In week 13 of 2026 (23–29 Mar), the EU's RASFF system recorded 113 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 31 border rejections, 25 alerts, and 57 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, China and Spain.
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
United Kingdom
Feed Materials
Belgium
Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom
Salmonella
Spain
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
Spain
rotura de la cadena de frío en una partida de carne de cerdo por reentrada de origen España // break in the cold chain in a consignment of pork due to re-entry from Spain
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
France
Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye
aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
Moldova
Other Food Product / Mixed
European Commission
Attempt of illegal import and poor temperature control of products of animal origin from Moldova
United States
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Spain
Aflatoxinas en almendras de USA / Aflatoxins in almonds from the US
Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
China
Food Contact Materials
Ireland
Border Rejection of Consignment of Nylon Kitchen Utensils due to Incomplete Documentation
Brazil
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Spain
Rotura de cadena de frío en carne de pollo de Brasil//Poor temperature control in poultry meat from Brazil
China
Fruits and Vegetables
Spain
Aditivo no autorizado en melocotones en conserva de China//Unauthorised additive found in tinned peaches from China
E 315 - erythorbic acid
United Arab Emirates
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Italy
presenza oltre i limiti di aflatossina B1 e somma di aflatossine in pistacchi sgusciati origine Emirati Arabi Uniti/ Presence of aflatoxin B1 above the limits and sum of aflatoxins in shelled pistachios originating from the United Arab Emirates
Aflatoxins B1aflatoxin total
Egypt
Fruits and Vegetables
Slovenia
Chlorpropham above legal limits in oranges from Egypt
chlorpropham
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
Croatia
Ochratoxin A in organic dried figs from Turkey
ochratoxin A
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
Bulgaria
Ohratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye
ochratoxin A
Romania
Other Food Product / Mixed
European Commission
Illegal import of various products of animal origin from Romania
China
Fish and Fish Products
Norway
Lacking of proper Health Certificate for Salmon burger from China
Moldova
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
European Commission
attempt to illegally import, poor temperature control of various products of animal origin, from Moldova
Vietnam
Fruits and Vegetables
Switzerland
High results for pesticides for Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) from Vietnam
chlorfenapyr
Thailand
Fruits and Vegetables
Switzerland
High results for pesticides for Peppers (other than sweet) (Capsicum spp.) from Thailand
trichlorfon
Pakistan
Cereals and Bakery Products
France
Clothianidin in rice from Pakistan
clothianidin
Pakistan
Cereals and Bakery Products
Greece
Chlorpyrifos and carbendazim in rice from Pakistan
carbendazimchlorpyrifos
Syria
Fruits and Vegetables
Greece
Chlorpyrifos in fresh pomegranates from Syria
chlorpyrifos
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
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
France
Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
France
Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye
ochratoxin A
China
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
France
Multiple pesticide residues in tea from China
diafenthiurondinotefuranlambda-cyhalothrintolfenpyrad
India
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
France
Thiametoxam in cumin seeds from India
thiamethoxam
Turkey
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Italy
Aflatossine oltre i limiti consentiti in Pistacchio sgusciato Origine/Provenienza Turchia/ Aflatoxins exceeding permitted limits in shelled pistachios from Türkiye
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
Bulgaria
Acetamiprid and Indoxacarb in fresh tomatoes from Türkiye
acetamipridindoxacarb
Alerts (25)
Date
Origin
Category
Notifying country
Subject
Luxembourg
Prepared Dishes and Snacks
Luxembourg
Possible presence of listeria in sushi platters from Luxembourg
Listeria monocytogenes
United Kingdom
Food Additives and Flavourings
Belgium
Wrong delivery of essential oil from France: contains almond
France
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
France
Labeling error resulting in an incorrect use by date and product
Ireland
Cereals and Bakery Products
Spain
Cuerpo extraño (piedra) en cereales de desayuno procedentes de Irlanda //// Foreign object (stone) found in breakfast cereals from Ireland
Spain
Milk and Milk Products
Germany
Undeclared allergens egg and sulphite in cheese from Spain
France
Herbs and Spices
Germany
Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in frozen herbs from France
Belgium
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Netherlands
Allergens, nuts in milk chocolate not declared
Portugal, unknown origin
Cephalopods and Products Thereof
Switzerland
cadmium in squid
cadmium
France
Milk and Milk Products
Germany
Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Camembert from France
Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing
Lithuania
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
Latvia
Listeria monocytogenes was detected in 25 g samples (3 out of 5) of boiled sausages “Brokastu” / Virtos Pusrytines dešreles dujose.
Listeria monocytogenes
Egypt, Germany, Spain
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Germany
Salmonella spp. in food supplements from Germany
Salmonella spp.
Poland
Other Food Product / Mixed
Czechia
Foreign bodies (metal wires) in baby food jars from Poland.
