia de ingredientes lácteos no declarados en patatas de aperitivo de Colombia - undeclared lacto proteins and lactose in mayonnaise flavored chips lactoproteinlactose | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | aflatoxinas en pistachos de Irán//Aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran aflatoxin total | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Ethylene oxide in food supplement from India ethylene oxide | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Latvia | Salmonella spp. 2 from 5 sample units in sesamum seeds from India Salmonella spp | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | TRUSKAWKI MROŻONE Z PRZEKROCZONĄ ZAWARTOŚCIĄ OKSAMYLU FROZEN STRAWBERRIES WITH OXAMYL CONTENT EXCEEDING 0.009±0.005 mg/kg oxamyl | |
| Greece | Confectionery | Ireland | Unauthorised titanium dioxide colour in Strawberries and Crem Hard Candy | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Cyprus | Residues of unauthorized and non unauthorized pesticides of Cumin Powder – 1.5 % Volatile Oil from India Azoxystrobinbenomil/carbendazimchlorpyrifosfipronil | |
| Turkey | Herbs and Spices | Portugal | Pyrrolizidine alkaloid above LM Reg.2023/915 in oregano pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Brazil | Confectionery | Ireland | Unpermitted titanium dioxide (E171) in sweets from Brazil | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins and ochratoxin-A in pistachios from the U.S.A. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | clorpirifos y triciclazol en arroz de la India / Chlorpyrifos and triciclazol in rice from India ochratoxin Athiamethoxamtricyclazole | |
| Bangladesh | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Carbaryl,Dinotefuran in Mango from Bangladesh carbaryldinotefuran | |
| Turkey | Herbs and Spices | Portugal | Pyrrolizidine alkaloid over LM in Dried oregano from Turkey pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Syria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Salmonella in tahini from Syria Salmonella | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | aflatoxin B1 in Indian peanuts Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | rotura de la cadena de frío, atún salmuera ,España// Poor temperature control, Tuna in brine, Spain. | |
| Japan | Herbs and Spices | Poland | Przekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów zielona herbata MATCHA // Exceeding pesticide residues in green tea from Japan chlorpyrifosdinotefuranfenbuconazoletebuconazole | |
| Japan | Herbs and Spices | Poland | Przekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów w zielonej herbacie z Japonii // Exceeding pesticide residues in green tea from Japan dinotefuranfenbuconazolelufenuron | |
| Uganda | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticide residues (omethoate) in chili peppers from Uganda. omethoate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in pistachios from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total |
Alerts (39)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella in Whole chicks | |
| Spain | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Exceso de zinc en complemento alimenticio procedente de España//Excess zinc in food supplement from Spain | |
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Belgium | ochratoxin A in sunflower seeds from Austria ochratoxin A | |
| Uzbekistan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Excessive cyanide content in apricot kernels from Uzbekistan cyanide | |
| Vietnam | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Belgium | Nitrofurans (AOZ) in shrimps from Vietnam nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Presencia de sulfitos y ácido sórbico no declarados en azufaifos (Zizyphus mauritiana) comercializados como dátiles procedentes de China// Presence of undeclared sulfites and sorbic acid in jujubes (Zizyphus mauritiana) marketed as dates from China E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| Italy | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | histamine in anchovy fillets | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Spain | Presencia de Salmonella en fuet procedente de España // Presence of Salmonella in fuet sausage from Spain Salmonella | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Supplements contains undeclared unauthorised sibutramine and high levels of phenolftaleine sibutramine | |
| Belgium | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | STEC (stx+;eae+) in bovine meat from Belgium Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Germany | Other Food Product / Mixed | Italy | Suspected botulism from guacamole consumption | |
| Serbia | Cereals and Bakery Products | Luxembourg | Aflatoxin in soybean flour Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Germany | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Glass in cream from Germany | |
| Syria | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticide residues in dried grapes (raisins) from Syria chlorpyrifosfenpropathrinindoxacarbpropiconazole | |
| Sri Lanka | Cereals and Bakery Products | Belgium | Cadmium in rice originating from Sri Lanka with destination France cadmium | |
| Germany | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Belgium | MOAH in tea from Germany mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Estonia | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Estonia | Salmonella spp in 25 g was detected in light salted chicken fillet. Salmonella spp | |
