RASFF Notifications — Week 20 2026 (11–17 May) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 20 of 2026 (11–17 May), the EU's RASFF system recorded 100 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 21 border rejections, 28 alerts, and 51 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Poland, China and Netherlands.
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Border rejections (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Italy | Aflatoxins in shelled pistachios from Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Bangladesh | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Chlorpyrifos in lemons from Bangladesh chlorpyrifos | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of official certificates in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Ciprodinilo en Mango de Colombia // Ciprodinil in Colombian mangoes cyprodinil | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Ireland | Border Rejection of Consignment of Nylon Kitchen Utensils from Great Britain due to Incomplete Documentation | |
| India | Other Food Product / Mixed | Estonia | composite products from India - Discrepancy between consignment and accompanying documents | |
| Afghanistan | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Latvia | Incorrect labeling of snacks from Afghanistan. | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | European Commission | insufficient checks on and absence of certified analytical report for plastic kitchenware from China, dispatched from the United Kingdom | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Estonia | Kasturi Methi leaves from India | |
| India | Other Food Product / Mixed | Estonia | Ginger garlic paste | |
| Afghanistan | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Latvia | Incorrect labeling of non-alcoholic beverages from Afghanistan | |
| Rwanda | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticides residues in chili peppers from Rwanda acetamipridchlorpyrifos | |
| Kosovo | Herbs and Spices | Finland | Too much ochratoxin A in crushed paprika from Kosovo. ochratoxin A | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | Clothianidin in rice from Pakistan clothianidin | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Poland | Stwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP pozostałości pestycydu w ziarnie sezamu łuszczonego z Indii/// Detection of exceedance of the MRL for pesticide residues in peeled sesame seeds from India. haloxyfop | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Beans Kenya Pesticide Residue flutriafol | |
| Ukraine | Other Food Product / Mixed | Latvia | Unauthorised use of Sodium benzoate (E211) and Potassium sorbate (E202) fish roe analogues from Ukraine | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Monocrotophos in bottle gourds from India monocrotophos | |
| China | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Aflatoxins in blanched groundnut kernels from China Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total |
Alerts (28)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Netherlands | Ochratoxine A on Fermented Maca powder from China ochratoxin A | |
| Greece | Fats and Oils | Germany | 3-MCPD in olive oil for frying from Greece 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) | |
| Germany, Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella spp. in chilled, seasoned chicken meat for rotisserie skewers from Germany Salmonella Newport | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella spp. in raw chicken kebab from Poland Salmonella spp | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Wykrycie Salmonella spp. w 5 z 5 próbek kebaba z Polski // Salmonella spp. detected in 5 out of 5 kebab samples from Poland Salmonella | |
| South Africa | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Fenthion in Kiwi from South Africa fenthion | |
| Finland | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Finland | Missing information about possible traces of mustard in ready meal | |
| Italy | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Italy | Two cases of botulism following consumption of Olive and Almond Cream //Due casi di botulismo conseguenti a consumo domestico di Crema di Olive e Mandorle | |
| Netherlands | Food Contact Materials | Austria | Migration of arsenic in cast iron pan from the Netherlands arseniciron | |
| China | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in enoki mushrooms from China, via the Netherlands Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Lithuania | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Foreign object (glass shard) in pickled sorrel from Lithuania | |
| France | Fish and Fish Products | France | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in pre-sliced Atlantic smoked salmon Listeria monocytogenes | |
| France | Confectionery | France | presence of metal foreign objects, such as metal shavings, in candies | |
| Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Foreign bodies (glass and plastic shards) in rotisserie skewers from Poland foreign body | |
| Belgium | Fish and Fish Products | France | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon trimmings Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | Listeria monocytogenes in cold-smoked salmon from the Netherlands Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Spain | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cheese Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Netherlands | undeclared allergens mustard and egg in a dressing | |
| South Africa | Cereals and Bakery Products | Sweden | Glass pieces in vanilla powder | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticides residues in Barbary fig from Colombia cypermethrindithiocarbamatesomethoate | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Undeclared allergen in smoke-dried chicken from the Netherlands | |
| Serbia | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Hepatitis A Virus in a frozen berry mix from Serbia, via Germany hepatitis A virus | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Salmonella Infantis in frozen chicken minced meat and frozen mechanically separated chicken meat from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Netherlands | Ices and Desserts | Poland | Stwierdzenie ciała obcego (szkła) w lodach Marletto /// foreign body (glass) in Marletto ice cream | |
| Belgium | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Belgium | Listeria monocytogenes in chicken salad from Belgium Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Ukraine | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Germany | Salmonella Stanley in instant noodle meal from Ukraine, via Poland Salmonella BareillySalmonella NewportSalmonella StanleySalmonella enterica | |
| Vietnam | Herbs and Spices | Croatia | Bacillus cereus in ground cinnamon from Vietnam, via Hungary Bacillus cereus | |
| Spain | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Alérgeno no declarado (pescado) en complemento alimenticio procedente de España // Undeclared allergen (fish) in food supplement from Spain |
