RASFF Notifications — Week 11 2026 (9–15 Mar) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 11 of 2026 (9–15 Mar), the EU's RASFF system recorded 119 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 33 border rejections, 28 alerts, and 58 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Poland, China and Turkey.
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Border rejections (33)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Residues of acetamiprid above legal limits in Capsicum spp from Kenya acetamiprid | |
| Vietnam | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | France | Acesulfame-K in melon tea drinks from Vietnam E 950 - Acesulfame Kbisphenol A | |
| Russia | Confectionery | Latvia | Unauthorized food additive E171 Titan dioxide in candies from Russia | |
| India | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Germany | Chloramphenicol in White Tiger shrimps from India chloramphenicol | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Unauthorized health claims and non compliant ingredients on food supplements from UK | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in frozen salted chicken half breasts from Brazil. Salmonella spp | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Poland | Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from India Salmonella | |
| Mexico | Fruits and Vegetables | Luxembourg | Fresh pineapples contaminated with pesticide residue omethoate omethoate | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Przekroczenie NDP fenpropatryny oraz iprodionu w mrożonej borówce z Chin//exceedance of MRLs for fenpropathrin and iprodione in frozen blueberries from China fenpropathriniprodione | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Peanuts USA Aflatoxin Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| China | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Rice Noodles China cryIAb/Ac genetically modified | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Portugal | Utilização de Aditivo não autorizado para revestimento da superfície dos frutos | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp. | |
| 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 | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| Ghana | Fats and Oils | Ireland | Border rejection of consignment of palm oil from Ghana due to unsatisfactory submission of the official certificate | |
| Turkey | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Croatia | Unapproved additive E 171 and unapproved novel foods Althea rosea and Myrtus communis in tea from Turkey | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | high level of Ocratoxin A in dry figs ochratoxin A | |
| Uzbekistan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Latvia | The durability date of the product is not indicated on the label and accompanying documents for peanuts from Uzbekistan. | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Cyprus | Residues of pesticide Fosthiazate in frozen strawberries from Egypt fosthiazate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | high level of Ocratoxin A in dry figs ochratoxin A | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Poland | przekroczenie pozostałości pestycydu antrachinonu (0,043±0,022 mg/kg ) w zielonej herbacie pochodzącej z Chin // anthraquinone (0.043±0.022 mg/kg) in green tea from China anthraquinone | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Finland | Migration of Primary Aromatic Amines (PAAs) from polyamide kitchen ware (turners, spoon, tongs) from China. primary aromatic amines | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Rice Pakistan Pesticide Residu flutriafolimidacloprid | |
| Sri Lanka | Herbs and Spices | Finland | Ochratoxin A in chilipowder from Sri Lanka ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Indonesia | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | Nutmeg Indonesia Aflatoxin Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total |
Alerts (28)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium, Romania | Ices and Desserts | Belgium | Macademia nuts and cashew nuts not mentioned in dessert from Belgium, with raw material from Romania nuts | |
| Hungary | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in Turkey meat from Hungary | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Luxembourg | exceedance of maximal limit for Prochloraz in Pomegranates from Turkey via France prochloraz | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Mercury (1,6±0,4 mg/kg) in frozen swordfish steaks from Spain mercury | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Best before date error on plain cream cheese | |
| Czech Republic, United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and unauthorised novel food ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) in various products from Czechia | |
| France | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | France | Detection of glass fragmentsin cans of “Yellow curry with eggplant and coconut milk.” | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Lambda-cyhalothrin on green lettuce from spain lambda-cyhalothrin | |
| China | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Germany | Glycidyl ester in chips from China via the Netherlands glycidyl esters | |
| Iran | Food Additives and Flavourings | Netherlands | Metal pieces in Licorice Extract Granules from Iran via Germany | |
| Belgium | Milk and Milk Products | Belgium | Listeria monocytogenes in raw milk goat cheese from Belgium Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Greece | Milk and Milk Products | Germany | Deviating organoleptic characteristics (spoilage) in goat's cheese in brine from Greece spoilage | |
