RASFF Notifications — Week 37 2025 (8–14 Sep) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 37 of 2025 (8–14 Sep), the EU's RASFF system recorded 97 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 23 border rejections, 32 alerts, and 42 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, Netherlands and Iran.
64 of this week's notifications concerned products that had reached the EU market; 25 led to a recall from consumers.
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Border rejections (23)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in roasted pistachio from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched13.2+/-4.0 · limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Ochratoxin A in diced dried figs from Turkey, destination Germany ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched24,2 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Egypt | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in Egyptian groundnuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market22 · limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Clothianidin in mangoes from Egypt clothianidinimidacloprid At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed0,38 ± 0,19 · limit 0,04 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market111,0 ± 44,4 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market52,1 ± 20,8 · limit 10 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Beans Kenia Pesticide Residue bifenthrin At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed0.029 · limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Ukraine | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | exceeding MRL residue values of the pesticide - Folpet - result: 0.28 ± 0.14 mg/kg in frozen raspberries from Ukraine // folpet (suma folpetu i ftalimidu wyrażona jako folpet) - wynik: 0,28 ± 0,14 mg/kg w malinie mrożonej, pochodzącej z Ukrainy folpet At the EU borderReached the market0,28 ± 0,14 mg/kg · limit 0,03 mg/kg - ppm | |
| India | Food Contact Materials | Greece | Unauthorised use of rice husk in kitchenware from India At the EU borderNot on the market | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificate in sesame seeds from Sudan At the EU borderNot on the marketTreated, sorted or diverted | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Bifenthrin in green beans from Kneya bifenthrin At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched or destroyed0.025 ± 0.013 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market20,8 +/- 8,3 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | AFLATOXINS IN SHELLED HAZELNUTS FROM GEORGIA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market50,9 · limit 10 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Ochratoxine A in dried mulberry from Türkiye ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched2,96+/-0,44 · limit 2,00 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Vietnam | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Dragon Fruit Vietnam Pesticide Residu dithiocarbamates At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed0.15 · limit 0.05 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Sri Lanka | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | undeclared processed products of animal origin At the EU borderNot on the market | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Greece | Indoxacarb in tomatoes from Turkiye indoxacarb At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched0.025±0.013 · limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Ukraine | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Latvia | Unauthorized pesticide residue Chlorpyrifos(0,039 ± 0,020mg/kg) in herbal tea from Ukraine chlorpyrifos At the EU borderReached the market0,039 ± 0,020 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed18.9+/-5.7 · limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Spirotetramat in fresh peppers from Türkiye Spirotetramat At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed3.532+/-1.766 · limit 1.00 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Turkey | Fats and Oils | Greece | Unauthorised use of E903 in vegetable oil pan spray from Türkiye At the EU borderNot on the market | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market100,4 ± 21 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Acetamiprid in chilly from Thailand acetamiprid At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched or destroyed1.4±0.7 · limit 0.090 mg/kg - ppm |
Alerts (32)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Belgium | Barley not mentioned on the label of spicy sauces Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Norway | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | Presence of listeria in salmon filet from Norway, via the Netherlands Listeria monocytogenes Company's own checkReached the marketDetected · limit Absent /25g | |
| Germany | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Foreign bodies (plastic fragments) in dough-coated peanuts from Germany Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos-ethyl 0.039 ppm in bananas from Peru via Spain chlorpyrifos Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the marketDestroyed0.039 · limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Listeria m. in salmone norvegese affumicato Listeria monocytogenes Official control on the marketReached the market5900 | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in salami from Germany Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Official control on the marketReached the marketdetected · limit not detectable /25g | |
| Denmark | Fish and Fish Products | Denmark | Listeria monocytogenes in Fish cakes Listeria monocytogenes Official control on the marketReached the marketDetected in 25 · limit none in 25 /g | |
| Belgium | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | STEC (stx+; eae+) in minced meat from Belgium Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Company's own checkReached the marketpresence · limit absence /25g | |
| Vietnam | Confectionery | Germany | Risk of suffocation due to consumption of and unauthorized use of carrageenan (E 407), konjac (E 425), xanthan gum (E 415) and titanium dioxide (E 171) in jelly cups from Vietnam E 407 - carrageenanE 415 - xanthan gumE 425 - konjaccolour E 171 - titanium dioxide Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| France | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Detection of aflatoxin B1 in cereal, biscuit flavor Aflatoxin B1 Official control on the marketReached the market0.25±0.09 · limit 0,10 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Thailand | Pet Food | Finland | Salmonella Ordonez in dog chews from Thailand, via Sweden Salmonella Ordonez Official control on the marketReached the marketDestroyeddetected | |
