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.
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