Information notifications (51)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | Milk and Milk Products | Bulgaria | Total bacteria count over 300 000 in raw milk from Romania | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Pesticide residues above MRL in yard long beans from Thailand chlorfenapyrlufenuronmetalaxylprofenofos | |
| Germany, Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Obecność Salmonella Enteritidis w 2 z 5 próbek skórek z szyjek kurcząt // Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken neck skin Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella paratyphi B in carne di pollo congelata/Salmonella paratyphi B in frozen chicken meat Salmonella paratyphi b | |
| United Kingdom | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | STEC in beef sirloin steak, from Scotland Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing suspicion | |
| Italy | Pet Food | Italy | High content of zinc and copper in compound feed from Italy copperzinc | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Exceed maximum levels of pesticides residues: propiconazole 0,25 ± 0,13 mg/kg in fresh dill from Uzbekistan propiconazole | |
| Lithuania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella spp. has been detected in fresh turkey products from Lithuania Salmonella | |
| Argentina | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Salmonella in soya bean meal from Argentina Salmonella cubana | |
| South Korea | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Consignment frozen fried bean curd skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post. | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Undeclared consignements of frozen strawberries | |
| Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Czechia | Salmonella Kapemba in chilled minced pork meat from Poland. Salmonella | |
| Poland | Feed Materials | Sweden | Salmonella in rape seed flour Salmonella | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Pesticide residues above MRL in Chilipepper from Thailand carbofuranclothianidindinotefuranethion | |
| Belgium | Feed Materials | Poland | Salmonella spp. w hemoglobine wieprzowej pochodzącej z Belgii // Salmonella spp. in hemoglobin powder from Belgium Salmonella | |
| United States | Confectionery | Germany | Δ9-THC in gummy candies from the United States tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Turkey | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Netherlands | Consignmnet stock with chicken, and mayonnaise has passed the BCP of Rotterdam without veterinary checks | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella infantis and newport in frozen chicken meat from Poland Salmonella NewportSalmonella infantis | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella derby in frozen turkey meat from Poland Salmonella Derby | |
| Germany | Feed Materials | Germany | Arsenic and cadmium in feed supplements for horses from Germany arseniccadmium | |
| Japan | Food Contact Materials | Germany | Migration of cobalt from soup bowl from Japan, via the Netherlands cobalt | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Netherlands | Too high migration of aluminium drinking bottles Bidon Jip // Niveles elevados de migración de aluminio en botellas de aluminio aluminium | |
| unknown origin | Food Contact Materials | Netherlands | Too high migration of aluminium from drinking bottle aluminium | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Eggs and Egg Products | European Commission | Salmonella Enteritidis in environment of egg laying facility from Northern Ireland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Belgium | Pet Food | Netherlands | Plastic blue pieces found in dog food | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Nitrate in arugula from Italy, via the Netherlands nitrate | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Migration of primary aromatic amines from nylon kitchen utensils from China via France primary aromatic amines | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Belgium | Falsification of the durability date on the label of fresh cheese from France | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxines in groundnut Kernels splits from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| India | Cephalopods and Products Thereof | Cyprus | Cadmium in frozen cuttlefish from India cadmium | |
| Poland | Other Food Product / Mixed | Poland | presence of foreign bodies (pieces of foil) in cherry jam from Poland // wykryto obecność zanieczyszczeń fizycznych w wiśniach z amaretto fragments plastic | |
| Germany | Food Contact Materials | Belgium | Migration of 4,4-diaminofenylmethaan from a skimmer from Germany primary aromatic amines | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Netherlands | Too high migration of aluminium from drinking bottle aluminium | |
| Morocco | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Lead pitted green olives from Morocco heavy metals | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Netherlands | Too high migration of aluminium from drinking bottle aluminium | |
| Belgium | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Antibiotic in raw goat milk from Belgium amoxicillin | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Austria | Undeclared allergen peanut on Baklava from Germany | |
| United Kingdom | Animal By-Products | Spain | Toxinas ASP en vieiras procedentes del Reino Unido //// ASP toxins in scallops from the United Kingdom | |
| Vietnam | Herbs and Spices | Austria | Unauthorised pesticide fenobucarb in peppercorns from Bosnia and Herzegovina via Slovenia fenobucarb | |
| South Korea | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Norovirus in nori (roasted seaweed) norovirus | |
| Italy | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovakia | Excessive nitrate content in Italian rucola via Hungary nitrate | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Slovakia | Sensory changes observed in beef shin (Tafelspitz cut) from Germany abnormal colourabnormal smell | |
| Afghanistan | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Belgium | Unauthorised colours in a cereal‑based product from Afghanistan | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | Italy | norovirus in oysters from France norovirus | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in groundnuts kernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Nigeria | Fats and Oils | Netherlands | Sudan IV in palm oil from Nigeria Sudan | |
| Vietnam | Fish and Fish Products | Germany | Unauthorised novel food frozen snail meat of the genus Pomacea (or Pila) from Vietnam, via the Czech Republic import declaration missingnovel food | |
| United Kingdom | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Shigatoxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Bovine steak from the United Kingdom Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Netherlands | Eggs and Egg Products | Netherlands | Eggs from a Dutch stable that tested positive for Salmonella | |
| Slovakia | Confectionery | Germany | Unapproved novel food ingredient muscimol in gummy candies from Slovakia, via the Czech Republic muscimol | |
| Uganda | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Belgium | Aflatoxins in peanut powder from Uganda Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total |