| Iran | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Sweden | Undeclared allergen (wheat) in noodle soup from Iran Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Spain | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Salmonella and too high count of E. coli (490 CFU/100g) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) purified in Italy, with raw material from Spain Escherichia coliSalmonella Official control on the marketReached the market490, 330 · limit 230 > n 1 < 700 MPN/100g | |
| Spain | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | Salmonella spp. in dried rosemary Salmonella Company's own checkReached the marketdetected · limit not detectabel null | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of listeria in raw milk cheese Listeria monocytogenes Company's own checkReached the marketpresence > 100 · limit 100 CFU/g | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Portugal | Histamine in Tuna Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| Italy | Cereals and Bakery Products | Austria | Small stones as foreign bodies in rice from Italy stones Consumer complaint or illnessReached the marketdetected · limit detectable null | |
| Iran | Confectionery | Germany | Placing on the market of confectionery containing milk ingredients and egg (egg and milk ingredients of unauthorised origin) from the Islamic Republic of Iran, via the United Arab Emirates Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the market | |
| Netherlands | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Netherlands | MOAH in toast crackers sundried tomato olive mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) Company's own checkReached the marketDestroyed2,8 · limit ≤1,0 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | Germany | Muscimol in confectionery from the Tschech Republic muscimol Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Morocco | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | foreign object: metal particles in tomatoes from Morocco Company's own checkReached the market | |
| Slovakia | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Czechia | High content of lead in hunter´s sausage from Czech Republic lead Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the market0,228 · limit 0,15 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Belgium | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Foreign objects in frozen vegetable mix from Belgium Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | lead and MOAH in spice mix, from China via Hong Kong leadmineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) Company's own checkReached the marketDestroyed1,5 · limit 1.465 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Sweden | Other Food Product / Mixed | Sweden | Recall of mixed food products due to mixed labels Company's own check | |
| Netherlands | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Belgium | Incorrect use-by date on pizza from the Netherlands Company's own checkReached the market | |
| Netherlands | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in minced veal from the Netherlands Salmonella spp Company's own checkReached the marketdetected | |
| Hungary | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Germany | Foreign body (glass) in ready meal from Hungary Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | cadmium in wheat bran cadmium Company's own checkReached the marketRe-dispatched0.17 · limit ≤ 0.15 mg/kg - ppm | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | pesticide residues in black dates from China, via Hong Kong anthraquinonebiphenylfolpetlambda-cyhalothrin Company's own checkReached the marketDestroyed0.097 · limit ≤ 0.020 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Hungary | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Too high an intake of beta-alanine and caffeine through consumption of food supplements from Hungary beta-alaninecaffeine Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Thailand | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Undeclared allergen sulfur dioxide in palm sugar, from Thailand sulphite Company's own checkReached the marketDestroyed151 |
Information notifications (42)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillets from Ukraine Salmonella infantis At the EU borderTreated, sorted or divertedpresence · limit absence null | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Pesticide residues in grape leaves in brine from Turkey acetamipridemamectinpenconazole Official control on the marketReached the market0,035 · limit 0,010 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Serbia | Other Food Product / Mixed | Croatia | Foreign body (wire) in gnocchi from Serbia Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| France | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Cese de comercialización de complemento alimenticio procedente de Francia//Cessation of the placing on the market of food supplement from France Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Pyriproxyfen and cypermethrin and unauthorized substance phosmet in pears from Turkey cypermethrinphosmetpyriproxyfen Company's own check0,18 | |
| Netherlands | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | Presence of Vibrio cholerae in marinated prawn skewers (to be cooked) Vibrio cholerae Company's own checkReached the marketpresence · limit absence /100g | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Cese de comercialización de complemento alimenticio procedente de Polonia //Cessation of the placing on the market of food supplement from Poland (Too high content of vitamin B6) Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Undeclared/incorrectly labeled allergen (almond) in pistachio cream from Turkey Company's own checkReached the market | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Mercury in thawed marinated swordfish loins from Spain mercury Company's own checkReached the market1,55 · limit 1 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Lithuania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Latvia | STEC stx2 in beef burger meat from Lithuania Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Official control on the marketReached the marketPresent | |
