RASFF Notifications — Week 40 2025 (29 Sep–5 Oct) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 40 of 2025 (29 Sep–5 Oct), the EU's RASFF system recorded 101 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 27 border rejections, 27 alerts, and 47 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were China, Netherlands and Turkey.
Border rejections (27)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Confectionery | Ireland | Unauthorised Titanium Dioxide colour in confectionary products | |
| Cameroon | Other Food Product / Mixed | Italy | prodotti misti dal Camerun/mixed products from Cameroon | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Poland | wysoka zawartość ołowiu w herbacie zielonej matcha/// high lead content in matcha green tea | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Finland | Migration of Primary Aromatic Amines (PAAs) from plastic kitchen tongs from China. primary aromatic amines | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Norway | Sesame seeds from Nigeria not presented for border control | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | AFLATOXINS IN SHELLED HAZELNUTS FROM GEORGIA/ Aflatossine in nocciole sgusciate dalla Georgia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Lack of necessary product identification Borage oil powder from India | |
| India | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Ireland | Nitrofurans in frozen shrimps from India nitrofuran metabolite aminoguanidine (AGN) | |
| Vietnam | Fruits and Vegetables | Finland | Salmonella Weltevreden in frozen minced cassava leaves from Vietnam. Salmonella Weltevreden | |
| Moldova | Other Food Product / Mixed | European Commission | attempt to illegally import and absence of labelling of various products of animal origin and unidentifiable liquids from Moldova | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A and Aflatoxin B1 in dried diced figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxin and Ohratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Clothianidin in mangos from Egypt clothianidin | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Clothianidin and imidacloprid in mangos from Egypt clothianidinimidacloprid | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Clothianidin and imidacloprid in mangos from Egypt clothianidinimidacloprid | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | foreign bodies: metal fragments, plastic and paper in rice from India | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxin in pistachio kernel from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Ukraine | Confectionery | Latvia | Unauthorized food additive E 171 Titan dioxide in biscuit Monsters with banana, vanilla and chocolate flavors from Ukraine | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in roasted in shell salted pistachio from Türkiye Aflatoxinaflatoxin total | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Azoxystrobin in wine leaves from Egypt Azoxystrobin | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Aflatoxin in roasted hazelnut diced from Georgia- aflatossine in granella di nocciole dalla Georgia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey/ Ocratossina A in fichi secchi origine Turchia ochratoxin A | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Greece | Dimethoate in mangoes from Egypt dimethoate | |
| Albania | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Pesticides residues of Flonicamid, Chlorfenapyr, Tebufenpyrad in chili peppers from Albania chlorfenapyrflonicamidtebufenpyrad | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Clorpirifos en comino (cuminum cyminum) entero procedente de la India // Chlorpyrifos in whole cumin (Cuminum cyminum) from India chlorpyrifos | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in brown basmati rice from India chlorpyrifos | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in USA groundnuts aflatoxin total |
Alerts (27)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Ergot alkaloids in organic rye flour ergot alkaloids | |
| Belgium | Cereals and Bakery Products | Belgium | fumonisins in polenta from Italy fumonisins | |
| Turkey | Confectionery | Netherlands | foreign object: metal wire in a chocolate bar, from Turkiye via Germany | |
| Serbia | Fruits and Vegetables | Greece | Sulphite undeclared (sulfur dioxide) on dried osmotic strawberries from Serbia E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| Austria, Spain | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | High levels of aflatoxin B1 in organic roasted almonds Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Jordan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | undeclared allergen milk in cookies, from Jordan | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in mozzarella from Italy Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Finland | Salmonella Enteritidis in frozen chicken kebab from Poland via Estonia Salmonella EnteritidisSalmonella spp. | |
| Germany | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | undeclared allergen wheat gluten & egg in a puff pastry from Germany | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | ethylene oxide in black garlic cloves, from China ethylene oxide | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Undeclared allergen sulphur dioxide in dried fruits from the Netherlands E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | France | Δ9-THC and unauthorized novel food in confectionery from Czech Republic tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Foreign bodies in poultry confit | |
| China | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Bacillus cereus in Beancurd with Chilli from China Bacillus cereus | |
| India | Other Food Product / Mixed | European Commission | Undeclared Allergen Milk in Peri Peri Murukku milk ingredient | |
| Uruguay | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Spain | Escherichia coli productor de toxinas shiga (STEC) en carne fresca de bovino procedente de Uruguay // Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh beef from Uruguay. Escherichia coli | |
| Spain | Fats and Oils | Netherlands | 3-MCPD in olive oil from Spain 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | E.coli STEC in cheese Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Ukraine | Confectionery | Germany | Muscimol in confectionery from Ukraine muscimol | |
| Egypt | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Sustancia no autorizada clorpirifós-etil en manzanilla procedente de Egipto // Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos-ethyl in camomile from Egypt chlorpyrifos | |
| Bulgaria | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Defective crimping of duck tins | |
| Czech Republic | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Romania | Opium alkaloids (morphine and codein) in poppy seeds from Czech Republic /// Depasire LMA morfina in seminte de mac or. Cehia opium alkaloids | |
| Vietnam | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | Nitrofurans (AOZ) in catfish from Vietnam nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) | |
