RASFF Notifications — Week 38 2025 (15–21 Sep) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 38 of 2025 (15–21 Sep), the EU's RASFF system recorded 78 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 21 border rejections, 20 alerts, and 37 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, China and Spain.
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Border rejections (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Presenza di insetti in Mandorle sgusciate da USA/Presence of insects in shelled almonds from the USA | |
| Pakistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | wysoka zawartość ochratoksyny A/// high ochratoxin A content in raisins from Pakistan ochratoxin A | |
| India | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Ireland | Nitrofurans (NPAOZ) in frozen shrimps from India nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Residuos de Clorpirifos en comino de la India/ Clorpyriphos residues in cumin from India chlorpyrifos | |
| China | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Spain | Rotura de cadena de frío en langostinos rebozados de China / Poor temperature control in breaded prawns from China | |
| Uganda | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in Sesame seed from Oeganda Salmonella | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in fig cubes from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | spirotetramat in fresh peppers from Türkiye Spirotetramat | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Spirotetramat in fresh peppers from Türkiye Spirotetramat | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Acetamiprid in fresh domatoes from Türkiye acetamiprid | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in tomatoes from Türkiye formetanate | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Aflatoxinas en cacahuetes sin cáscara de Aregentina/Aflatoxines in split blanched peanuts from Argentina aflatoxins | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Spain | Formaldehyde above MRL in plates from China. formaldehyde | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Estonia | pistachios with insects from Iran | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | spirotetramat in fresh peppers from Türkiye Spirotetramat | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Pesticides in fresh mango acetamipridchlorpyrifosclothianidin | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A |
Alerts (20)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | undeclared allergens gluten & nuts in sandwich spread | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Listeria monocytogenes in frozen chicken kebab meat from Poland Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Ireland | Presence of milk in a batch of dark chocolate jumbo raisins milk | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Bacillus cereus in dried mushrooms Bacillus cereus | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | MRL exceedance for acetamiprid in cucumbers from the Netherlands// Superación del LMR de acetamiprid en pepinos procedentes de Países Bajos acetamiprid | |
| Belgium | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Belgium | Allergen milk not mentioned on the label on a tapas from Belgium | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Detection of EHEC (STEC) in raw goat's milk cheeses Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | MRL-exceedance for Flonicamid in melon from France flonicamid | |
| Spain | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | France | Suspected botulism due to fresh potatoes onion tortilla | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Undeclared allergen mustard in pulled beef style (plant based) from the Netherlands | |
| Denmark | Fish and Fish Products | Denmark | Listeria monocytogenes in trout roe Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Mercurio en pez espada congelado procedente de España // Mercury in frozen swordfish from Spain mercury | |
| Italy, Kazakhstan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Excessive HCN (hydrogen cyanide) content in golden flax seeds cyanide | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | Conflicting labelling of confit bovine cheeks from Spain // Etiquetado contradictorio en carrilleras de ternera confitadas procedentes de España | |
| Poland | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Poland | Rumianek herbata ekspresowa: Kraj pochodzenia Polska//// pyrrolizidine alkaloids in chamomile instant tea from Poland pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Uganda | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | foreign object: injection needle in unhulled sesame seed, from Uganda | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella serotypes enteritidis and typhimurium in frozen duck breast fillet from Poland Salmonella EnteritidisSalmonella typhimurium | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Bulgaria | Lysteria monocytogenes in bacon from Spain Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Egypt | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Sweden | Undeclared allergen (walnut) on Swedish ingredient list for stuffed aubergine from Egypt | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Undeclared allergens (almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios) in peanut butter from Turkey |
Information notifications (37)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Discoloration of meals, possibly due to trays from Germany | |
| Spain | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Salmonella spp in mussels from Italy with raw material from Spain Salmonella spp | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Germany | High release values for aluminium, cobalt, copper, manganese and nickel from enamel pot from China, via the Netherlands aluminiumcobaltcoppermanganese | |
| China | Other Food Product / Mixed | Finland | Unauthorised substance titanium dioxide (E171) in dried waxberries from China via the Netherlands | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | Salmonella Typhimurium in carne fresca di suino dalla Spagna//Salmonella Typhimurium in fresh pork from Spain Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Finland | Salmonella Derby in frozen pork meat from Spain Salmonella DerbySalmonella spp | |
| Poland | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Flonicamid in tomatoes from Poland flonicamid | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 on basmati rice from Pakistan Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Infantis in fresh poultry meat from Romania Salmonella EnteritidisSalmonella infantis | |
| Canada | Cereals and Bakery Products | Poland | obecność niedopuszczalnych barwników w płatkach śniadaniowych (E119, E102, E133, E129)/// presence of unacceptable colors in breakfast cereals (E119, E102, E133, E129) colour E 102 - tartrazinecolour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCFcolour E 129 - Allura Red ACcolour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF | |
| Ukraine | Eggs and Egg Products | Netherlands | 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone in eggs nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) | |
| Brazil | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 on Groundnuts from Brasil Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Austria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Non compliant novel food + health claims in food supplements from AT not in catalogue | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in groundnutkernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Pesticides in guava from Egypt, via Germany carbendazimchlorfenapyrcyfluthrinimidacloprid | |
| France | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | France | Break in the cold chain, affecting several products | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Italy | vibrio cholerae non O1 non O139 stn/sto + in fozen raw vannamei shirmps Vibrio cholerae NON O:1/NON O:139 | |
| Austria | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella spp. in chilled chicken schnitzels from Austria Salmonella spp | |
| Ukraine | Cereals and Bakery Products | Lithuania | Unauthorized levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos were detected in corn grits from Ukraine chlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh broiler legs from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| France | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | High gluten content in gluten-free farmhouse bread gluten | |
| China | Confectionery | Poland | Exceeding the maximum combined level of colours (E102, E133, E129) in marshmallows from China /// Przekroczenie łącznego maks. poziomu barwników (E102,E133,E129) w piance colour E 102 - tartrazinecolour E 129 - Allura Red ACcolour E 133 - Brilliant Blue FCF | |
| Sweden | Confectionery | Austria | Undeclared milk ingredients in confectionery from Sweden milk ingredient | |
| Vietnam | Confectionery | Sweden | Unauthorized additive (E202) and dyes (E110, E171) in candy from Vietnam | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Missing import controls on tea from China | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Poland | Przekroczenie migracji formaldehydu w Tacy z melaminy // Exceeding formaldehyde migration in melamine trays from China via Germany formaldehyde | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | France | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in chilled smoked trout slices from Poland, via Germany Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Unauthorised pesticides in lemons from Iran acephatenot in catalogueprochlorazprofenofos | |
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli inlamb's lettuce from France | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in chicken meat Salmonella spp | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Romania | Iradiere neautorizata- boia de ardei dulce din China // Unauthorized irradiation- sweet paprika, origin China irradiation | |
| South Africa | Animal By-Products | Spain | Salmonella in fish meal Salmonella spp | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Exceedance of the MRL for Abamectin in cherry vine tomatoes from Spain abamectin | |
| Belgium | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | foodborne illness reportedly caused by chocolate milk, from Belgium | |
| Hungary | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella typhimurium in chicken fillet from Hungary Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Denmark | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Denmark | improper packaging (faulty seal) of dill, beetroot and mushroom patty from Denmark | |
| Hong Kong | Confectionery | Sweden | Unauthorized additive in candy from Hong Kong |