RASFF Notifications — Week 47 2025 (17–23 Nov) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 47 of 2025 (17–23 Nov), the EU's RASFF system recorded 125 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 36 border rejections, 22 alerts, and 67 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, China and Netherlands.
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Border rejections (36)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Imidacloprid in rice from Pakistan imidacloprid | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Thiamethoxam above legal limits in Psidium guajava from India thiamethoxam | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Croatia | Increased levels of DHEP in acrylic cake topper from China phthalate DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Latvia | Unauthorized ingredients 10% wheat straw in set of plastic polypropylene utensils from China | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried fig cubes from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Phenthoate in limes from Peru phenthoate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Serbia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Aflatoxinas en harina de soja de Serbia // Aflatoxins in soybean meal from Serbia aflatoxin total | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Clorpirifos y triziclazol en arroz de la India / Chlorpyrifos and triazole in Indian rice chlorpyrifostricyclazole | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Croatia | Presence of corrosion in a knife set from China corrosion | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Presenza di larve e insetti vivi in semi di sesamo dall'India/Presence of larvae and live insects in sesame seeds from India | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Italy | Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle congelate (Litopenaeus vannamei) dall'Ecuador//Vibrio cholerae in frozen whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei) Vibrio cholerae | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Slovenia | High vitamin B6 content, absence of the declared quantity and warnings for green tea extracts, unauthorised novel food ingredient phenethylamine, unauthorised substances (Ca, Mg and Zn amino acid chelates), and missing indication of the chemical form of folic acid in food supplements from the USA | |
| Belarus | Feed Materials | Latvia | Pesticides Epoxyconazole (0,046± 0,023mg/kg) in molasses (feed) from Belarus epoxiconazole | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Greece | Unauthorised chlorpyrifos in sesame seeds from India chlorpyrifos | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificate(s) in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Ethiopia | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Aflatoxins in spice mix from Ehtiopia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Herbs and Spices | France | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano from Turkiye pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Slovenia | Unauthorised novel food ingredient Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali) in food supplements from China offered online for sale | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried digs diced from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| United States | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Rotura de cadena de frío en surimi de EEUU/ Breaking the cold chain in surimi from USA |
Alerts (22)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | MRL exceedance for tebuconazole in green celery tebuconazole | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | Listeria mono. in smoked salmon from the Netherlands | |
| France | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | pH anomaly in olive tapenade | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | France | High levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin//Altos niveles de alcaloides pirrolizidínicos en comino procedente de la India a través de España pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Undeclared allergen sulphite in tiger shrimp | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in fresh enoki mushrooms from China, via the Netherlands Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Slovakia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Foreign body (stones) in nut mixes from Slovakia | |
| France | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | France | Failure to label a surimi sauce originating in France | |
| Vietnam | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Foreign bodies (glass fragments) in kimchi in glass from Vietnam | |
| Netherlands | Confectionery | Netherlands | Metal in syrup waffle from the Netherlands | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | przekroczenie aflatoksyny B1 (na poziomie 31,52 +/- 7,25 µg/kg) oraz sumy aflatoksyn B1, B2, G1, G2 (na poziomie 33,01+/- 7,70 µg/kg) w figach suszonych pochodzących z Turcji /// exceeding the level of aflatoxin B1 (at the level of 31.52 +/- 7.25 µg/kg) and the sum of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2 (at the level of 33.01 +/- 7.70 µg/kg) in dried figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Netherlands | Feed Materials | Germany | Foreign body (pieces of metal) in duck meat cubes (pet food) for dogs and cats from the Netherlands | |
