RASFF Notifications — Week 49 2025 (1–7 Dec) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 49 of 2025 (1–7 Dec), the EU's RASFF system recorded 108 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 34 border rejections, 23 alerts, and 51 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, United States and Poland.
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Border rejections (34)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Indoxacarb in fresh peppers from Türkiye indoxacarb | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Acetamiprid in fresh tomatoes from Türkiye acetamiprid | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Passion Fruit Colombia Pesticide Residu chlorfenapyr | |
| United Kingdom | Confectionery | Ireland | Unauthorised titanium dioxide colour in confectionary product | |
| Egypt | Other Food Product / Mixed | Spain | Salmonella en orégano seco de Egipto//Salmonella in dried oregano from Egypt Salmonella spp | |
| Colombia | Confectionery | Spain | Aditivo E 171 en caramelos de Colombia/ E171 in sweets from Colombia colour E 171 - titanium dioxide | |
| Morocco | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | pimientos fuertes con clorpirifós de origen Marruecos // hot peppers with chlorpyrifos originating in Morocco chlorpyrifos | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in United States pistache nuts ochratoxin A | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | High levels of Aflatoxins in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Russia | Feed Materials | Latvia | Salmonella Agona and Salmonella Isangi in fodder yeast from Russia SalmonellaSalmonella Isangi | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Finland | Too much aflatoxins (aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxins in total) in Ground nut from Nigeria. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| 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 certificate(s) in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Thailand | Pet Food | Netherlands | Salmonella in dogchews Salmonella spp | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Cyprus | Residues of unauthorized pesticides Chlorpyrifos in Basmati White Rice from Pakistan chlorpyrifos | |
| Belarus | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Latvia | Exceed trans fatty acids 4,9 ± 1,0 g/100 g in sweets from Belarus trans fatty acids | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Niezadawalająca kontrola identyfikacyjna (brak kodu identyfikacyjnego na przesyłce) /// no identification code on food supplement shipment from India missing identification code on individual packaging | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Prohibited ingredients (Alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine (alpha-GPC) Huperzine (Huperzia serrata leaf standardized extract)) in food supplements from United States | |
| North Macedonia | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Croatia | High content of Sulphur dioxide in cocoa powder from Gana E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| Thailand | Herbs and Spices | Finland | Salmonella Hvittingfoss in Pandan leaf from Thailand Salmonella Hvittingfoss | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Nigeria | Fruits and Vegetables | Ireland | Border rejection of a container of food from Nigeria due to cockroach infestation | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A |
Alerts (23)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in duck ballotine with figs//Detección de Listeria monocytogenes en redondo de pato con higos Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Niveles de ácido cianhídrico y glucósidos cianogénicos por encima del límite normativo en linaza dorada//Hydrocyanic acid and cyanogenic glycoside levels above the regulatory limit in golden linseed cyanide | |
| unknown origin | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Niveles de ácido cianhídrico y glucósidos cianogénicos por encima del límite normativo en semillas de lino molidas procedentes de España, materia prima de Polonia// High levels of hydrocyanic acid and cyanogenic glycosides in ground flax seeds from Spain, raw material from Poland cyanide | |
| Greece | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in rubbed oregano from Greece pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Germany | Histamine in hard cheese from Italy histamine | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Croatia | Salmonella enteritidis in quick-frozen boneless chicken drumsticks from Poland Salmonella EnteritidisSalmonella infantis | |
| Ecuador | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Aflatoxinas en ají para seco procedente de Ecuador// Aflatoxins in ají para seco from Ecuador Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Lithuania, Poland | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Opium alkaloids (morphine and codein) in poppy seeds from Poland opium alkaloids | |
| France | Ices and Desserts | France | Listeria in brownies | |
| Spain | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Niveles de ácido cianhídrico y glucósidos cianogénicos por encima del límite normativo en semillas de lino dorado procedentes de Kazajistán//Hydrocyanic acid and cyanogenic glycoside levels above the regulatory limit in golden linseeds from Kazakhstan cyanide | |
| Austria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Increased iron and aluminum levels in food supplements from Austria aluminiumiron | |
| Belgium | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Salmonella spp. in frozen herbs from Belgium Salmonella spp. | |
| Belgium, France | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Belgium | Foreign body in Cocoa nibs from France | |
| Hungary, Indonesia | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | Undeclared gluten in ground nutmeg from Indonesia, via Poland, via Hungary and via Germany gluten | |
| China | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Histamine in Mahi Mahi fillets from China histamine | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in almonds Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Belgium | Ergot sclerotia in rye from Germany ergot sclerotia | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | obecność Salmonella spp. w 1 z 5 próbek suplementu diety/// presence of Salmonella spp. in a food supplement Salmonella | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in diced apricots from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Risk of consumption after the expiration date | |
| Italy | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | LMR Exceeded for Deoxynivalenol in Whole Grain Corn CakesSuperamento del LMR di Deossinivalenolo in Gallette di Mais integrale deoxynivalenol (DON) | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Food supplement from USA with too high level of Vitamin D | |
| Cameroon | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticide residues (chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin) in black eyed beans, originating from Cameroon acetamipridchlorpyrifoslambda-cyhalothrin |
