RASFF Notifications — Week 16 2026 (13–19 Apr) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 16 of 2026 (13–19 Apr), the EU's RASFF system recorded 126 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 46 border rejections, 26 alerts, and 54 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, Poland and China.
Border rejections (46)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in hazelnut flour from Georgia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxins | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Spain | Formaldehido en vajilla de melamina procedente de China/Formaldehyde in melamine tableware from China formaldehyde | |
| Serbia | Cereals and Bakery Products | Croatia | Tricyclazole in rice cake from Serbia tricyclazole | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in hazelnut flour from Georgia Aflatoxin | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Georgia Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Egypt | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Pesticide residues in grape leaves from Egypt AzoxystrobinSpirotetramatacetamipridboscalid | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Iran aflatoxins | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A contamination in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in hazelnut flour from Georgia Aflatoxin | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in poultry meat preparation from Brazil Salmonella spp | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Aflatoxins in dried organic figs from Turkey aflatoxin total | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Salmonella spp in paprika from China/ Salmonella en pimentón de China Salmonella | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | salmonella en semilla de sésamo de Nigeria // salmonella in sesame seeds from Nigeria | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Aflatoxins in peanuts from the United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Cereals and Bakery Products | Croatia | Mesophilic bacteria in pancakes from Turkey mesophiles aerobic | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Netherlands | residues of pesticides in Chinese green tea acetamipridchlorpyrifosdinotefuranlambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Ochratoxin A in dried figs ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in poultry meat preparation from Brazil Salmonella spp. | |
| United Kingdom | Herbs and Spices | France | Biphenyl and orthophenylphenol in organic Hebridean seaweed from the United Kingdom biphenylorthophenylphenol | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in Fig paste from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Poland | Unauthorised substance thiamethoxam in green tea from China thiamethoxam | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Indonesia | Herbs and Spices | Ireland | Border rejection of consignment of nutmeg due to missing official certificate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| United Kingdom | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | European Commission | absence of labelling (no English labelling) on frozen pre-cooked kebab meat from United Kingdom | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | Ethylene oxide in hot red chilli powder ethylene oxide | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | difenoconazole and pyrimethanil in passionfruit from Colombia difenoconazolepyrimethanil | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Pesticide residues in bottle gourds from India acephatemethamidophosomethoatethiamethoxam | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Imazalil and Prochloraz in pomegranate from Türkiye imazalilprochloraz | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Etoxazole and Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye etoxazolefosthiazate | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Pesticide residues in bottle gourds from India acephatedimethoatemethamidophosomethoate | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Chlorfenapyr in frozen strawberries from republic of North Macedonia chlorfenapyr | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Indoxacarb and Tebufenpyrad in fresh peppers from Türkiye indoxacarbtebufenpyrad | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Croatia | Diverse product (FCM) from China have not the necessary import documentation | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxins in pistachio kernels from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in organic dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Chlorpyrifos - ethyl in orange from Egypt chlorpyrifos | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella typhimurium in fresh poultry meat from Brazil. Salmonella typhimurium monophasic (4, 5:i:-) | |
| Uganda | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Hexaconazole in peppers from Uganda hexaconazole | |
| United States | Fish and Fish Products | Poland | Parasitic infestation of cod carcases from USA Anisakis |
Alerts (26)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Detection of Salmonella Enteritidis in frozen sautéed chicken Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Hong Kong | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Denmark | Glycidyl ester in cup noodles from Hong Kong glycidyl esters | |
| South Korea | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Germany | 3-MCPD in instant noodles with chicken flavour, from South Korea 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD)glycidyl esters | |
