RASFF Notifications — Week 8 2026 (16–22 Feb) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 8 of 2026 (16–22 Feb), the EU's RASFF system recorded 84 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 16 border rejections, 21 alerts, and 47 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were China, Italy and Poland.
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Border rejections (16)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Food Contact Materials | Ireland | Border rejection of nylon scoops from China due to unsatisfactory laboratory report | |
| China | Food Additives and Flavourings | Italy | Chlorates in xanthan gum from China chlorate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | chlorpyrifos-methyl in fresh mandarin from Türkiye chlorpyrifos-methyl | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | dithicarbamates and pyraclostrobin in vine leaves from Türkiye dithiocarbamatespyraclostrobin | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | cyantraniliprole in Colombian passion fruit cyantraniliprole | |
| Venezuela | Other Food Product / Mixed | Greece | Cadmium (Cd) in green mung beans from Venezuela cadmium | |
| Paraguay | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Strong Feces odor and feces particels in casings from Paraguay | |
| Thailand | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Unauthorised substance sibutramin in food supplement from Thailand sibutramine | |
| China | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Romania | Exceeding of MRL for Aflatoxin B1 and Total Aflatoxins in roasted and crushed peanuts from China /// Depasire LMA Aflatoxina B1 si Aflatoxine toatale in arahide prajite si maruntite, or. China Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of health certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchio con guscio Origine USA Provenienza Turchia/Aflatoxins above permitted limits in pistachios kernels from the United States, dispatched from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchio con guscio Origine USA Provenienza Turchia/ Aflatoxins above permitted limits in pistachios kernels from the United States, dispatched from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Brazil | Animal By-Products | Spain | Presence of poultry DNA in fish meal from Brazil poultry DNA presence | |
| Turkey | Other Food Product / Mixed | Spain | Ocratoxina A en higos secos procedente de Turquía // Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | thiabendazole in Colombian Passion Fruit thiabendazole |
Alerts (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | Food Contact Materials | Norway | Formaldehyde migration from melamin plastic containers from Taiwan formaldehyde | |
| Japan | Confectionery | Germany | Risk of suffocation from consuming jelly candy from Japan, via the Netherlands suffocation risk consumption | |
| Spain | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | European Commission | almonds undeclared on almond-stuffed olives, incorrectly labelled as garlic-stuffed olives from Spain | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Exceedance of the MRL for lambda-cyhalothrin in persimmons from Spain // Superación del LMR de lambda-cihalotrina en caquis procedentes de España lambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Slovenia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unauthorised substance ethylene oxide (sum of 2-chloroethanol and ethylene oxide, expressed as ethylene oxide) in food supplements from Slovenia 2-chloroethanolethylene oxide | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Presenza di Listeria monocytogenes in prodotti a base di latte RTE (Burrata e Stracciatella)/ Listeria monocytogenes in RTE dairy products (Burrata and Stracciatella) | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Undeclared allergen mustard in Chicken spring rolls from the Netherlands | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Cadmium in paprika from Spain cadmium | |
| Belgium | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in supersprouts raw seeds bio from Belgium | |
| Ireland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Lithuania | Infant formula products may contain cereulide, a toxin produced by Bacillus cereus cereulide | |
| France | Alcoholic Beverages | France | risk of bottle explosion following refermentation | |
| Slovakia | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Czechia | Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in herbal tea from Slovakia pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | Germany | Psychoactive cannabinoids in confectionery from the Czech Republic, offered online for sale | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | France | pesticide residue in broccoli acetamiprid | |
| Finland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Finland | Salmonella Indiana in frozen raw kebab skewer from Finland Salmonella Indiana | |
| unknown origin | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Salmonella spp. in ground organic bay leaves of unknown origin Salmonella | |
| China | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Netherlands | MOAH in spicy chicken noodle soup from China mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Cadmium on Avocado from Peru cadmium | |
| France | Other Food Product / Mixed | France | labeling error—presence of undeclared allergens on vegetarian patties from France | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Cadmium in Avocado from Colombia cadmium | |
| Burkina Faso | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticides residues in aubergines from Burkina Faso chlorpyrifos |
Information notifications (47)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis and newport in frozen chicken breast from Poland Salmonella NewportSalmonella infantis | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | Potential Norovirus in Oysters from Ireland | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella enteritidis in chicken meat from Poland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Ukraine | Feed Materials | Belgium | Cyanide in linseed from Ukraine cyanide | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Belgium | Norovirus in chilled oysters from France norovirus | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Unauthorised novel food (Nicotinamide mononucleotide) and high content of black pepper extract (piperine) in food supplement from Germany via Canada | |