Information notifications (51)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Food Supplement with Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd) | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Chlorpyrifos in limes chlorpyrifos | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | salmonella in toasted soy flour Salmonella | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unapproved novel food in Food supplement from the USA | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in almond kernels (raw product) from the United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Amino Acid Chelate -unauthorised substance in food supplements from USA | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unauthorised mineral substance chromium nicotinate glycinate in food supplements from USA | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unauthorised mineral substance magnesium caprylate as a source of magnesium in food supplements from USA | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unapproved novel food in Food supplement from the USA | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | wysoki poziom melatoniny w suplemencie diety pochodzącym z USA///high levels of melatonin in a dietary supplement from the USA | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Hungary | Acetamiprid in white grapes from Italy acetamiprid | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Denmark | Chlorpyrifos in whole corriander seeds from India chlorpyrifoshexaconazole | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Pesticide residues in grape leaves from Türkiye, via Belgium Azoxystrobindifenoconazoleflutriafollambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Italy | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon pancake spatula from Italy primary aromatic amines | |
| Spain | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Escherichia coli above legal limits and Salmonella in mussels produced in Italy with raw material from Spain Salmonellae.coli | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Sweden | Salmonella in chicken from Poland Salmonella | |
| Ukraine | Confectionery | Poland | Detection of unauthorised novel food (carlina root extract) in halva from Ukraine, declared as a leavening agent | |
| Austria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Ingrediente no autorizado (polvo de roca) e irregularidades en el etiquetado en complemento alimenticio procedente de Austria//Unauthorized ingredient (rock dust) and labeling irregularities in food supplement from Austria | |
| Russia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Sennosides in food supplements from the Russian Federation, via Latvia | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Spain | Presencia de E. coli en queso camembert congelado procedente de Francia// Presence of E. coli in frozen camembert cheese from France Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Hungary | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Romania | Identificare Salmonella Derby in ceafa porc fara os origine Ungaria/// identified Salmonella Derby in Boneless pork neck meat, origin Hungary Salmonella Derby | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Belgium | norovirus (GII /2g) in live Pacificoysters (Magallana gigas) from the Netherlands, with raw material from Ireland norovirus | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella Infantis in fresh chicken broiler breast fillet from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Slovenia | Presumptive B. cereus in Ginger from India via The Netherlands Bacillus cereus presumptive | |
| Netherlands | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Use of non-authorised Novel Food ingredient (Epimedium) in product from the Netherlands | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Bulgaria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Non-authorized novel food (fly agaric extract) from Bulgaria muscimol | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Switzerland | Pesticide residues in spring onions from Thailand cypermethrinfiproniltriazophos | |
| Denmark | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | carne bovina congelata/Beef marketed without the necessary controls to identify possible risks to human health caused by repeated thawing/freezing and handling operations | |
| Greece | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Acetamiprid in White Grapes from Greece acetamiprid | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Cyprus | Migration of primary aromatic amines in nylon kitchen tools from China primary aromatic amines | |
| Greece | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Depasire LMA acetamiprid in struguri origine Grecia/////exceeding the MRL of acetamiprid in grapes originating in Greece acetamiprid | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella enteritidis in sovracosce di pollo dalla Romania/////Salmonella enteritidis in chicken thighs from Romania Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Poland | migration of heavy metals (lead, cadmium) from glass mugs cadmiumlead | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | niedozwolone formy chemiczne selenu, chromu i molibdenu w suplemenie diety sprzedawanym przez Internet, którego dystrybutor pochodzi z Polski /// prohibited chemical forms of selenium, chromium and molybdenum in food supplements from US via Poland not in catalogue | |
| India, Poland | Pet Food | Lithuania | Excessive number of Enterobacteriaceae in pet food from Poland and India Enterobacteriaceae | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Czechia | Prohibited substances and high daily dosage of vitamins in various food supplements from United States | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Unauthorized pesticide residue chlorpyrifos in fresh dill from Uzbekistan. chlorpyrifos | |
| Kazakhstan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Ocratoxina A y T2 en trigo duro procedente de Kazajistán // Ochratoxin A and T2 in durum wheat from Kazakhstan T-2 toxinochratoxin A | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in Groundnut Kernels from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Italy | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Migration of DEHP in pesto from Italy phthalate DEHP - di(2-ethylhexyl) | |
| Sweden | Cereals and Bakery Products | Denmark | Finding moths in bread mixes from Sweden | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Lead and mercury in cinnamon powder from China, dispatched from United Kingdom leadmercury | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Nuevo alimento no autorizado "Luffa operculata"procedente de China vía España//Non-authorised novel food ‘Luffa operculata’ from China via Spain | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | niedozwolone składniki w suplementach diety z UK/// prohibited ingredients in food supplements from UK | |
| Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Ochratoxin A in sunflower seeds from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Anisakis spp in defrosted smoked wild salmon from Poland Anisakis | |
| Sri Lanka | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Exceedance of histamine in skinless tuna fillet from Sri Lanka histamine | |
| China | Confectionery | Czechia | High content of colour E110 (Sunset yellow) in candies from China colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Poland | Migration of primary aromatic amines (PAAs) from food contact materials: Dumpling scoop primary aromatic aminestoluene |