| Greece | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in rubbed oregano from Greece pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Turkey | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Aflatoxins in popcorn corn from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| unknown origin | Herbs and Spices | Ireland | Elevated ochratoxin A (118.3 ± 8.2 µg/kg) in a batch of nutmeg ochratoxin A | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in Basmati rice ochratoxin A | |
| France | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | France | presence of pieces of glass in aubergine caviar in jars | |
| Spain | Fats and Oils | Netherlands | MOAH in olive pomace oil from Spain mineral oil | |
| Germany | Confectionery | Slovakia | Presence of metal screws in Nutella | |
| Italy | Food Contact Materials | Italy | Lead and Phthalate Migration (DBP+DIBIP) from Pizza Boxes/migrazione di piombo e Ftalati (DBP+DIBIP) da scatola per pizza leadphthalate DBP - dibutylphthalate DIBP - diisobutyl | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | MOAH in cheesecake mix from the Netherlands // MOAH en mezcla para tarta de queso procedente de Países Bajos mineral oil | |
| China | Food Additives and Flavourings | Netherlands | MOAH in Garlic Powder from China mineral oil | |
| Italy | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | presence of a metallic foreign body in a baked product (Savoiardi) | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Austria | Salmonella Agona in Rotisserie frozen meat product from Poland Salmonella | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in raisins from China ochratoxin A | |
| Netherlands | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Netherlands | undeclared allergen soy in ready made meal | |
| Canada | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Illness from weight gain supplements, from Canada, via Belgium | |
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Foreign bodies in spinach | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Switzerland | Case of intoxication by "highly-dosed" vitamin D food supplement from Germany vitamin D | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | Salmonella in clams Salmonella spp | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | MOAH in Cumin Powder from India mineral oil | |
| Ukraine | Eggs and Egg Products | Slovakia | AOZ (3-amino-2-oxazolidinone) in eggs from UKRAINE nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) | |
| Austria | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Muscimol in hemp flower tea from Austria muscimol | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | European Commission | Listeria monocytogenes in cooked streaky bacon from Northern Ireland Listeria monocytogenes |
Information notifications (56)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Lactic acid bacteria in a chocolate dairy custard product bacterial contamination | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Ireland | Incorrectly declared milk in specific batches of chicken steaks | |
| Russia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Latvia | Unauthorized treatment of a food supplement with ionizing radiation irradiation | |
| Indonesia | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Iprodione and prochloraz in mangosteens from Indonesia iprodioneprochloraz | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in mung bean sprouts from the Netherlands Escherichia coli verotoxin producing | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Salmonella Typhimurium in Insalata di IV Gamma/Salmonella Typhimurium in IV Gamma salad Salmonella | |
| Greece, India | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Belgium | Unauthorised use of colour (E124) in corn based snacks from India | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Slovakia | Content of volatile substances in silicone cake mould from China volatile organic constituents | |
| Romania | Milk and Milk Products | Germany | Sensory and microbiological deviations in cheese from Romania microbiological contamination | |
| Ukraine | Feed Materials | Poland | Śruta sojowa z UA obecność Salmonella Agona//Soybean meal from UA presence of Salmonella Agona | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in almond kernels (rawmaterial) from the USA Salmonella | |
| Netherlands | Ices and Desserts | Netherlands | Extremely acidic ice with incorrect labeling | |
| Bangladesh | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Portugal | Sum of malachite green and leucomalachite green in shrimp leucomalachite green | |
| Turkey | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Luxembourg | undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredient sildenafil in honey-based food supplement from Turkey | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Salmonella in frozen chicken drumsticks Salmonella | |
| United States | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Lithuania | Too high content of benzoic acid in soft drink from United States E 210 - benzoic acid | |
| Poland | Other Food Product / Mixed | Poland | stwierdzenie wystąpienia bombażu opakowań ketchupów pochodzących z Polski///detection of bombing of ketchup packages originating from Poland overpressurised bottles explosion of risk of physical injury | |
| Thailand | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Luxembourg | undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients sildenafil and tadalafil in honey-based food supplement from Thailand | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Detectie Salmonella spp. in Pui Grill // Detection of Salmonella spp. in Grilled Chicken SalmonellaSalmonella infantis | |
