RASFF Notifications — Week 48 2025 (24–30 Nov) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 48 of 2025 (24–30 Nov), the EU's RASFF system recorded 136 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 21 border rejections, 39 alerts, and 76 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, Netherlands and United States.
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Border rejections (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | Additivo non autorizzato (Butilidrossitoluene -BHT- E 321) in panini congelati dalla Cina/Unauthorized additive (Butylhydroxytoluene -BHT- E 321) in frozen bread from China | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried fig cubes from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in USA groundnuts Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Italy | Vibrio cholerae in mazzancolle dall'Ecuador Vibrio cholerae | |
| Vietnam | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Misleading product labelling and detection of Canis lupus spp. in various chilled products from Vietnam porcine DNA presencepoultry DNA presenceruminant DNA presence | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total | |
| France | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | consigment of priapus (sildenafil) from France detained at border for destruction | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp in raw hazelnuts from Türkiye Salmonella | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine USA da Emirati Arabi Uniti/ aflatoxins exceeding legal limits in shelled pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, origin USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Confectionery | Ireland | Unauthorised titanium dioxide colour in confectionary product//Colorante dióxido de titanio no autorizado en productos de confitería procedentes de Turquía | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine USA da Emirati Arabi Uniti/aflatoxins exceeding legal limits in shelled pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, origin USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Presenza di Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchi sgusciati Origine USA da Emirati Arabi Uniti/aflatoxins exceeding legal limits in shelled pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, origin USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried fig cubes from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Russia | Feed Materials | Latvia | Mold in sugar beet pulp pellets with added molasses | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | A batch of raisins imported from India was found to be unfit for consumption due to damage to the container //Stwierdzenie nienadającej się do spożycia partii rodzynek importowanych z Indii z uwagi na uszkodzenie kontenera. pn. Infatrini peptisorb dla niemowląt, Nutricia | |
| Azerbaijan | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in hazelnut kernel from Azerbaijan Aflatoxin B1 |
Alerts (39)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | France | Detection of Listeria in sauce Listeria monocytogenes | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Cereals and Bakery Products | European Commission | Plastic glue pellets in organic porridge oats from the Northern Ireland | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Foreign bodies (hard plastic) in bacon strips from Germany | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in banana flour from the Netherlands ochratoxin A | |
| Hong Kong | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Methomylin white fungus methomyl | |
| Poland | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos (-ethyl) Frozen raspberries (Poland) chlorpyrifos | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin in pistache kernels from Iran via Germany Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Italy | Fish and Fish Products | Austria | Histamine in anchovy fillets from Italy histamine | |
| Czech Republic | Pet Food | Czechia | High content of lead in Petfood (BARF) from Czech Republic lead | |
| Belgium | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | MRL exceedance for prothioconazole in Savoy cabbages from Belgium prothioconazole | |
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Hydrogen cyanide in linseed cyanide | |
| Afghanistan, Italy, Morocco, Spain | Confectionery | Germany | Excessive cyanide content in almond biscuits from Italy cyanide | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | presence of listeria in pasteurized semi-thick cream Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Detection of Salmonella spp. and presumptive Bacillus cereus in food supplements from Germany Bacillus cereusSalmonella spp. | |
| Bulgaria | Confectionery | Germany | Foreign bodies (plastic fragments) in chocolate bars from Bulgaria | |
| Belgium | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Exceedance of MRL for Lambda-cyhalothrin in spinach lambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Uganda | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | MOAH in vanilla bean from Uganda mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Latvia | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Undeclared soya in canned chicken meat from Latvia soya | |
| Belgium | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | France | Presence of hydroxyanthracene derivatives (HAD) in a dietary supplement aloe-emodinbenzo(a)anthracene | |
| Spain | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Germany | Unlabeled/incorrectly labeled allergen (sulfite) in non-alcoholic beverage from Spain, via the United Kingdom, via the Netherlands sulphite | |
| France, Netherlands | Feed Materials | Belgium | Chlorpyrifos-ethyl in processed maize starch with raw material from France chlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Listeria Monocytogenes in salmone affumicato origine Polonia//Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon from Poland Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Turkey | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Listeria monocytogenes on Smoked trout fillet from Türkiye via Germany Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Belgium | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | Use of a wrong label garlic pâté so that the allergen walnut is not mentioned in the ingredients list of walnut pâté | |
| Indonesia | Confectionery | Netherlands | Metal foreign body in gluten free coconut cookies | |
| Germany | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella Typhimurium in dog chews from Germany | |