| Netherlands | Confectionery | Austria | High level of delta-9-THC in fruit gummies cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| China | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Spain | Alérgeno no declarado (sésamo) en aperitivo de tofu seco procedente de China vía España // Undeclared allergen (sesame) in dried tofu snacks from China via Spain | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | France | lead in avocados lead | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | mercury in frozen swordfish (Xiphas Gladius) from Spain mercury | |
| India, Italy | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | France | Exceeding the lead limit in food supplements lead | |
| Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Turkey | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in nut nougat spread from Germany Salmonella spp. | |
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | France | Salmonella detected in pork (guanciale slices) Salmonella | |
| Argentina | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Ochratoxin A in organic raisins from Argentina ochratoxin A | |
| Bulgaria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Czechia | Sildenafil in food supplement from Bulgaria sildenafil | |
| Poland | Milk and Milk Products | Poland | Chloramphenicol in raw milk used to produce cheese-like products from Poland chloramphenicol | |
| Italy, Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Presenza di Listeria Monocytogenes in Salmone Affumicato Norvegese con pistacchio/// Presence of Listeria Monocytogenes in Norwegian Smoked Salmon Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Czech Republic | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Hungary | Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and unauthorised novel food ingredient cannabidiol (CBD) in dietary supplement from the Czech Republic cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Italy, Lithuania | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Finland | STEC in organic seeds of broccoli, alfalfa, red clover and radish for sprouting, from Italy Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Denmark | Chlorpyrifos and several other pesticides found in cumin powder from India via NL Azoxystrobinacetamipridcarbendazimchlorpyrifos | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Alérgenos no declarados en el etiquetado en español (leche, soja, sésamo y nueces) en cereales procedentes de Alemania//Allergens not declared on the Spanish label (milk, soya, sesame and nuts) in cereals from Germany | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella enteritidis w 4 próbkach z 5 w mięsie drobiowym/// Salmonella enteritidis in 4 samples out of 5 in poultry meat | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Pesticide (dimethoate) in frozen strawberries from Egypt dimethoate | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Recall of a batch of cheese as a precautionary measure | |
| Netherlands | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Allergen oats not listed on the label of a smoothie from the Netherlands | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cheese Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Bulgaria | Confectionery | Germany | Foreign body in organic date candy from Bulgaria | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Sweden | Histamine in herring fillets histamine | |
| Ireland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Czechia | Cereulide in infant formula from Ireland cereulide |
Information notifications (54)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Food Contact Materials | Italy | Inidoneità tecnologica del prodotto vassoio per dolci prodotto in Cina/ Technological unsuitability of cake tray produced in China unfit for use as food contact material | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | Detection of excessive sulphite levels in frozen whole shrimp (30/40) sulphite | |
| Chile | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Sweden | Lack of guarantee concerning salmonella in pork | |
| Portugal | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Spain | Elevados niveles de DSP (ácido ocadaico y dinofisistoxinas) en coquinas procedentes de Portugal//High levels of DSP (okadaic acid and dinophysistoxins) in coquinas (donax trunculus) from Portugal Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Cadmium were detected in Hass avocados cadmium | |
| Belgium, Canada, Kazakhstan, Netherlands | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Detection of an unauthorized GMO (flax) in protein wraps genetically modified | |
| Honduras | Confectionery | Spain | Presencia de aditivo no autorizado (dióxido de titanio) y deficiencias de etiquetado en caramelos de distintos sabores procedentes de Honduras // unauthorised additive (titanium dioxide) and labelling deficiencies in lollipops from Honduras | |
| Spain | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Italy | Presence of foreign body in chickpea chips from Spain | |
| Denmark, Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Spain | Falta de garantías sanitarias en carne procedente de España / Lack of health guarantees for meat from Spain | |
| Turkey | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unauthorised substance sildenafil in food supplement from Turkey sildenafil | |
| Turkey | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unauthorised substance sildenafil in food supplement from Turkey sildenafil | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Latvia | Anisakidae spp. larvae detected in silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) from Spain. Anisakis | |
| Turkey | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Sildenafil in food supplements from Turkey sildenafil | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Exceedance of the pesticide lambda-cyhalothrin (0.74 ± 0.37 mg/kg) in Navel oranges from Egypt. lambda-cyhalothrin | |
