RASFF Notifications — Week 44 2025 (27 Oct–2 Nov) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 44 of 2025 (27 Oct–2 Nov), the EU's RASFF system recorded 115 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 28 border rejections, 31 alerts, and 56 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
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Border rejections (28)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificate(s) in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | ametoctradin and oxamyl in a strawberry from Egypt ametoctradinoxamyl | |
| Ukraine | Wine | Poland | Ponadnormatywny poziom Ochratoksyny A w w dwóch rodzajach win gronowych z Ukrainy // Excessive levels of Ochratoxin A in two types of grape wines from Ukraine ochratoxin A | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Aflatoxinas avellanas Georgia/Aflatoxines hazelnuts Georgia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Ukraine | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Latvia | Unauthorized purple coneflower root extract in tea - concentrate non-alcoholic drink "Raspberry and асеrоlа tea" pasteurized | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Croatia | Salmonella Mbandaka in frozen chicken breast fillet from Bosnia and Herzegovina Salmonella Mbandaka | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Sri Lanka | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Spain | Ethylene oxide in organic chamomile tea from Sri Lanka // Óxido de etileno en el té de manzanilla orgánico de Sri Lanka ethylene oxide | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Salmonella detectada en sesamo India. Salmonella detected in sesamun from Pakistan Salmonella | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of health certificate(s) in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Croatia | Nut mixture imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina acetamipridchlorpyrifos | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Aflatossine in pistacchi con guscio origine Stati Uniti d'America/ Aflatoxins in pistachios in shell from USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fenvalerate and Cypermethrin in fresh pomegranate from Türkiye cypermethrinfenvalerate | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Malta | Pesticide residues in Whole Cumin from India acetamipridcarbendazimchlorpyrifosclothianidin | |
| Seychelles | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Rotura de cadena de frío en atún. País de Origen Seychelles // Cold chain breakage in tuna. Country of Origin: Seychelles | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Italy | Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'Ecuador // Vibrio cholerae in frozen whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) Vibrio cholerae | |
| United Kingdom | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Feather remnants on chicken carcasses from the UK. | |
| United Kingdom | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Feather remnants on chicken carcasses from the UK. | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Acetamiprid in basmati rice from Pakistan acetamiprid | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Thiamethoxam in rice from India thiamethoxam | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Egypt | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Pesticide residues in grape leaves in brine from Egypt Azoxystrobinacetamipridboscalidclothianidin | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A |
Alerts (31)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes ST 451 in dried sausage from Italy Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | CASEINE in salsiccia riportante in etichetta la dicitura "senza latte e i suoi derivati" milk ingredient | |
| China | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Italy | E407 additive not authorized in gelatin drinks from China | |
| Ukraine | Feed Materials | Belgium | Maximum levels exceeded for ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds in sunflower seeds from Germany ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds - too high content of | |
| Romania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Salmonella spp. in fried sausage from Romania Salmonella spp. | |
| Ghana | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | High levels of arsenic and lead in food supplement from Ghana, via the Netherlands arseniclead | |
| Netherlands | Compound Feeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in dairy cattle feed from Netherlands Aflatoxin B1 | |
| France | Other Food Product / Mixed | Belgium | Presence of emodin and aloe-emodin in raw material for food supplements aloe-emodinemodin | |
| Malaysia | Confectionery | Sweden | Suspected unauthorised food additive in Jelly mini-cups from Malaysia | |
| United States | Confectionery | France | High THC content and presence of CBD in gummy candies cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Listeria monocytogenes in prodotti a base di latte freschi / Listeria monocytogenes in fresh dairy products from Italy Listeria monocytogenes | |
| France | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | France | ochratoxin A in coffee ochratoxin A | |
| Netherlands, Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | foreign object: pieces of pit between apricot pieces from Türkiye | |
| Germany | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Unlabelled/incorrectly labelled allergen soy in nattokinase capsules from Germany | |
