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.
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
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
Germany
Feed Materials
Belgium
Cyanide in linseed from Germany
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.