Austria
Milk and Milk Products
Spain
Alérgenos no declarados (gluten y frutos secos) en yogur griego natural ligero procedente de Austria /// Undeclared allergens (gluten and nuts) in low-fat natural Greek yoghurt from Austria
Italy
Cereals and Bakery Products
Germany
Detection of Aflatoxin B1 in Bio Basmatirice from Pakistan via Italy
Aflatoxin B1
Germany, Pakistan
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Germany
Salmonella spp. in hulled sesame seeds from Pakistan
Salmonella spp.
Spain
Alcoholic Beverages
Netherlands
Allergen Sulfur dioxide sulfites in wine from Spain
Germany
Cereals and Bakery Products
Netherlands
Metal in sesame bun from Germany
Afghanistan
Fruits and Vegetables
Latvia
Unlabeled allergens Sulphur dioxide in green raisins from Afghanistan
sulphite
Italy, Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Aflatoxins and ochratoxins in dried apricots from Turkiye
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A
Poland
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Lead in Lovage root from Poland
lead
Germany
Cereals and Bakery Products
France
Failure to list the egg in the labeling of cookies.
Netherlands
Confectionery
Czechia
Delta-9-THC in jelly gummies from Netherlands.
tetrahydrocanabinol (THC)
India
Crustaceans and Products Thereof
Belgium
Malachite green in shrimp from India
leucomalachite green
Finland, Poland
Confectionery
Finland
Undeclared egg protein (> 18 mg/kg) in protein bars and powders from Finland, raw material from Poland
egg
Czech Republic
Confectionery
Germany
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in gummies from the Czech Republic
tetrahydrocanabinol (THC)
Information notifications (57)
Date
Origin
Category
Notifying country
Subject
Peru
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Dimethoate in Mangoes from Peru
dimethoate
Pakistan
Fish and Fish Products
Italy
Foreign body in frozen Indo-Pacific grouper fillets from Pakistan
Italy
Prepared Dishes and Snacks
Italy
Foreign body in frozen apple strudel
Canada
Other Food Product / Mixed
Germany
Foreign bodies (stones) found in dried green lentils from Canada
foreign body
Germany
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Germany
Heavy metals in dietary supplements from Germany
cadmiumleadmercury
China
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Austria
Unauthorised pesticides in matcha powder from China, via Germany
anthraquinonelambda-cyhalothrinthifluzamide
Germany
Fish and Fish Products
Germany
Listeria monocytogenes in fresh prawns from Germany
Listeria monocytogenes
Syria
Fruits and Vegetables
Austria
Unauthorised pesticides in grape leaves from Syria, via Germany
chlorfenapyrchlorpyrifosthiamethoxam
Argentina
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxin B1 and totoal on Groundnuts from Argentina
AflatoxinAflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Canada
Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof
Spain
Norovirus in live clams from Canada // Norovirus en almejas vivas de Canadá
norovirus
Argentina
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnuts from Argentina
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Netherlands
Confectionery
Belgium
Possible presence of E171 in decorative sprinkle mix for cakes from the Netherlands
colour E 171 - titanium dioxide
United Arab Emirates
Fruits and Vegetables
Austria
Unauthorised pesticides in grape leaves from the United Arab Emirates, via Germany
carbendazimchlorpyrifosdimethomorphdiniconazole
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Poland
detection of the presence of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in a food supplement, country of origin: United States
chlorpyrifos
Germany
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Austria
Unauthorised novel food Coriolus versicolor in food supplement from Germany
Coriolus versicolor unauthorised novel food ingredient
Turkey
Fish and Fish Products
Italy
Corpo estraneo in filetti di branzino surgelati////foreign bodies in frozen sea bass fillets
Latvia
Fish and Fish Products
Latvia
Products placed on the market were identified for which production is not traceable, and which were manufactured during the period when the company had declared a suspension of its activities.
Bangladesh
Crustaceans and Products Thereof
Germany
Unauthorised substances malachite green and leucomalachite green found in black tiger prawns from Bangladesh, via the Netherlands
leucomalachite greenmalachite green
China
Food Contact Materials
Italy
deformazione in corso di test di migrazione di set di posate riutilizzabili (temperatura massima dichiarata in etichetta: 100°C) origine Cina/ Deformation during migration testing of reusable cutlery sets (maximum temperature declared on the label: 100°C) origin China
MIGRAZIONE SPECIFICA CROMO MIGRAZIONE SPECIFICA NICHEL
Netherlands
Pet Food
Belgium
Enterobacteriaceae in feed for dogs from the Netherlands
Enterobacteriaceae
China
Food Contact Materials
Netherlands
Too high migration of aluminium from drinking bottle
aluminium
Italy
Pet Food
Italy
Acido isoascorbico non autorizzato in Acqua con additivi per gatto//Unauthorized isoascorbic acid in cat water with additives
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Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
www.vaisenhus-apotek.dk selling food supplements containing plant ingredients considered a health risk: Ashwagandha, maca and tribulus terrestris L.