| Thailand | Other Food Product / Mixed | Slovenia | undeclared, exceeded SO2 in palm sugar E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in salami from Germany Escherichia coli | |
| Poland | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Poland | Przekroczenie zawartości sumy alkaloidów pirolizydynowych w herbatce ziołowej z ostropestem/// Exceeding the content of total pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal tea with milk thistle pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Undeclared allergens Shellfish, Eggs and Molluscs in Vegetable steam meal from the Netherlands |
Information notifications (47)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | France | excess chlorpyrifos in canned mushrooms chlorpyrifos | |
| Thailand | Confectionery | Sweden | Unauthorised colouring agent titanium dioxide (E 171) in mixed puddings with nata de coco from Thailand | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Epimedium) in food supplements | |
| North Macedonia | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Methomyl in peppers from Republic of North Macedonia methomyl | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Alto contenido de vitamina B6 en complemento alimenticio procedente de Alemania//High vitamin B6 content in a food supplement from Germany | |
| Albania | Other Food Product / Mixed | Croatia | Increased amount of mycotoxin B1 in pistachio paste produced in Italy, coming via Albania Aflatoxin B1 | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Hoodia gordonii) in food supplement from China | |
| Slovakia | Food Contact Materials | Czechia | Peeling varnish from the lid of a spring water from Slovakia | |
| Argentina | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Czechia | Anthraquinone in yerba maté from Argentina anthraquinone | |
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Ochratoxin A in organic pistachio cream from the Netherlands ochratoxin A | |
| Malawi | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in macadamia nuts from Malawi Salmonella | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Poland | migracja PAA w łyżce kuchennej z nylonu z Chin// migration of PAA from nylon spoon from China primary aromatic amines | |
| Netherlands | Compound Feeds | Germany | Foreign object (stone) in complete feed for dogs from the Netherlands | |
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Detection of Listeria in mixed lettuce Listeria monocytogenes | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (DMAE) in food supplements from China ingredient | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | mercury in swordfish from Spain mercury | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Betahydroxybutyrate (BHB)) in food supplement United States novel food | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Epimedium) in food supplements Epimedium unauthorised novel food ingredient | |
| Ireland | Milk and Milk Products | Ireland | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in a batch of Buffaloumi Cheese Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | salmonella Newport in ali di pollo congelate origine Polonia/Salmonella Newport in frozen chicken wings from Poland Salmonella Newport | |
| France | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | Listeria monocytogenes in cod from France Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Serbia | Fruits and Vegetables | Greece | Sulphite undeclared (sulfur dioxide) in dried osmotic apricots from Serbia E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Betahydroxybutyrate (BHB)) in food supplement from United States | |
| Portugal | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | pancreatin in food supplement from Portugal | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Infantis in chicken meat from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Vietnam | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Czechia | Dinotefuran, imidacloprid and tolfenpyrad in green tea from Vietnam acetamipriddinotefuranimidaclopridtolfenpyrad | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Newport in carne di pollo refrigerata origine Polonia/ Salmonella Newport in refrigerated chicken meat from Poland Salmonella Newport | |
| Nicaragua | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in groundnutkernels, from Nicaragua Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Newport in carne pollame origine Polonia// Salmonella Newport in poultry meat from Poland Salmonella Newport | |
| Netherlands | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Netherlands | pieces of bone in oven croquettes | |
| Iceland | Fish and Fish Products | Lithuania | Dead Anisakidae larvae in frozen Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), origin Iceland Anisakis | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Cistanche deserticola) in food supplement from China ingredient | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food (Fadogia agrestis) in food supplement from China ingredient | |
| Nicaragua | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Too high levels of aflatoxin in Nicaraguan groundnut kernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Confectionery | Sweden | Incorrect labeling allergen in confectionary from Turkey | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Novel food Tongkat Ali (eurycoma longifolia) in food supplements | |
| Jordan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Sweden | Unauthorized import of cookies from Jordan containing milk | |
| Nicaragua | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Too high levels of aflatoxin in Nicaraguan groundnutkernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Chlorowodorek johimbiny w suplemencie diety, kraj pochodzenia: Wielka Brytania/// Yohimbine hydrochloride in food supplement from the United Kingdom | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | Histamine in mackerel from the Netherlands histamine | |
| Denmark | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella spp. in rapeseed meal from Germany Salmonella | |
| Kazakhstan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Exceedance of the maximum level for hydrocyanic acid in brown linseed from Kazakhstan, via Poland cyanide | |
| Netherlands | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in cooked, unpeeled shrimp originating in the Netherlands Listeria monocytogenes | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Stwierdzenie obecności ostaryny w suplemencie diety pn. Ostarine, kraj pochodzenia: Wielka Brytania///presence of ostarine in the dietary supplement named Ostarine, country of origin: United Kingdom | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Czechia | Dinotefuran, flonicamid, chlorpyrifos and lambda cyhalothrin in green tea from China chlorpyrifosdinotefuranflonicamidlambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Spain | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | Too high MOAH concentration in paprika powder from Spain mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Czech Republic | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica in frozen poultry meat preparations for kebab from the Czech Republic Salmonella enterica |