| Argentina | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Non-approved GMO in soybean meal from Argentina genetically modified | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Pesticide residues in grape leaves from Turkiye, via the Netherlands Azoxystrobinfluopyramindoxacarblambda-cyhalothrin | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Indications of spoilage (sensory deviations) of rice from India spoilage | |
| Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Delivery of meat and animal by-products with unknown microbiological status | |
| United Kingdom | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | excessive levels of sulphites in Norway lobster sulphite | |
| Poland | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Austria | Unauthorised novel food Senna alexandrina Mill. in tea from Poland not in catalogue | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Switzerland | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Switzerland | Novel Food Rhodiola rosea L. and Ophiocordyceps sinensis in cocoa and coffee preparations | |
| United Kingdom | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | France | Turkey Breast Pastrami in which Listeria monocytogenes has been detected Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella enterica spp. enterica in chicken breast fillets from Poland Salmonella enterica | |
| Lithuania, Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Lithuania | Verocytotoxic Escherichia coli (VTEC) detected in chilled beef trimmings from Poland Escherichia coli verotoxin producing | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Benzo(a)Pyrene on Ginseng Extract from China benzo(a)pyrene | |
| United Kingdom | Cereals and Bakery Products | Iceland | contamination with mouse faeces in porridge products | |
| Poland, Spain | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Spain | Presencia de Salmonella spp en “longaniza de pollo” procedente de España. // Presence of Salmonella spp. in “chicken sausage” from Spain. Salmonella | |
| Brazil | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin in Groundnuts from Brazil Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Brazil | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins on Groundnuts kernels from Barzil Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Herbs and Spices | France | pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oregano pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Mold found in semi.dried tomatoes from NL | |
| Vietnam | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Norway | Pesticide residues in green tea from Vietnam dinotefuranimidaclopridpermethrin | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Ireland | Elevated benzo[a]pyrene and PAH4 in Perimenopause food supplement benzo(a)pyrenepolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of | |
| Argentina | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Non-approved GMO Soybeanmeal from Argentina genetically modified | |
| Iran | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Salmonella spp. in a herb mixture from the Islamic Republic of Iran Salmonella | |
| United States | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Ireland | Elevated Benzoic acid in strawberries and cream flavoured drink from the United States via Belgium E 210 - benzoic acid | |
| Jordan | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Unapproved pesticide (dinotefuran) in red chili peppers from Jordan // Detectie pesticid neaprobat (dinotefuran) in ardei iute rosu origine Iordania dinotefuran | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Presence of Anisakis spp in frozen smoked salmon from Poland Anisakis | |
| Jordan | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Detectie pesticid neaprobat (dinotefuran) in ardei iute verde origine Iordania /////Detection of unapproved pesticide (dinotefuran) in green chili peppers originating from Jordan dinotefuran | |
| Thailand | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Austria | Unauthorised novel food Senna alexandrina Mill. in tea from Thailand not in catalogue | |
| Lithuania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Latvia | Salmonella Typhimurium (in 1 out of 5) in sliced pork chop Salmonella typhimurium monophasic | |
| Greece | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Alterazione di yogurt colato bianco intero per presenza di muffe/ Significant growth of mould in plain strained whole milk yoghurt moulds | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Belgium | Chlorpyrifos in turmeric from India chlorpyrifos | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Ireland | Pieces of Glass in Ginseng and Mulberry Herbal Tea from China | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| South Korea | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Belgium | Cadmium in crab from South Korea cadmium | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 and total on Groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Spain | Resiudos de plaguicidas detectados en comino de China // Pesticide residues detected in cumin from China chlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Eggs and Egg Products | Denmark | Detection of Salmonella in eggs from Poland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | High levels of aflatoxins and ochratoxins found in sulphite-free dried apricots from Turkey aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Germany | Fish and Fish Products | Sweden | Plastic pieces in fish product | |
| Vietnam | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Netherlands | Consignment of frozen gyoza with shrimp passed BCP without veterinary checks. | |
| Czech Republic | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Slovenia | not authorised novel food Clitoria ternatea in tea from Czehia |