RASFF Notifications — Week 43 2025 (20–26 Oct) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 43 of 2025 (20–26 Oct), the EU's RASFF system recorded 123 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 25 border rejections, 36 alerts, and 62 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were India, Turkey and China.
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Border rejections (25)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Food Contact Materials | Ireland | Border rejection of nylon plastic tongs due to failure to provide documentation (laboratory reports and reports or declaration from the annex) | |
| Argentina | Fish and Fish Products | Poland | Parasites from grenadier carcasses from Argentine | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye aflatoxin total | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Fenpyroximate in fresh dates from Iran via Bosnia and Herzegovina fenpyroximate | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide in Garam Masala from India ethylene oxide | |
| Argentina | Fish and Fish Products | Poland | parasites in carcasses of grenadier fish from Argentina | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | The raisins do not have an expiry date on the label. | |
| Syria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella Livingstone and Salmonella Senftenberg in halva with pistachios from the Syrian Arab Republic Salmonella LivingstoneSalmonella Senftenberg | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificate in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Italy | Limit exceeded for chromium (Chrome) migration in stainless steel blades (FCM) from China // Limite superato in migrazione Cromo nelle lame in acciaio inossidabile (FCM) dalla Cina cadmium | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Chlorpyrifos in raisins from China chlorpyrifos | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Pesticide in rice from India chlorpyrifos | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in hazelnut kernels from Georgia Aflatoxins B1 | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Hexaconazole in green beans from Kenya hexaconazole | |
| Peru | Feed Materials | Belgium | Enterobacteriaceae in fishmeal from Peru Enterobacteriaceae | |
| Moldova | Other Food Product / Mixed | European Commission | attempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various products of animal/non-animal origin from Moldova | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Azerbaijan | Water for Human Consumption (Other) | Latvia | Unregistered QAF natural mineral water from Azerbaijan | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried fig cubes from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Sri Lanka | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Metalaxyl in yard long beans from Sri Lanka metalaxyl | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Poland | Incorrect identification code in health certificates for pepper products from India | |
| Brazil | Herbs and Spices | Croatia | BLACK PEPPER FROM BRASIL | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Aflatoxin B1 in rice from Pakistan aflatoxins | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | pesticides in fresh chili omethoate |
Alerts (36)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Latvia | Presence of aloe-emodin in a food supplement from the India aloin | |
| France | Alcoholic Beverages | Belgium | Ethylcarbamate in beverage from France ethylcarbamate | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | Spain | Nuevos ingredientes no autorizados hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) y tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) en productos de confiteria procedentes de la República Checa// New unauthorized ingredients hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in confectionery products from the Czech Republic | |
| Germany, Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in herring fillets Matjes-style from Germany Listeria monocytogenes | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Latvia | Presence of aloe-emodin and emodin in food supplement from India aloe-emodin | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Mercury in swordfish loins (Xiphias Gladius) from Spain mercury | |
| Czech Republic, United States | Confectionery | France | Various products containing high levels of THC | |
| China | Ices and Desserts | Germany | Exceeding of glycerine levels in slush ice concentrate from the United Kingdom, via Germany E 422 - glycerol | |
| Bulgaria | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Cadmium and pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oranic eyebright herb from Bulgaria pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Netherlands | Confectionery | France | Δ9-THC and new unauthorized food ingredient in confectionery products from the Netherlands tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Greece | Cereals and Bakery Products | Cyprus | Misleading presence of the words "gluten free" on the label of a protein bar containing wheat flour from Greece | |
| United Arab Emirates | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Chlorpyrifos in raisins from United Arab Emirates via France acetamipridcaptanchlorpyrifosfenpropathrin | |
| Germany | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in fresh crabs with shells from Germany Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 1 out of 5 samples) in a meat product (frozen) “Vištienos kebabas (Kurczak)” from Poland. Salmonella infantis | |
| Belgium | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Foreign plastic bodies in sugar waffle from Belgium | |