| Portugal | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Presenza di corpi estranei in Tonno sott'olio vaso vetro/Presence of foreign bodies in tuna in oil glass jar | |
| Hungary | Compound Feeds | Denmark | Several cases of hypokalemic cats associated with the same complete feed from Hungary deoxynivalenol (DON)potassium | |
| Denmark | Milk and Milk Products | France | Detection of E. coli STEC in raw milk cheese Escherichia coli O103 | |
| Sweden | Compound Feeds | Sweden | Foreign object in feed for horses | |
| Italy | Other Food Product / Mixed | Italy | presenza di proteine del latte eccedenti in semilavorato per gelati Vegan/ Presence of milk proteins in semi-finished product for professional ice cream, in quantities exceeding the quantity declared as traces animal ingredients | |
| Poland | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Cadmium in buckwheat from Poland cadmium | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Austria | Chlorpyrifos and other unauthorised pesticides in fenugreek leaves from India, via Germany carbendazimcarbofuranchlorpyrifoshexaconazole | |
| Belgium | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | Listeria monocytogenes in cooked sausage from Belgium Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Metal in Biscuit Pieces from the Netherlands | |
| Germany | Fats and Oils | Austria | Benzo(a)pyrene and PAHs detected above permitted limits in linseed oil from Germany benzo(a)pyrenepolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of | |
| Estonia | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Estonia | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in Neparastā smoked sausage with seeds, sliced Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella enterica subsp. houtenae in frozen chicken and turkey kebab from Poland Salmonella enterica | |
| France | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | France | Listeria in meat products | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Belgium | Incorrect labeling of wrap snacks with salmon and cream cheese, resulting in the allergens gluten and fish not being listed on the label. | |
| Italy | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Italy | foreign body in chocolate eggs | |
| Greece | Cereals and Bakery Products | Finland | Undeclared allergen (egg) in bread from Greece egg |
Information notifications (58)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Unauthorised substances tetramethrin and permethrin in Mispen from Italy permethrintetramethrin | |
| Netherlands | Food Contact Materials | Switzerland | Migration of melamine from bamboo bowl melamine | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Estonia | too high content of zinc and of vitamin D3 and unauthorised novel food ingredients fulvic acid, tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia), Ajuga turkestanica and Cordyceps militaris in food supplements from the United States fulvic acidnovel foodtongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) unauthorised novel food ingredientvitamin D | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Estonia | too high content of zinc , unauthorised novel food ingredients tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia), Ajuga turkestanica and Cordyceps militaris in and too high intake of vitamin B6 from food supplements from Latvia novel foodtongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia) unauthorised novel food ingredientvitamin B6zinc | |
| Argentina | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Progesteron in beef from Argentina | |
| Uruguay | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Progesteron in beef from Uruguay | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Unauthorised pesticides in grape leaves from Egypt, via Germany and Luxembourg carbendazimchlorpyrifoscyfluthrindimethomorph | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Chlorpyrifos in mandarines from Spain chlorpyrifos | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Norway | Too high levels of vitamin D in food supplement from Bulgaria | |
| Poland | Fruits and Vegetables | Switzerland | Listeria in frozen vegetable (Broccoli) Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Switzerland | Listeria in frozen vegetable (mushroom) Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Tanzania | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | CHLORFENAPYR and LAMBDA - CYHALOTHRIN in chili peppers from Tanzania chlorfenapyrlambda-cyhalothrin | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Norway | Chlorpyrifos in quinoa from Türkiye, origin India chlorpyrifos | |
| Bulgaria | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Infantis in fresh chicken meat from Bulgaria Salmonella infantis | |
| Lithuania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Finland | Salmonella Infantis in frozen beef tripes from Lithuania Salmonella infantis | |
| unknown origin | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Switzerland | MOAH in vegan protein powder mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) | |
| Sweden | Milk and Milk Products | Norway | E. coli in cheese from Sweden e.coli | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella spp. in seasoned chicken breast, produced with raw material from Poland Salmonella spp. | |