| Germany | Confectionery | Germany | Unlabeled/incorrectly labeled allergen (milk protein) in sugar sprinkles from Germany | |
| Netherlands | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in dunnen lende from the Netherlands Salmonella | |
| Belgium, Netherlands, Romania | Ices and Desserts | Belgium | Metal particles in cooked Kadayif from the Netherlands | |
| Germany, Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Foreign object (glass shards) in diced peppers in cans from Turkey | |
| Netherlands | Milk and Milk Products | Belgium | Cronobacter spp. in infant formulae Cronobacter spp. | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Undeclared allergens peanuts and sesame seeds in cheese sticks | |
| Netherlands | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Presence of plastic from the packaging in perepared dish | |
| Netherlands | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Belgium | incorrect labelling (a.o. caffeine missing) on non-alcoholic beverage from the Netherlands | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Chlorpyrifos in raisins from Iran via Germany chlorpyrifosfenpropathriniprodionepydiflumetofen | |
| Serbia | Fruits and Vegetables | Switzerland | Cadmium in frozen raspberries exceeds the maximum limit cadmium | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | Detection of Salmonella spp. on almonds Salmonella | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Listeria monocytogenes on raclette cheese from France Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Indonesia, unknown origin | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Salmonella spp. in ground organic black pepper from Germany, packaged in the Czech Republic, with raw material from Indonesia, processed in the Netherlands Salmonella spp. |
Information notifications (76)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | illegal import of beans from Nigeria | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unaproved novel food | |
| Spain | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Netherlands | Mold in cacao powder from Spain | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Nicotinamide riboside hydrogen malate is not approved as novel food | |
| India | Pet Food | Germany | Dioxin/furans and dioxin-like PCBs in dried buffalo tripe from India dioxins | |
| Belgium | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Migration of dibutyl phthalate to curry sauce from Belgium phthalate DBP - dibutyl | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Nonauthorised Novel Food in Food supplements from USA | |
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | cattle sent for slaughter without observing withdrawal periods | |
| Ukraine | Feed Materials | Poland | Salmonella w materiale paszowym// Salmonella in feed material Salmonella spp | |
| Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. in chilled pork ribs from Poland Salmonella | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Food supplement with a high level of iron | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Przekroczenie NDP propiconazolu w mandarynce pochodzącej z Peru // Exceeding the MRL for propiconazole in tangerines from Peru via Netherlands propiconazole | |
| Venezuela | Fish and Fish Products | France | presence of sulfite in shrimp from Venezuela sulphite | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Food supplement from USA with too high level of Vitamin D | |
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxines in Katjang Pedis Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Indonesia | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | PAH's in smoked tilapia from Indonesia polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Poland | Stwierdzenie obecności ciała obcego - drobin wyglądających jak zielony plastik w serze podpuszczkowymy dojrzewający, z mleka surowego, twardy, tarty kraj pochodzenia Włochy/Detection of the presence of a foreign body - particles resembling green plastic in rennet-ripened cheese, made from raw milk, hard, grated, country of origin: Italy | |
| Poland | Confectionery | France | Abnormal taste in lollipops originating in Poland | |
| Tunisia | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Alti valori di mercurio in pagri congelati provenienti dalla Tunisia//High levels of mercury in frozen Chouch's sea-bream from Tunisia mercury | |
| Japan | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | France | High levels of pesticide residues in tea anthraquinone | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | nieautoryzowana nowa żywność (Garcinia mangostana (wyciąg ze skórki)) w suplementach diety pochodzących z USA // Unauthorized Novel Food (Garcinia mangostana (peel extract)) in food supplements from the USA | |
| Poland | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Opium alkaloids in poppy paste from Poland opium alkaloids | |
| Austria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Lithium orothate in food supplements from Austria lithium | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | unknown ingredients in Chinese food supplement / Ingredientes desconocidos complemento alimenticio de China/ | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | suplementy diety zawierające Fadogia agrestis/// food suplements containing Fadogia agrestis | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Nuevo alimento no autorizado "Benincasa hispida" procedentes de China vía España // Unauthorised nobel food in Benincasa hispida from China via Spain and Netherlands | |
| Poland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Poland | przekroczenie NDP pozostałości pestycydu (chlorpiryfos) w mące jaglanej pochodzących z Polski // exceeding the MRL for pesticide residues (chlorpyrifos) in millet flour from Poland chlorpyrifos | |
| Belgium, Portugal | Fruits and Vegetables | Portugal | Foreign body (cut rodent) inside a sealed package of frozen cut flat green beans | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unauthorized novel food (lithium orotate) in food supplement from the United States, via the Netherlands | |
| Turkey | Food Contact Materials | Finland | Migration of volatile components in silicone kitchen tools from Türkiye volatile organic constituents | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken meat from Poland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Food Supplements with too high level of vitamin D | |
| France | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Mycotoxine in Triticale from France | |