| France | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | France | foreign object in puff pastry sausage | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | Maximum content of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin powder has been exceeded pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Spain | Feed Materials | Spain | Aflatoxin B1 in plam kernel from Spain Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Infantis in Kebab chicken and turkey Salmonella infantis | |
| Spain | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of foreign matter (broken glass) in infant formula | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Exceedance of acetamiprid in raisins (snack for kids) from Türkiye acetamiprid | |
| China | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Cadmium in pinenut kernels from China cadmium | |
| Mauritania | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Mercury FROZEN CORVINA from Mauritania (MR)// Mercurio CORVINA CONGELADA de Mauritania mercury | |
| Greece | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Depasire LMA de pesticide in struguri albi origine Grecia / Exceeding the maximum permissible limit for pesticides in white grapes originating in Greece acetamiprid | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | presenza di clostridi produttori di tossine botuliniche e tossine botuliniche in conserve vegetali (Friarielli broccoli alla napoletana) Presence of botulinum toxin-producing clostridia and botulinum toxin in preserved vegetables (Napolitan-style broccoli friarielli) from Italy Clostridium botulinumbotulinum toxin |
Information notifications (67)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Exceedance of lambda-cyhalothrine levels in table grapes originating from Italy lambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Morocco | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Chlorfenapyr in Tomatoes from Morocco via Italy chlorfenapyrspiroxamine | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Fresh Truffles with exceeded cadmium values from China via UAE cadmium | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis in carne di pollo congelata/Salmonella infantis in frozen chicken meat from Romania Salmonella infantis | |
| China, Poland | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Poland | przekroczenie NDP kadmu w orzechach pinii/// exceeding the MRL for cadmium in pine nuts cadmium | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Acetamiprid in Raisins from Türkiye acetamiprid | |
| Spain | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Proteínas lácteas no declaradas en pastelitos de crema procedentes de España // Undeclared milk proteins in cream cakes from Spain milk | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Slovenia | Too high specific migration of inorganic arsenic from metal pan from China arsenic | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Poland | wykryto migrację formaldehydu w talerzach // Specific migration of formaldehyde was detected in melamine plate from China via Germany formaldehyde | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Belgium | Presence of hemp extract/aroma in brownie | |
| Italy | Compound Feeds | Romania | Identificare ADN de la rumegatoare in furaj complet pentru pesti din Italia /// Presence of ruminant DNA in fish feed from Italy ruminant DNA presence | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Belgium | Presence of hemp and CBD in severald foods. | |
| Finland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Finland | Mycotoxins in oat from Finland T-2 toxin | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Salmonella spp in carne pasare origine Romania/// Salmonella spp in poultry meat from Romania Salmonella spp | |
| India | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Germany | 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone (AOZ) in shrimp from India, via Belgium nitrofuran (metabolite) furazolidone (AOZ) | |
| Belgium | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of follow-on milk (lait 2ème age) in boxes packaged and labelled as infant formula (lait 1er age) | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Stwierdzenie składnika niedozwolonego w suplemencie diety Juglans nigra (orzech czarny), kraj pochodzenia Polska // unauthorized ingredient in food supplement Juglans nigra (black walnut), origin Poland | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Slovenia | Specific migration of inorganic arsenic from a cast-iron pan arsenic | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Aflatoxins in dried mulberries from Turkey Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Switzerland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unapproved novel food ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) in oil from Switzerland | |
| Poland | Milk and Milk Products | Slovakia | Non-compliance detected: sensory changes (taste and odor) in hard cheese originating from Poland strong smell and taste of soap | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Italy | migrazione specifica di cromo oltre i limiti in affettatrici professionali dalla Cina// Specific chromium migration beyond legal limits from professional slicers from China chromium | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Unauthorized noved food NMN (nicotinamid mononucleotide) in food supplements, from Germany | |
| Brazil | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Spain | suspicion of frozen meat of treated animals from Brazil //Sospecha de carne procedente de animales tratados de Brasil | |