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Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
The website www.troejborgapotek.dk selling food supplements containing plant ingredients considered to be a health risk: Ashwagandha, Maca and Tribulus terrestris L.
Spain
Fruits and Vegetables
Finland
Too much pesticide residue (acetamiprid) in chinese cabbage from Spain.
acetamiprid
Germany, Spain
Prepared Dishes and Snacks
Germany
Unauthorised substance Quintozen in courgettes from Spain, via Luxembourg, used in puff pastry pockets from Germany
Spain
Cereals and Bakery Products
Netherlands
Mold on whole grain tortillas from Spain
Chile
Fruits and Vegetables
Belgium
Perchlorate in stawberries from Chile
perchlorate
Austria
Fruits and Vegetables
Switzerland
Listeria in frozen peas from Austria
Listeria monocytogenes
Argentina
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxine B1 in Groundnut Kernels from Argentina
Aflatoxin B1
China
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
chlorfenapyr in Laiyang Pear from China
bifenthrinchlorfenapyrdinotefuranetoxazole
Jordan
Confectionery
Sweden
Compound foods with animal ingredients from Jordan
United States
Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof
Spain
Presencia de norovirus en almeja japonesa procedente de Estados Unidos, vía España // Detection of norovirus in Japanese clams imported from the United States, via Spain
China
Prepared Dishes and Snacks
Estonia
Detection of a foreign body (glass fragments) in shiitake marinated mushrooms from China
Bolivia
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxin B1 in nuts midget From Bolivia
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Italy
Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof
Spain
Detección de Ac. Okadaico y Dinofisistoxinas por encima de límites legislados en moluscos bivalvos vivos procedentes de Italia// Okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins in live bivalve molluscs (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy
Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins okadaic acid
Netherlands
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Belgium
Salmonella in chicken sausage from the Netherlands
Salmonella
United Kingdom
Other Food Product / Mixed
Belgium
Non-authorised colorants in noodles/snacks from the Netherlands and Afghanistan
Czech Republic
Cereals and Bakery Products
Austria
High level of delta-9-THC in brownies from Czechia
cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC)
France
Crustaceans and Products Thereof
Sweden
Cases of stomach illness after eating oysters
Thailand
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Spain
Presencia de sildenafilo en complemento alimenticio procedente de Tailandia// Presence of sildenafil in a food supplement from Thailand
sildenafil
Togo
Fruits and Vegetables
Belgium
Acetamiprid in Amaranthus from Togo
acetamiprid
Italy
Fats and Oils
Germany
Mineral oil components in olive pomace oil from Italy
labellingmineral oil
Vietnam
Fish and Fish Products
Italy
Non conformità in etichetta per assenza della dicitura "irradiato" o "trattato con radiazioni ionizzanti"/ Unauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam
irradiation
Romania
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Romania
Salmonella spp in chicken wings from Romania // Salmonella spp in Aripi de pui origine Romania
Salmonella spp
Spain
Fruits and Vegetables
Switzerland
Listeria monocytogenes in frozen vegetables (romanesco) from Spain
Listeria monocytogenes
Uzbekistan
Fruits and Vegetables
Lithuania
Excessive levels of Ochratoxin A in raisins from Uzbekistan
ochratoxin A
Netherlands
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
Food supplements containing Ashwagandha, Melatonin and BPC-157 + TB-500, DHEA on the website www.bono.dk
Spain
Fruits and Vegetables
Poland
Senecio común (Senecio vulgaris L.) en perejil procedente de España//Starzec zwyczajny w natce pietruszki, kraj pochodzenia: Hiszpania/// Common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris L.)in parsley, country of origin: Spain
Ukraine
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Hungary
Salmonella Infantis in frozen whole chicken from Ukraine
Salmonella infantis
Argentina
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
France
Excessive levels of alternaria toxins in sunflower seeds from Argentina
alternariolalternariol monomethyl ether (AME)tenuazonic acid
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Poland
wykryto obecność Salmonella z grupy „C” w filecie z piersi kurczaka /// Salmonella Infantis i chickenbreast fillet from Poland
Salmonella infantis
Vietnam
Fruits and Vegetables
Germany
Acetamiprid and dithiocarbamates in longan from Vietnam via the Czech Republic
acetamipriddithiocarbamates
China
Other Food Product / Mixed
Finland
Unauthorized novel food (Cordyceps militaris) from China, via the Netherlands
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Poland
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in chicken breast fillet from Poland / Stwierdzenie Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica gr CO w 25 g (wykryto w 4 z 5 próbek) w produkcie Filet z piersi kurczaka pochodzącym z Polski
Salmonella enterica
Nicaragua
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxin B1 on Groundnuts from Nicaragua
Aflatoxin B1
Netherlands
Eggs and Egg Products
Netherlands
Eggs from a Dutch stable that tested positive for Salmonella enteritidis
Salmonella Enteritidis