| Ukraine | Milk and Milk Products | Hungary | Triclabendazole in milk from Ukraine benzimidazole At the EU borderTriclabendazole: 15,2 ± 0,5 · limit 10 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Thailand | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Non-authorized novel food Morus alba L. in herbal tea from Thailand via the Netherlands novel food ingredient Official control on the marketReached the marketRe-dispatchedMorus alba L. Leaves | |
| Panama | Fruits and Vegetables | Finland | Too much pesticide residue (Chlorpyrifos) in pineapple from Panama. chlorpyrifos Official control on the marketReached the market0,13 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Hungary | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Croatia | Foreign bodies in canned chicken lunch meat from Hungary Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| Jordan | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Chlorpyrifos and bifenazate in Paraguayos peaches from Jordan///Chlorpyrifos si bifenazat in piersici Paraguayos origine Iordania bifenazatechlorpyrifos Company's own check0,024 | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Stwierdzenie składnika niedozwolonego w suplemencie diety tj. Juglans nigra (orzech czarny), kraj pochodzenia suplementu USA/ illegal ingredient (Juglans nigra) in a food supplement from USA Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| Slovenia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unapproved health claims on food supplements from Slovenia OtherReached the market | |
| Germany | Milk and Milk Products | Denmark | Abnormal smell/taste on one batch of high protein pudding Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in almond kernels from the United States Salmonellen Company's own checkNot on the marketTreated, sorted or diverted | |
| Egypt | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | PAH's in parsley from Egypt polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of Official control on the marketReached the market81.6 · limit 50.0 µg/kg - ppb | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Anisakis parasites in frozen plaice fillets Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Visible mould in butter cake from the Netherlands Company's own checkReached the marketRe-dispatched or destroyed | |
| Czech Republic | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Ruminant DNA in poultry meal from Belgium ruminant DNA presence Official control on the marketReached the marketPresent | |
| Ireland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Ireland | Salmonella Virchow detected in ham and cheese chicken kievs SalmonellaSalmonella Virchow Company's own checkNot on the marketDetected · limit Not Detected /25g | |
| France | Honey and Royal Jelly | France | High levels of 5-HMF in organic floral honeys hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Company's own checkReached the market72,9 · limit ≤ 40 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Plant protection products in vine leaves in brine from Turkey dithiocarbamatesfolpetlambda-cyhalothrinmetalaxyl Official control on the marketReached the market0,28 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Ireland | Fruits and Vegetables | Ireland | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Mixed Lettuce Leaf Listeria monocytogenes Official control on the marketNot on the marketDetected · limit Not Detected /25g | |
| Italy | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | allergene glutine in vongole sgusciate precotte surgelate/allergen gluten in precooked shelled frozen clams from Italy Consumer complaint or illnessNot on the market | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | pesticide residues in limes from Brazil chlorpyrifos Official control on the marketReached the marketDestroyed0,022 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Iceland | Undeclared allergen (peanut) in food supplement Company's own checkReached the market | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Finland | Unauthorized novel food (CBD) in tea from the Netherlands Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | France | Failure to maintain proper storage temperatures for fish originating in the Netherlands Official control on the marketReached the marketRe-dispatched | |
| Germany | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella Kedougou in rape seed expeller from Germany Salmonella spp. Company's own checkReached the marketTreated, sorted or divertednachgewiesen /// detected | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Greece | Chlorpyrifos in limes from Brasil via Netherlands chlorpyrifos Official control on the marketReached the marketDestroyed0.031±0.016 · limit 0.01 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Switzerland | Confectionery | Finland | Unauthorized novel food (CBD) in Gummies from Switzerland, via Czech Republic Official control on the marketReached the market | |
| Philippines | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | MOAH Banana Chips from Philippines mineral oil Company's own check4.6 · limit 1 mg/kg - ppm | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis in frozen chicken drumsticks from Romania Salmonella infantis Official control on the marketReached the marketpresente in 25 | |
| Benin | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | dimethoaat, chloorpyrifos and cypermethrin in beans from Benin chlorpyrifosdichlorvosdimethoate Official control on the marketReached the marketRe-dispatched0,036 | |
| Ireland | Fruits and Vegetables | Ireland | Listeria monocytogenes detected in Mixed Leaves Listeria monocytogenes Company's own checkNot on the marketDetected · limit Not Detected /25g | |
| Netherlands | Animal By-Products | Netherlands | Salmonella in Poultry meat meal Salmonella Company's own checkReached the marketprecent · limit not precent /25g | |
| Brazil | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | aflatoxins in peanuts from Brazil Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total Company's own checkTreated, sorted or diverted5.2 · limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb | |
| United States | Milk and Milk Products | Belgium | Consignment of dairy products not subjected to an official control at the border control post At the EU borderReached the market |