| Spain | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Etiquetado "sin gluten" incorrecto en bulgur integral ecológico procedente de España. //Incorrect ‘gluten-free’ labelling on organic wholemeal bulgur from Spain. | |
| Switzerland | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Excess aloe emodin in fermented plums aloe-emodinrhein | |
| Italy | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | High levels of aflatoxins in pistachio pastes produced in Italy aflatoxins | |
| Germany, Netherlands, Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Sweden | Salmonella in beef from Germany & Italy | |
| Spain | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxin B1 in almonds from Spain Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Belgium | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Aflatoxins and imidacloprid in brown broken rice for petfood from Belgium aflatoxinsimidacloprid | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Chlorpyrifos in dried fenugreek leaves from India chlorpyrifos | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | recall of chilled herring fillets from the Netherlands due to suspicion of Listeria in the raw material and final product | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Shigatoxin producing E. Coli in Reblochon de Savoie from France Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Lithuania | Fish and Fish Products | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in herring fillets from Lithuania Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Austria | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | E. coli (VTEC/STEC) in sprouts from Austria | |
| Spain | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Actividad clandestina y falta de garantías sanitarias en la fabricación de productos de panadería y pastelería procedentes de España//Clandestine activity and lack of health guarantees in the manufacture of bakery and pastry products from Spain | |
| Italy | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Unlabeled/incorrectly labeled allergen (almond) in pistachio cream from Italy almond | |
| Indonesia | Food Additives and Flavourings | Spain | Presencia de sulfitos no declarados en el etiquetado de endulzante de origen natural procedente de Indonesia // Presence of undeclared sulphites in the labelling of natural sweetener from Indonesia sulphite | |
| Spain | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | E. Coli Salmonella westhamptonin mussels with raw material from Spain Escherichia coliSalmonella Westhampton | |
| Belarus | Feed Materials | Latvia | Pesticides Epoxyconazole (0,037 ± 0,018 mg/kg) in molasses (feed) from Belarus epoxiconazole | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Denmark | Several pesticide exceedence found in dried jasmine from China acetamipridbifenthrinchlorfenapyrchlorpyrifos |
Information notifications (56)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Sweden | Suspected Salmonella i beef and hamburgers from Sweden | |
| Belgium | Feed Materials | Poland | DNA przeżuwaczy w materiale paszowym dla świń hemoglobinie z krwi // DNA of ruminants in feed material for pigs hemoglobin from blood | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Ireland | Food supplements from USA containing prohibited titanium dioxide | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Food supplement with novel food ingredient from the United Kingdom not in catalogue | |
| South Korea | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Spain | Ingredientes alergénicos (avellana, soja y leche) no resaltados tipográficamente en bebidas procedentes de Corea del Sur // Allergenic ingredients (hazelnut, soy and milk) not typographically highlighted in beverages from South Korea via the Czech Republic. | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | obecność bakterii Salmonella spp. w 25g w 5 z 5 próbek w mięsie mielonym z fileta z piersi kurczaka///presence of Salmonella spp. bacteria in 25 g in 5 out of 5 samples in minced chicken breast fillet country of origin Poland/ Salmonella | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Pesticides in snow peas dimethomorph | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Ireland | Unauthorised novel food Tongkat ali in food supplement | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin in groundnut kernels from United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Poland | Feed Materials | Finland | Salmonella Mbandaka in rapeseed expeller from Poland Salmonella Mbandaka | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | unauthorized genetically modified organism in green papaya from Thailand via Sweden genetically modified | |
| Latvia | Fruits and Vegetables | Lithuania | Excessive amounts of the pesticides captan and acetamiprid in raisins from Latvia acetamipridcaptan | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Unauthorised food ingredients CBD and titanium dioxide in chewing gum from the Netherlands cannabidiol (CBD)colour E 171 - titanium dioxide | |
| China | Fats and Oils | Spain | Plomo en aceite de pescado de China. / Lead in fish oil from China lead | |
| Finland | Feed Materials | Norway | Salmonella in feather meal from Finland SalmonellaSalmonella Yoruba | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | pancreatin in a food supplement from USA via Netherlands | |