| Italy | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella spp. in boneless chicken legs from Italy Salmonella spp. | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | consignment Fresh bone-in beef Skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | wysoki poziom melatoniny w suplemencie diety pochodzącym z USA // High content of melatonin in food supplement from the United States | |
| Egypt | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | MOAH in dried parsley from Egypt mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin in peanuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Poland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Poland | ochratoxin A in spelt flour from Poland ochratoxin A | |
| Hungary | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Salmonella spp. in sferturi posterioare de pasare , origine Ungaria //Salmonella spp. in poultry hindquarters from Hungary SalmonellaSalmonella infantis | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in groundnut kernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Kazakhstan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Propiconazole in Flaxseed propiconazole | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella group O:7 chicken quarter from Poland Salmonella group C1 | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella Enteritidis in neck skin samples from broiler chicken carcasses from Poland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Acetamiprid in table grapes from Türkiye acetamiprid | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Cereals and Bakery Products | Ireland | Listeria monocytogenes in overnight oats from Northern Ireland Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in minced beef from Germany Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Netherlands | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Unauthorized novel food Nymphaea ampla from the Netherlands novel food ingredient | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Aflatoxins in organic dried figs from Türkiye aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Sweden | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Sweden | Salmonella in mixed minced meat,(beef & pork, 20% fat), cirka 1 kg Salmonella | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Belgium | Peanut clusters with incorrect labeling, meaning that the allergen peanut is not declared, from the Netherlands | |
| Moldova | Honey and Royal Jelly | Norway | Streptomycin in honey from Moldova streptomycin | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Chlorpyrifos ethyl in Peppers in brine from Egypt chlorpyrifos | |
| Switzerland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Unauthorised novel food ingredient Leontopodium alpinum in food supplement from Switzerland not in catalogue | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Finland | Incorrect information about usability in two children's tableware sets | |
| Egypt | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Belgium | Acrylamide in chips from Egypt acrylamide | |
| United Kingdom | Honey and Royal Jelly | Netherlands | Consignment honey skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post | |
| Nigeria | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | illegal import of beans from Nigeria | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Italy | riscontro di non conformità all'analisi di contenitore destinato al contatto con alimenti/detachment of non-stick coating from round cake pan from China inner coating cracked | |
| Denmark | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Norway | Salmonella dublin in bovine meat from Denmark Salmonella Dublin | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Denmark | Food supplements containing plant extracts that are not legal in Denmark – sold from the website www.purelabs.pro with a German address | |
| — | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Testosterona en complementos alimenticios de origen desconocido / Testosterone in food supplements of unknown origin | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Sustancia no autorizada (NICOTINAMINE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDO GLUCAGON GLP-1) en complemento alimenticio de China/Unathorised substance ( NICOTINAMINE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDO GLUCAGON GLP-1) in food supplement from China | |
| — | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Flor Dorada no autorizada en complementos alimenticios de China / Golden Flower in Food Suplements from China | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | etiquetado deficiente en complemento alimenticio de origen desconocido /Inadequate labelling on food supplement of unknown origin | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Magnesium glicinato no autorizado en complementos alimenticios de origen desconocido/ Magnesium glycinate not authorised in food supplements of unknown origin | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Shilajit en parches con origen de China/ Shilajit patches originating in China | |
| United States | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | consignment Whey milk bucket powder, bucket of pre-cooked eggs, bucket of pre-cooked meat +rice from US skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Ribosido de nicotinamida en compelmentos alimenticios con origen desconocido /Nicotinamide riboside in food supplements of unknown origin | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Trametes versicolor ( Turkey Tail) en complemento alimenticio con origen desconocido / Trametes versicolor ( Turkey tail) in food suplement from unkown origin | |
| Belgium | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Dioxins and PCB in mackerel from Belgium ndl-PCB | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Sustancia no autorizada (NICOTINAMINE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDO GLUCAGON GLP-1) en complemento alimenticio de China/Unathorised substance ( NICOTINAMINE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDO GLUCAGON GLP-1) in food supplement from China | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis in chilled poultry meat from Romanian Salmonella infantis | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Sustancia desconocida en complemento alimenticio con origen China /Unknown substance in food supplement origin China | |
| — | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | GLP-1 en complementos alimenticios de China/ GLP-1 in food suplements from China |