RASFF Notifications — Week 46 2025 (10–16 Nov) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information

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In week 46 of 2025 (10–16 Nov), the EU's RASFF system recorded 109 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 30 border rejections, 31 alerts, and 48 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, France and United States.

62 of this week's notifications concerned products that had reached the EU market; 18 led to a recall from consumers.

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Border rejections (30)

DateOriginCategoryNotifying countrySubject
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Italy AFLATOSSINE IN FICHI SECCHI DALLA TURCHIA/aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market22.1+-9.7 · limit 6.0 mg/kg - ppm
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Bulgaria Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed18,1+/-5,4 · limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Bulgaria Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market20,4+/-6,1 · limit 6,0 µg/kg - ppb
Azerbaijan Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Italy Aflatoxin B1 in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan via Türkiye Aflatoxin B1 At the EU borderNot on the market11.3 +- 5.0 · limit 5 mg/kg - ppm
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Bulgaria Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market31.0 +/- 9.3 · limit 8,0 µg/kg - ppb
China Food Contact Materials Poland Przybory kuchenne z nylonu z przekroczeniem sumy pierwszorzędowych amin aromatycznych : 0,025±0,004 mg/kg // Nylon kitchen utensils with a total PAAs exceeding 0.025±0.004 mg/kg primary aromatic amines At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched0,025 ± 0,004 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm
Ukraine Fruits and Vegetables Poland Nieprawidłowości w świadectwie urzędowym oraz brak wyników pobierania próbek i analiz // Irregularities in the official certificate and lack of sampling and analysis results At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Italy presenza di OCRATOSSINA A IN FICHI SECCHI DALLA TURCHIA/ochratoxin in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched or destroyed135 +/- 49,6 ug/kg · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb
China Food Contact Materials Belgium Primary aromatic amines in pasta scoop strainer from China primary aromatic amines At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched or destroyed0,009 · limit 0,002 mg/kg - ppm
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Germany Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market18.87 ± 7.55 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Germany Aflatoxins in organic dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market72.44 ± 19.69 · limit 10 µg/kg - ppb
Nigeria Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Greece Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella At the EU borderNot on the marketTreated, sorted or divertedpresence/25g in 1 out of 10 units · limit absence /25g
Pakistan Cereals and Bakery Products Greece Aflatoxin B1 in rice from Pakistan Aflatoxin B1 At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched4,6+/-1,1 · limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb
China Other Food Product / Mixed Greece Cadmium (Cd) in fresh wild fungi (black truffles) from China cadmium At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed0,67+/-0,10 · limit 0,50 mg/kg - ppm
United States Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Poland orzechy włoskie z oznakami zawilgocenia///walnuts with signs of moisture, country of origin: USA At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed
India Prepared Dishes and Snacks Latvia Unauthorized novel food: Stone flower (Parmotrema perlatum) and Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi (L.) and health claims for food snacks from India At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed
Turkey Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Poland Ditlenek tytanu (E 171) w składzie suplementu diety z Turcji /// Titanium dioxide (E 171) in the composition of a food supplement from Turkey colour E 171 - titanium dioxide At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed
China Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Poland unauthorized Novel Food Turkey Tail Trametes in food supplement from China Monitoring or surveillance sampleNot on the market
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Poland exceeding the acceptable daily intake of vitamins B5 and B6 in food supplements from USA At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Italy Aflatossina B1 e Ocratossina A in fichi secchi dalla Turchia//Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market15,1 ± 6,6 · limit 6.0 mg/kg - ppm
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Italy Aflatossine (b1 e totali) e Ocratossina A in fichi secchi dalla Turchia//Aflatoxins (b1 and total) and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market117,3 ± 51,6 · limit 6.0 mg/kg - ppm
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Latvia Unauthorized novel food S Acetil L Glutathione and Tarahacum mongolicum. There were also unauthorised health claims, inadequate labelling of food additives, product ingredients and insufficient information about vitamins in food supplements from US. At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Germany Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market23.43 ± 8.96 · limit 10 µg/kg - ppb
Iran Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Germany Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market180+/-72,0 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Italy aflatoxins in dried figs Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market34,8+/-3,4
Iran Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Germany Aflatoxins in pistachios from the Islamic Republic of Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total At the EU borderNot on the market74,4+/-29,8 · limit 10 µg/kg - ppb
Uganda Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Germany Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Uganda Salmonella At the EU borderNot on the marketDetection of S. Bonn in one of 10 samples weighing 25g each · limit - null
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Germany Aflatoxins in figs from Turkey Aflatoxins B1ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the market155+/-62 · limit 8 µg/kg - ppb
Sri Lanka Fruits and Vegetables Germany Pesticide residues in yard long beans from Sri Lanka carbofuran At the EU borderNot on the marketDestroyed0,087 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm
Turkey Fruits and Vegetables Bulgaria Ochratoxin A in dried figs grom Türkiye ochratoxin A At the EU borderNot on the marketRe-dispatched26.0+/-7.8 · limit 8.0 µg/kg - ppb