| Germany | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Unlabelled/incorrectly labelled allergen (gluten and egg) in organic baby food from Germany | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Ireland | Salmonella detected in frozen cooked mussels Salmonella | |
| Austria | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Czechia | Lead in deer sausage from Austria lead | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Italy | Salmonella in turmeric powder Salmonella spp | |
| Germany | Herbs and Spices | Croatia | High content of heavy metal lead in ginger powder from Germany lead | |
| Hong Kong | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Migration of Aromatic Amines from Spoon from Hong Kong via Belgium primary aromatic amines | |
| Oman | Fats and Oils | Germany | 3-MCPD in vegetable ghee from Oman 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Mercurio en marrajo procedente de España//Mercury in mako shark from Spain mercury | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis in frozen chicken and turkey kebab Salmonella infantis | |
| United Kingdom | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Ireland | Peanut below the LOQ and almond detected in a batch of curry sauce almondpeanut | |
| Cameroon | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Belgium | Pesticide residues (chlorpyrifos) in groundnuts from Cameroon chlorpyrifos | |
| France, Italy | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in wheel of cheese (or France) Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Denmark | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Cadmium in yam root from China, via the Netherlands cadmium | |
| Germany | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Label not in Dutch of Vegan Protein pudding, allergens soy and hazelnut | |
| Vietnam | Herbs and Spices | France | Ethylene oxide in cinnamon ethylene oxide | |
| Italy, Pakistan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 and total in whole grain Basmati rice Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Physical contamination of metal in butter waffles with syrup from the Netherlands | |
| Germany | Compound Feeds | Germany | Foreign body in complete feed for dogs from Germany | |
| Czech Republic | Pet Food | Greece | presence of bones in feed for dogs from Czech Republic | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Residues pesticide oxamyl and chlorfenapyr in frozen strawberry from Egypt chlorfenapyroxamyl | |
| Argentina, Italy | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | Tropane alkaloids in corn for pop corn from Argentina tropane alkaloids |
Information notifications (62)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Slovakia | Organoleptic deterioration in packaged cooked ham (premium quality) originating from the Czech Republic. abnormal colourabnormal smell | |
| Moldova | Honey and Royal Jelly | Italy | Forbidden substance metronidazole in honey from Moldova metronidazole | |
| Turkey | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Presence of prohibited laxative compound Danthron in herbal teas from Türkiye novel food ingredient | |
| Germany, Turkey, unknown origin | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Austria | Pesticide Haloxyfop in sesame seeds from Austria, with raw material via Germany unknown origin haloxyfop | |
| Slovenia | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Slovenia | The maximum levels of tropane alkaloids exceeded (Scopolamine, Atropine) in peppermint tea from Serbia atropinescopolaminetropane alkaloids | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Switzerland | High chlorpyrifos content in fennel seeds chlorpyrifos | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos in pomelos form China chlorpyrifos | |
| Turkey | Herbs and Spices | Belgium | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano from Türkiye pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| France | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Excessive ochratoxin A content in frozen walnut bread ochratoxin A | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Stwierdzenie obecności ligandrolu w suplementach diety, kraj podzenia: Wielka Brytania/// The presence of ligandrol in a food supplement, country of origin: Great Britain | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | stwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP cynyw ananasie w puszce pochodzącym z Tajlandii////finding that the MRL was exceeded in canned pineapple from Thailand tin | |
| Hungary | Food Additives and Flavourings | Romania | Substanta neautorizata ca aditiv alimentar ( acid salicilic) comercializata ca agent de conservare///////Unauthorized substance as a food additive (salicylic acid) marketed as a preservative | |
| South Korea | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Increased iodine content and labeling deficiencies in organic dried seaweed from South Korea iodine | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Detection of pesticide residues in a batch of pink grapes acetamipridchlorpyrifos | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Denmark | Chlorpyrifos in Ginger powder from India chlorpyrifos | |
| Ireland | Milk and Milk Products | Denmark | Mould growth found on cheese from Ireland | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | paracetamol in non -processed gherkins in acetic acid paracetamol | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Procymidone in frozen strawberries from China procymidone | |
| Austria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Salmonella spp. in food supplement from Austria Salmonella spp. | |
| United States, unknown origin | Confectionery | Germany | Delta-9-THC in gummy sweets from the United States tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Sri Lanka | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Too high levels of histamine in skinless tuna fillet from Sri Lanka histamine | |