| Cambodia | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Chlorfenapyr, clothianidin, lambda-cyhalothrin, profenofos and thiamethoxam in fresh chili pepper from Cambodia via Vietnam chlorfenapyrclothianidinlambda-cyhalothrinprofenofos | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Acetamiprid on spinach from Italy acetamiprid | |
| Malaysia | Fats and Oils | Denmark | Chlorpyrifos in sesame oil from Malaysia chlorpyrifos | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Denmark | Food supplements containing Ashwagandha and curcumin | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Food supplement with caffein and green tea extract | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | funghi secchi con etichetta errata/dried mushrooms with incorrect label | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | High amount of chlorates in xanthan gum (food/feed) chlorate | |
| Vietnam | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Acetamiprid, Chlorantraniliprole and Chlorpyrifos in fresh mango from Vietnam acetamipridchlorantraniliprolechlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Sweden | Food supplement with Lepidium meyenii and Tribulus Terrestris | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella enteritidis in carne fresca di pollame origine Romania//Salmonella enteritidis in fresh poultry meat from Romania Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Cambodia | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Klorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalotrin, buprofezin, klotiandin, heksakonazol, pencykuron, propikonazol and tiakloprid in chili peppers from Cambodia buprofezinchlorpyrifosclothianidinhexaconazole | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | permethrin in organic dried porcini mushrooms permethrin | |
| France | Cereals and Bakery Products | Poland | Incorrect labeling of allergenic substances was detected, the error concerns the product labeling, lack of underlining/bolding the presence of wheat, which contains gluten in TRAGIATELLE pasta | |
| Albania, Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Anisakis simplex in anchovy fillets in sunflower seed oil with extra virgin olive oil Anisakis simplex parasitic infestation with | |
| Bolivia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Brazil nut kernels with Aflatoxin from Bolivia via the United Kingdom Aflatoxin B1 | |
| India | Fats and Oils | Croatia | Misleading declaration for AliBaba mustard oil from India | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Lithuania | High content of melatonin (10 mg/piece) in food supplement from the United States | |
| Brazil | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella spp. in soybean meal (GMO) from Brazil Salmonella | |
| unknown origin | Herbs and Spices | Ireland | Elevated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Whole Cumin pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| United States | Feed Materials | Belgium | Consignment of artemia cysts not subjected to an official control at the border control post | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Reziduuri pesticide neaprobate in stafide origine Uzbekistan / Unapproved pesticide residues in raisins originating from Uzbekistan chlorpyrifosprofenofos | |
| Belgium | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Acetamiprid in currants from Belgium acetamiprid | |
| Czech Republic | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella Montevideo in rapeseed extraction meal from the Czech Republic Salmonella Montevideo | |
| Austria | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella Infantis in corn gluten meal (feed) from Austria Salmonella infantis | |
| Bulgaria, Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | tetramethrin in dried mushrooms tetramethrin | |
| Belgium | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | salmonella enteritidis in poultry meat from Belgium | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | clorpirifos en Mangos Brasil/ Chlorpyrifos in Mangoe from Brazil chlorpyrifos | |
| unknown origin | Confectionery | Ireland | Unauthorised additive titanium dioxide in the confectionary products from the UK | |
| Belgium | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | MOAH in rice from Belgium mineral oil | |
| Switzerland | Milk and Milk Products | Switzerland | stx1 and stx2 in soft goat's cheese made from raw milk e.coli | |
| Romania | Herbs and Spices | Hungary | Foreign bodies (EPS particles) in salt from Romania particles plastic | |
| Laos | Fruits and Vegetables | Czechia | Buprofezin, carbofuran, chlorfenapyr, diafenthiuron, dinotefuran a methomyl in red chilli peppers from Laos buprofezincarbofuranchlorfenapyrdiafenthiuron | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Illegal importation of chillies (Capsicum spp.) from India | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Belgium | Salmonella in chicken sausage from The Netherlands Salmonella | |
| China | Confectionery | Ireland | Unauthorised additive titanium dioxide in the confectionary products from China via UK | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in crispy chicken tenderloins from the Netherlands Salmonella spp. | |
| Italy | Food Contact Materials | Italy | siero di latte in polvere contenuto in sacco con difetto di fabbricazione/manufacturing defect of demineralized powdered milk contained in a bag from Italy | |
| China, Italy, Poland | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | tetramethrin in dried mushrooms tetramethrin | |
| Italy | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | mercury above legal limits in frozen red tuna steaks / Presenza di Mercurio oltre i limiti di legge in tranci di tonno rosso surgelato mercury |