| Germany, Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Enrofloksacyna oraz ciprofloksacyna w mięsie drobiowym / Enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in poultry meat ciprofloxacinenrofloxacin | |
| Spain | Fats and Oils | Spain | Nuevos alimentos no autorizados (CBD y extracto de hoja de cannabis) en aceites procedentes de España // Unauthorised novel foods (CBD and cannabis leaf extract) in oils from Spain | |
| Egypt | Feed Materials | Spain | Benzalkonium chloride in beet pulp pellets from Egypt benzalkonium chloride (BAC) | |
| Turkey | Food Contact Materials | France | Lead and phtalates in pizza box from Türkiye. leadphthalate DBP - dibutylphthalate DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate DIBP - diisobutyl | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Lithuania | Unauthorized food additive Titanium dioxide E171 in food supplements from the United Kingdom colour E 171 - titanium dioxide | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Too high curcumin content in food supplements from Poland curcumin | |
| France | Honey and Royal Jelly | France | High HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural) content in honey hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | zmiany organoleptyczne związane z gazowaniem suplementu diety w postaci płynu pochodzącego z Polski // organoleptic changes related to the carbonation of a liquid food supplement from Poland | |
| Mexico | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in raw groundnuts from Mexico Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Infantis, Newport, Agona, Derby in carne di pollo SalmonellaSalmonella DerbySalmonella NewportSalmonella infantis | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. in fresh poultry meat from Poland Salmonella | |
| Netherlands | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Visible mold in a dairy custard product. | |
| Pakistan | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Lead in Asant (devil's dung) with fenugreek from Pakistan lead | |
| Ireland | Fruits and Vegetables | Ireland | Listeria monocytogenes detected in Spinach Leaves Listeria monocytogenes | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | MOAH in Crude soy NGM lecithin from India mineral oil | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Lithuania | High content of melatonin (3 mg/piece) in food supplement from the United States | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | MOAH in Crude soy NGM lecithin from India mineral oil | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | MOAH in Crude soy NGM lecithin from India mineral oil | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | MOAH in Crude soy NGM lecithin from India mineral oil | |
| Nicaragua | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in groundnutkernels from Nicaragua Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Netherlands | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Chlorine odour in food supplements from the Netherlands not in catalogue | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis and Newport in chicken meat from Poland Salmonella NewportSalmonella infantis | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 units) and Salmonella Newport (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh poultry meat from Poland Salmonella NewportSalmonella infantis | |
| Italy | Feed Materials | Lithuania | Salmonella in rabbit meal for petfood production from Italy Salmonella | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Switzerland | acetamiprid and thiamethoxam in basmati rice from Pakistan acetamipridthiamethoxam | |
| Lithuania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. in frozen chicken ravioli from Lithuania Salmonella | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Foreign objects (glass) in chips from the Netherlands | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Switzerland | Possible chemical burn in the mouth after consuming arginine powder | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Italy | Migraz.Cadmio oltre i limiti in Spatola rettangolare codice1650958 Cina/exceeding the specific migration limit for chromium from rectangular spatula from China MIGRAZIONE SPECIFICA CROMO MIGRAZIONE SPECIFICA NICHEL | |
| Bulgaria | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Bulgaria | L. monocytogenes in meat product from Bulgaria Listeria monocytogenes | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Listeria monocytogenes in chilled and frozen chicken meat (yellow chicken supremes) from France Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Canada, Italy | Feed Materials | Italy | Presence of unauthorised GMO in maize used as feed material from Canada genetically modified | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis in frozen poultry meat, origin Romania Salmonella infantisSalmonella spp | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. in fresh chicken broiler drumsticks from Poland Salmonella | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella spp. w mięsie drobiowym użytym do produkcji kebabu / Salmonella spp. in poultry meat used in the production of kebab Salmonella | |
| Austria | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Germany | Possible bursting hazard for apple spritzer from Austria | |
| Switzerland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Croatia | Mouse droppings in bio flakes from Switzerland |