| Egypt | Herbs and Spices | Poland | Salmonella Sinstorf in thyme from Egypt Salmonella | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Yohimbe in food supplements from the United States offered online for sale | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | yohimbine in food supplement from UK | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Fosthiazate in cucumbers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| Italy | Herbs and Spices | Austria | Bacillus cereus in lemon verbena from Italy Bacillus cereus | |
| Ukraine | Confectionery | Poland | Zapleśnienia w ciastkach pochodzących z Ukrainy/// Mold growth in cookies from Ukraine | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Unapproved novel food Synaptolepis kirkii in tea from the Netherlands novel food ingredient | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Potential health risks associated with the use of Calea zacatechichi in tea from the Netherlands ingredient | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Unauthorized novel food (Ptychopetalum olacoides) in tea from the Netherlands novel food ingredient | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Potential health risks associated with the use of Voacanga africana in tea from the Netherlands ingredient | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Unauthorized Novel Food Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) in Food Supplement | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Unauthorized Novel Food - Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) in a Food Supplement | |
| Germany, Poland | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Sensoric deviations (spoilage) on frozen, smoked salmon trimmings for further processing from Poland spoilage | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Unauthorised pesticide chlorpyrifos-methyl in mandarins from Türkiye chlorpyrifos-methyl | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | France | High levels of pesticide residues in persimmons lambda-cyhalothrin | |
| United Kingdom, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), unknown origin | Herbs and Spices | Ireland | Recall of dried sage due to choking risk from large pieces of stalks, bark and blue plastic | |
| Netherlands | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Unauthorized novel food Butea Superba in herbal extract from the Netherlands novel food ingredient | |
| Italy | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella Senftenberg and Salmonella Altona in soybean meal from Italy Salmonella AltonaSalmonella Senftenberg | |
| France | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Salmonella in Organic soybean Expeller from France Salmonella Tennessee | |
| Belgium | Compound Feeds | Belgium | Compound feeds with too much additives | |
| Netherlands | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Non-authorized novel food (Silene capensis) in tea from the Netherlands novel food ingredient | |
| Greece | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Acetamiprid (0.56 ± 0.28 mg/kg) in white grapes from Greece acetamiprid | |
| Serbia | Cereals and Bakery Products | Slovenia | moldy toast from Serbia | |
| Lithuania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. in minced pork from Lithuania Salmonella | |
| Belgium | Compound Feeds | Lithuania | Excessive levels of zinc in complete feed for piglets from Belgium zinc | |
| Denmark | Cereals and Bakery Products | Denmark | Massive infestations with agricultural pests in malting barley from Denmark | |
| Taiwan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Novel food in rice-cereal mix from China novel food | |
| Spain | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | France | Listeria monocytogenes in beetroot hummus from Spain Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Exceedance of alternaria content in roasted salted sunflower seeds alternariol | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Przekroczenie NDP chloropiryfosu w świeżym mango, kraj pochodzenia Brazylia/// Exceeding the MRL for chlorpyrifos in fresh mango, country of origin Brazil chlorpyrifos | |
| Pakistan | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Unauthorized novel food in black cumin seeds from Pakistan | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Inquiry Regarding Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Containing Colostrum, from Poland | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos in raisins from China chlorpyrifos | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | France | Insufficient checks on dehydrated alfalfa from the United Kingdom | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | STEC in pomegranate seeds from India, via the Netherlands Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Argentina, Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | France | MRL exceedance for phosphonic acid in beans fosetyl and phosphonates | |
| Moldova, Romania | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Romania | Depasirea LMA acid cianhidric in seminte de in origine Republica Moldova/// Hydrogen cyanide (HCN)levels exceeded in flax seeds from Moldova cyanide | |
| Denmark | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Exceedance of flonicamid in mini cucumbers from Portugal flonicamid | |
| Germany | Confectionery | Netherlands | visible mold in marzipan from Germany | |
| France | Feed Materials | Belgium | Presence of ruminant DNA in PAP from pigs from France ruminant DNA presence | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Denmark | Observation of pests and traces of pests in English muffins from Germany | |
| Latvia | Other Food Product / Mixed | Denmark | Mould growth/ abnormal taste and smell found on mini oat balls from Latvia |