| Ecuador | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Przekroczenie NDP poziomu pestycydu chlorpyrifosu w produkcie pn. Banan Cavendish Ekwador// Exceedance of the MRL for the pesticide chlorpyrifos in the product: Banana, variety: Cavendish, country of origin: Ecuador chlorpyrifos | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | Pesticide residues in Sichuan pepper chlorpyrifos | |
| Uruguay | Other Food Product / Mixed | France | Anthraquinone in rice anthraquinone | |
| China | Fish and Fish Products | Germany | Lack of import controls on caviar from China, via Italy | |
| Germany, Hong Kong | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Switzerland | Mosh and MOAH in vegan protein powders mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Switzerland | MOAH in vegan protein powder mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Switzerland | MOSH and MOAH in vegan protein powder mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) | |
| Vietnam | Other Food Product / Mixed | France | Presence of bisphenol A in cans bisphenol A | |
| Serbia | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Elevated levels of sorbic acid in batch of dried prunes without pits from Serbia E 200 - sorbic acid | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Norovirus in Ostrica concava (Magallana gigas) from France, raw material from Ireland norovirus | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Anisakis in fresh squid (Illex illecebrosus) from Spain - Anisakis in totani freschi dalla Spagna Anisakis | |
| Italy | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Norovirus in ostriche fresche norovirus | |
| United States | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Ireland | Non-compliant labelling of additives and elevated Benzoic acid (230.1 +/- 2.1 mg/L) in Blackberry drink from the United States E 210 - benzoic acid | |
| Egypt | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Consignment wafer rolls with milk from Egypt skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post. | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat from Poland Salmonella spp. | |
| United States | Confectionery | France | Exceeding the CBD and delta9-THC content in gummies cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Bulgaria | Foreign object in infant formula | |
| Afghanistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Undeclared allergen (sulphur dioxide) in dried figs from Afghanistan sulphite | |
| South Korea | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Unauthorised novel food Pteridium aquilinum from Republic of Korea novel food | |
| South Korea | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Austria | Unauthorised novel food ginseng extract (Panax ginseng) in Tea from Republic of Korea ginseng (Panax ginseng) unauthorised novel food ingredient | |
| Ireland | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Belgium | Norovirus in oysters from Ireland via The Netherlands norovirus | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella Derby in chicken meat from Poland Salmonella Derby | |
| Germany, Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella Virchow in rotisserie chicken from Germany with raw materials from the Netherlands Salmonella Virchow | |
| Philippines | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | MOAH on Green Peas from the Philippines mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Norway | Suspicion of norovirus in oysters from France | |
| Netherlands | Confectionery | Slovenia | Unapproved novel food ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) in Sweets from Netherland | |
| Poland | Feed Materials | Belgium | Cyanide in linseed from Poland cyanide | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Romania | Anisakis spp in tesut muscular de macrou proaspat din Spania /// Anisakis spp in fresh mackerel muscle from Spain Anisakis | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | Norovirus in Ostrica concava origine Francia (huitres creuses)/ Norovirus in concave oyster origin France (huitres creuses) norovirus | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Exceedance of the MRL for Chlorpyrifos in limes from Brazil chlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Finland | Too high content of Sorbic Acid in chocolate cake from Poland E 200 - sorbic acid | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella spp. (w tym Salmonella Agona) w polędwiczkach z indyka i w skórach szyj indyczych // Salmonella spp. (including Salmonella Agona) in turkey tenderloins and turkey neck skins Salmonella AgonaSalmonella spp | |
| Egypt | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Foreign body (metal wires) in marjoram from Egypt, via Germany | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Exceeding the maximum allowed of cadmium in red kapia peppers///Depășire nivel maxim admis de Cadmiu în ardei Kapia roșu cadmium | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Ireland | Incomplete seals causing clumping in a batch of FSMP from the UK | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Unauthorised substance oxamyl in freeze-dried strawberries from China and Egypt oxamyl | |
| Poland | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Pesticide residues in Apple pulp pellets from Poland anthraquinonecarbendazimchlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Newport (in 2 out of 5 units) in fresh chilled sliced turkey breast fillet without skin from Poland. Salmonella Newport | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | parasites on consignment of fresh Atlantic squid from Spain | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Romania | Salmonella spp. in ceafa de porc origine Spania/ Salmonella spp. in pork neck from Spain Salmonella spp. |