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.
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