Alerts (31)

DateOriginCategoryNotifying countrySubject
France Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products France Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis in poultry neck skin (peau de cou de poulet BIO) Salmonella Enteritidis Company's own checkReached the marketDtected in 25 g · limit Not detected in 25 g null
France Milk and Milk Products France Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in goat cheese Listeria monocytogenes Company's own checkReached the marketDetected in 25 g · limit Not detected in 25 g null
France Milk and Milk Products Belgium STEC eae+ in reblochon cheese from France Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Official control on the marketReached the marketDetected
France Fish and Fish Products France ASP toxin in scallops Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the market
Ukraine Fruits and Vegetables Netherlands Chlorpyrifos in soyabean for crushing from Ukraine chlorpyrifos Company's own check0,032 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm
South Korea Other Food Product / Mixed Finland High iodine content and labeling deficiencies in dried seaweed slices from Korea via the Netherlands iodine Official control on the marketReached the market310
Spain Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Spain Allergen (soya) not declared on the labelling of meat products from Spain // Presencia de alérgeno (soja) no declarado en el etiquetado de productos cárnicos procedentes de España Company's own checkReached the marketDestroyed
France Fish and Fish Products Germany Allergen (milk, mustard) not labeled/incorrectly labeled on fish product made from fish muscle protein from France Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
Romania Fish and Fish Products Hungary Listeria monocytogenes in fishery products from Romania Listeria monocytogenes Official control on the marketReached the market3,5*10^3 · limit 100 CFU/g
France, Italy Cereals and Bakery Products Italy Tetrametrina non approvata in frumento panificabile dalla Francia//Unapproved Tetramethrin in wheat from France tetramethrin Official control on the marketReached the market0.12 +/- 0.06 · limit N.A null
Poland Feed Materials Germany Dioxin in apple pomace (complete feed) from Poland dioxins Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the market1,09 · limit 0,75 ng/kg - ppt
Sweden Other Food Product / Mixed Finland Pieces of plastic in spiced potato product from Sweden Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
Italy Eggs and Egg Products Italy Presenza di salmonella enteritidis in uova fresche//Presence of Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh eggs Salmonella Enteritidis Official control on the marketReached the marketRe-dispatchedrilevata//detected · limit assenza//not deteced /25g
Poland Animal By-Products Netherlands Salmonella spp in pig ear auricles 300g / Dog snacks From poland Salmonella Company's own checkPresent/swab · limit absent/swab null
Latvia Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Lithuania Foreign bodies (plastic parts) in cold-smoked sausage from Estonia Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
Belgium Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea Belgium Ochratoxine A in coffee from Belgium ochratoxin A Company's own checkReached the market9,8 · limit 3 µg/kg - ppb
Spain Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof Spain Origen no autorizado de moluscos bivalvos vivos procedentes de España//Unauthorised origin of live bivalve molluscs from Spain Official control on the marketReached the market
Italy Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments Norway Glass fragment in pesto from Italy Consumer complaint or illnessReached the marketDestroyed
Netherlands Food Contact Materials Germany Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in plates made from sugar cane bagasse from the Netherlands Official control on the marketReached the market
India Fish and Fish Products Germany Ciguatera poisoning from eating frozen red snapper steak from India Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
Bulgaria Milk and Milk Products Austria E.coli and Enterobacteriaceae in cheese from Bulgaria EnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coli Official control on the marketReached the market31000
Italy Fruits and Vegetables Netherlands Lambda-Cyhalothrin in pak choi Shang hai lambda-cyhalothrin Company's own checkReached the marketDestroyed0,4 · limit 0,3 mg/kg - ppm
Germany Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Germany Salmonella spp. in cevapcici from Germany Salmonella Official control on the marketReached the marketnachgewiesen in 25g
France Cereals and Bakery Products Netherlands aflatoxins in raw waxy corn, from France Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total Company's own checkTreated, sorted or diverted6,2 · limit 2,0 µg/kg - ppb
Lithuania Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Latvia Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx2) in cold-smoked salami from Lithuania Escherichia coli Official control on the marketReached the marketPresent
France Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products Netherlands plastic in chicken from France Consumer complaint or illnessReached the marketRe-dispatched
France Milk and Milk Products France Presence of E. coli STEC O26H11 in Reblochon cheese Escherichia coli O26 Company's own checkReached the marketDetected · limit Not detected null
Greece Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof Italy Esito sfavorevole per parametro E coli in campione di molluschi bivalvi vivi di origine greca/ E coli in live bivalve molluscs origin Greece Escherichia coli Official control on the marketReached the marketUC 1 = 1100; UC 2 = 45; UC 3 = 130; UC 4 = 170; UC 5 = 130 · limit 230/700 MPN/100g
Czech Republic Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Croatia Listeria monocytogenes in delicatessen ham from the Czech Republic Listeria monocytogenes Official control on the marketReached the market
Romania Other Food Product / Mixed Netherlands Pieces of metal and rubber in dry soup mixes and other dry mixes from the Netherlands Company's own checkReached the market
Italy Cereals and Bakery Products Switzerland Glass pieces in durum wheat pasta Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market