| Slovenia | Feed Materials | Italy | Salmonella spp. in processed animal proteins (animal by products cat.3) from Slovenia Salmonella spp. | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Food supplement with novel food ingredient from the United States not in catalogue | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Food supplement with novel food ingredients from unknown origin not in catalogue | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Potential health risks due to the use of the ingredient Sinicuichi Heimia salicifolia in tea from the Netherlands ingredient | |
| Italy | Herbs and Spices | Slovenia | Linuron in parsley from Italy linuron | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Sweden | Salmonella in poultry from Netherlands Salmonella spp | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Possible health risks due to the use of poisonous lettuce (Lactutca virosa) in tea from the Netherlands ingredient | |
| Syria | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Unauthorised pesticide dinotefuran in cucumbers from Syria dinotefuran | |
| United Kingdom | Milk and Milk Products | France | insufficient controls on a dairy product from the United Kingdom | |
| France | Feed Materials | Belgium | Too high a content of T2 + HT2 in maize from France T-2 toxin | |
| Austria | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Belgium | Tea from Austria probably with cannabis sativa | |
| Spain | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Presenza di Epatite Presence of hepatitis A virus in clams from Italy raw material from Spain hepatitis A virus | |
| Ukraine | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Hungary | Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillet from Ukraine Salmonella infantis | |
| Greece | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Omethoate in cherries from Greece omethoate | |
| Romania | Milk and Milk Products | France | Insufficient checks on dairy products and processed meat products | |
| France | Alcoholic Beverages | France | presence of glass in wine bottles | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Verotoxin-producing E. coli in salad mix from the Netherlands e.coli | |
| China | Feed Materials | Poland | Suspicion that low-quality feed poses a risk to animal health | |
| Italy | Other Food Product / Mixed | Italy | Piadina prosciutto cotto con etichetta senza lotto e tmc/lack of batch number and BBD on the label of piadina filled with cooked ham from Italy | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. in pork bacon from Germany Salmonella | |
| Pakistan | Other Food Product / Mixed | Poland | Semicarbazide (SEM) in ship casings from Pakistan nitrofuran (metabolite) nitrofurazone (SEM) | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | paracetamol in nonprocessed gherkins in acetic acid unauthorised | |
| United Kingdom | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Potato not presented to customs in France | |
| Ukraine | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Hungary | Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken inner fillet from Ukraine Salmonella infantis | |
| Denmark | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Denmark | Blue plastic in chicken nuggets from Denmark | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella spp. w mięsie mielonym z nogi kurczaka, pochodzącego z Polski// Salmonella spp. in minced chicken leg meat from Poland Salmonella spp. | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Enteritidis (in 1 out of 5 units) in chicken thigh meat from Poland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Indonesia | Fish and Fish Products | Poland | Mercury in frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius) mercury | |
| Poland | Confectionery | Germany | Foreign bodies (metal fragments) in gingerbread with apricot filling from Poland | |
| Belgium | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | Use of incorrect durability date on mini sausage rolls from Belgium | |
| Indonesia | Fruits and Vegetables | European Commission | foreign body (plastic and metal pieces) in desiccated coconut from Indonesia | |
| Belgium | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in crispy muesli with nuts from Belgium. ochratoxin A | |
| Italy, Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Presenza di Listeria monocytogenes in Tartare di pesce Spada//Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in swordfish tartare produced in Italy with raw material from Spain Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Niedozwolone substancje w suplementach diety oferowanych do sprzedaży przez Internet przez firmę z Niemiec/// Prohibited substances in food supplements offered for sale online by a German company novel food | |
| Netherlands | Pet Food | Belgium | Salmonella in raw petfood from the Netherlands Salmonella Liverpool | |
| Russia | Feed Materials | Latvia | Pesticides Cyproconazole (0,030 ± 0,015 mg/kg), Difenoconazole (0,022 ± 0,011 mg/kg),Propiconazole (0,028 ± 0,014 mg/kg) in molasses (feed) from Russia cyproconazoledifenoconazolepropiconazole | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | stwierdzenie obecności Salmonella spp. w 25 g w 2 z 5 próbek w mięsie mielonym z nogi kurczaka świeżym, pochodzącym z Polski// presence of Salmonella spp. in fresh minced chicken leg meat from Poland Salmonella spp. | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Abamectin and famoxadone in Sugar Crisp from Brazil abamectinfamoxadone | |
| Chile | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Too high cadmium levels in avocado from Chile cadmium |