| Iran | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Norway | Illegal import of animal products from Iran | |
| Guinea | Fats and Oils | Belgium | Unauthorized Sudan red IV dye in palm oil from Guinea Sudan 4 | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Belgium | Mention of “Best Before” (THT) instead of “Use By” (TGT) on fresh chicken from the Netherlands | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | suplement diety zawierający w składzie glistnik jaskółcze ziele (Chelidonium majus) oraz bylica roczna (Artemisia annua)// dietary supplement containing greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) and sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) | |
| Russia | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Latvia | Pesticide Chlorpyrifos in Herbal tea “Chamomile flowers” chlorpyrifos | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | Germany | Unapproved novel food ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) in chocolate from Czechia cannabidiol (CBD)labelling | |
| Turkey | Confectionery | Germany | 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) in confectionery from Turkey, via Germany 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) | |
| Vietnam | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Salmonella spp. in frozen frog legs from Vietnam Salmonella spp. | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Ireland | Unsatisfactory E.coli result in batch of razor clams e.coli | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Italy | bottle stopper from China alteration of technological properties MIGRAZIONE SPECIFICA CROMO MIGRAZIONE SPECIFICA NICHELmigration overall | |
| Spain | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Presence of Salmonella spp in mussels from Italy with raw material from Spain Salmonella | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | methyltin pepper in food supplements from Poland | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in raisin buns mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Romania | Honey and Royal Jelly | Romania | prezenta cloramfenicol in miere de tei ////presence of chloramphenicol in linden honey chloramphenicol | |
| Russia | Herbs and Spices | Latvia | Ochratoxin A (61 ± 21 µg/kg) in spicies - ground sweet paprika ochratoxin A | |
| Syria | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Various pesticides in grapes from Syria chlorpyrifosdimethoatelufenuronmethomyl | |
| Belgium, United Kingdom | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | STEC (stx+;eae+) in bovine meat from Belgium Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Syria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | propamocarb, chlorpyrifos, carbendazim and azoxystrobinin cumin from Syria Azoxystrobincarbendazimchlorpyrifospropamocarb | |
| Ukraine | Feed Materials | Lithuania | Salmonella in sunflower meal from Ukraine Salmonella MontevideoSalmonella Tennessee | |
| Canada | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Pesticide residues in lentils from Canada bromoxynil | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Netherlands | Salmonella in mussels from Ireland Salmonella | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Norway | Chlorpyrifos in hulled sesame seeds from India chlorpyrifos | |
| France | Feed Materials | Finland | Salmonella Telhashomer in fenugreek powder Salmonella | |
| Spain | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Presence of atropine in wheat flour (origin: Spain) atropine | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Acetamiprid Grapes from Turkey acetamiprid | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Detection of Salmonella Typhimurium on neck skin Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Poland | Compound Feeds | Slovakia | Monensin above MRL in compound feed for broilers , from Poland monensin | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | acetamiprid on dried raisins from Türkiye acetamiprid | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | acetamiprid Grapes from Egypt acetamiprid | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in sesame seeds from India chlorpyrifos | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | DMAA, novel food (DMHA, alpha-GPC, Hyperzine A) and pharmaceutical substances (phenibut, oxilophrin, L-Dopa) in food supplements sold online from United Kingdom | |
| Hungary | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillets from Hungary Salmonella infantis | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken drumsticks from Romania Salmonella infantis | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | DMAA in food supplements sold online from United Kingdom | |
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | Salmonella spp in salame stagionato di puro suino /Salmonella spp in salami Salmonella | |
| Thailand | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Sweden | Composite frozen product containing pork meat from Thailand unapproved for export | |
| Brazil | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in groundnut kernels from Brazil Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Netherlands | Confectionery | Austria | Unauthorised novel food ingredient CBD in fruit gummies from the Netherlands cannabidiol (CBD) | |
| South Africa | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Unauthorised substances (Buprofezin) in clementines from South Africa via Netherlands buprofezin | |
| Netherlands | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | suplement diety zawierający w składzie NMN (mononukleotyd nikotynamidu)///dietary supplement containing NMN (nicotinamide mononucleotide), country of origin: Netherlands | |
| Turkey | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Azoxystrobin in grape leaves from Turkey Azoxystrobin |