Information notifications (48)

DateOriginCategoryNotifying countrySubject
Netherlands Fish and Fish Products France Presence of bubbles in jars of spicy tuna originating in the Netherlands yeasts Company's own checkReached the market1.100.000
France Milk and Milk Products Belgium Presence of antibiotics in raw milk from France Company's own checkDestroyed
United Arab Emirates Other Food Product / Mixed Sweden Several ingredients considered novel food in ayurvedic paste of fruit and herbs Official control on the marketReached the market
Ecuador Crustaceans and Products Thereof Spain rupture of the cold chain in frozen prawns (Penaeus vannamei) from Ecuador // Rotura de la cadena de frio en langostinos congelados (Penaeus vannamei) comercializados en España procedentes de Ecuador Official control on the marketReached the market
India Other Food Product / Mixed Netherlands Consignment cornichons with honey skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post. At the EU borderReached the market
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Ireland Incorrectly declared allergens in food supplement from the USA Monitoring or surveillance sampleRe-dispatched
Romania Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products Italy Salmonella Enteritidis in carne fresca di pollame dalla Romania//Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh poultry meat from Romania Salmonella Enteritidis Official control on the marketReached the marketpresenza//detected · limit assenza//not deteced /25g
Brazil Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Italy suspicion of frozen meat from treated animals from Brazil OtherReached the market
Brazil Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Netherlands suspicion of frozen meat from treated animals from Brazil OtherReached the market
Ecuador Fruits and Vegetables Croatia Chlorpyrifos in bananas from Ecuador through Hungary chlorpyrifos Official control on the marketReached the market0,033 · limit 0,01 µg/kg - ppb
Morocco Animal By-Products Spain Salmonella in fish meal from Morocco Salmonella At the EU borderReached the marketPresence of salmonella · limit Absence /25g
Argentina Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Netherlands Aflatoxine B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total Company's own checkNot on the market3.5 & 5.1 · limit 2 µg/kg - ppb
India Cereals and Bakery Products Netherlands Ochratoxin A in basmati rice from India ochratoxin A Company's own check8,7 · limit 3,0 µg/kg - ppb
Nicaragua Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Netherlands aflatoxin B1 in Groundnuts kernels from Nicaragua Aflatoxin B1 Company's own checkNot on the market2.7 · limit 2 µg/kg - ppb
Netherlands Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products Netherlands Salmonella spp in Wings from the Netherlands Company's own checkReached the market
Poland Feed Materials Germany Polychlorinated dibenzo(p)dioxins and dibenzofurans in dried apple pomace from Poland dioxins Company's own check1,12 +/- 0,264 · limit 0,75 pg TEQ/g
unknown origin Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Czechia Unauthorized novel food NMN (nicotineamide mononucleotide) in a food supplement traded online, from Slovenia Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
Indonesia Fruits and Vegetables Netherlands Salmonella agona in Coconut from Indonesia Salmonella Agona Company's own checkRe-dispatchedpresent · limit not present null
Colombia Fruits and Vegetables Belgium Exceedance of MRLs for various pesticide residues in passion fruit from Colombia dinotefuranflonicamidfluopicolide Company's own check0,057 · limit 0,03 mg/kg - ppm
Colombia Fruits and Vegetables Spain Carbendazima + Benomilo en bananas de Colombia/Carbendazim and benomyl in bananas from Colombia benomil/carbendazim At the EU borderReached the market0,30 ± 0,15 · limit 0,1 mg/kg - ppm
Poland Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Netherlands Salmonella, Listeria and STEC in Sawn beef tails from Poland Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing suspicionListeria sppSalmonella Company's own checkReached the marketpresent · limit absent /25g
Netherlands Feed Materials Belgium Metal pieces in maize product from the Netherlands Company's own checkReached the market
Egypt Fruits and Vegetables Belgium chlorpyriphos pesticide residues in black olives from Egypt chlorpyrifos Company's own checkReached the market0,029 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm
Italy Other Food Product / Mixed Belgium Bulging and leaking packages of tinned peeled tomatoes from Italy Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
Kosovo Fruits and Vegetables Slovenia Chlorpyrifos in sliced gherkins chlorpyrifos Official control on the marketReached the market0,016 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm
Syria Fruits and Vegetables Austria Unauthorised pesticides dimethoate and omethoate in quince from Syria dimethoateomethoate Official control on the marketReached the market0,20 ± 0,10 · limit 0,01 mg/kg - ppm
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Croatia Unaproved novel food with Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHE) Official control on the marketReached the market
Poland Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Finland STEC (stx1+; stx2+ eae+) in bovine carcass quarters from Poland Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Official control on the marketReached the marketDetected
Ireland Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Finland STEC (stex1+; eae-) in lamb carcass from Ireland Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing Official control on the marketReached the marketDetected
Venezuela Crustaceans and Products Thereof France Excess sulfite levels detected in a batch of frozen shrimp from Venezuela and Ecuador sulphite Company's own check224 · limit 150 mg/kg - ppm
Netherlands Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) Netherlands Florfenicol 462 ppb in veal from the Netherlandss florfenicol Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the market462 · limit 300 µg/kg - ppb
India Herbs and Spices France Presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in ground cumin from India pyrrolizidine alkaloids Official control on the marketReached the market5237,3 · limit 400 µg/kg - ppb
Argentina Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Netherlands Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total Company's own check4.7 · limit 2.0 µg/kg - ppb
Poland Other Food Product / Mixed Poland produkt zawierający w składzie glistnik jaskółcze ziele (Chelidonium majus) sprzedawany przez Internet///A product containing greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) sold online/ Official control on the marketReached the market
Thailand Other Food Product / Mixed Netherlands Consignment coffee creamer passed the BCP Rotterdam without the neccessary veterinary controls At the EU borderReached the market
Spain Fruits and Vegetables Spain Elevados niveles de nitratos en espinacas procedentes de España//High nitrate content in spinach from Spain nitrate Official control on the marketReached the market7900 (± 2528) mg/kg//5750 (± 1840) mg/kg · limit 3500 mg/kg - ppm
Jordan Other Food Product / Mixed Germany Salmonella Livingstone in tahini from Jordan Salmonella Official control on the marketReached the market
Uzbekistan Fruits and Vegetables Latvia Exceed maximum level of pesticides residues penconazole, profenofos and cypermethrin in fresh dill from Uzbekistan. cypermethrinpenconazoleprofenofos At the EU borderReached the market0,10 ± 0,05 · limit 0,03 mg/kg - ppm
Czech Republic Alcoholic Beverages Luxembourg mead with hemp extract Official control on the marketReached the market
Netherlands Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments Norway Gas formation/yeast in chili sauce from Netherlands Consumer complaint or illnessReached the market
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Slovenia Unauthorised substances chromium as nicotinate glycinate chelate, molybdenum as amino acid chelate and boron as amino acid chelate in food supplements from the United States Monitoring or surveillance sampleNot on the market
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Slovenia Unauthorised novel food ingredient dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) and unauthorised substance molybdenum amino acid chelate and boron citrate in food supplements from the United States Monitoring or surveillance sampleNot on the market
Brazil Feed Materials Netherlands Aflatoxin B1 in maize from Brazil Aflatoxin B1 Company's own checkReached the market26.9 · limit 20 µg/kg - ppb
United Kingdom Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Slovenia Unauthorised novel food ingredients agmatine sulfate in food supplements from the United Kingdom Monitoring or surveillance sampleNot on the market
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Croatia Unaurthorised health claims and unapproved novel food in Food supplement from the USA Monitoring or surveillance sampleReached the market
Czech Republic Pet Food Slovakia presence of bones in cat food from the Czech Republic fragments bones of land animals Consumer complaint or illnessReached the marketpresence
United States Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods Slovenia Unauthorised substances magnesium aspartate and magnesium orotate in food supplements from the United States Monitoring or surveillance sampleNot on the market
Argentina Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds Netherlands aflatoxin B1 in groundnut kernels from Argentina, dispatched from the United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total Company's own checkReached the market4.9 · limit 2.0 null