RASFF Notifications — Week 21 2026 (18–24 May) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 21 of 2026 (18–24 May), the EU's RASFF system recorded 140 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 30 border rejections, 43 alerts, and 67 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Poland, Turkey and Germany.
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Border rejections (30)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from India Salmonella | |
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | clothianidin, acetamiprid and chloorpyrifos in basmati rice from Pakistan acetamipridchlorpyrifosclothianidin | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Tolfenpyrad in Sesame Seeds from India tolfenpyrad | |
| Ukraine | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Incorrect official certificate in frozen blueberries from Ukraine | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | cyflumetofen in fresh peppers from Türkiye cyflumetofen | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | dimethoate in Egyptian oranges dimethoate | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | oxamyl in Egyptian oranges oxamyl | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| Kosovo | Herbs and Spices | Finland | Too much pesticide residue (Carbofuran) in paprika powder from Kosovo. carbofuran | |
| Hong Kong | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Latvia | Unvalidated and unnotified food supplements from Hong Kong | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of health certificate(s) in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| Sudan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Absence of health certificate(s) in sesame seeds from Sudan | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye aflatoxin total | |
| Iran | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Aflatoxinas pistachos de Irán /Aflatoxines pistachio from Iran Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Aflatoxins in almonds from the United States aflatoxins | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in dried, diced organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Italy | Foglie di fieno greco in miscela di spezie aromatiche dall'India/ novel food not authorised fenugreek leaves in a blend of aromatic spices from India | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp | |
| Uganda | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Belgium | Aflatoxins in red peanuts from Uganda with destination Belgium Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Aflatoxin B1 in dried figs from Turkey Aflatoxin B1 | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Sweden | Chlorpyrifos and 14 other pesticides in cumin powder Azoxystrobinacetamipridcarbendazimchlorpyrifos | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| Ukraine | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Hungary | Poor temperature control and rupture of the cold chain of frozen chicken from Ukraine | |
| Turkey | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Italy | sildenafil in integratori alimentari / sildenafil in food supplements from Türkiye sildenafil |
Alerts (43)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Pesticides residues in Barbary fig from Colombia omethoate | |
| Belgium | Other Food Product / Mixed | Sweden | Undeclared allergen (Mustard) in Noodles | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | France | Presence of listeria monocyogenes in cheese from Italy Listeria monocytogenes | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Germany | STEC in raw milk cheese from France Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| China | Herbs and Spices | Denmark | Unauthorised substance chlorpyrifos in wild Sichuan pepper from China, via NL chlorpyrifos | |
| Romania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Romania | Detecție Salmonella spp în Mititei, origine Romania//Detection of Salmonella spp in Mititei, origin Romania Salmonella | |
| Colombia | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Ciprodinilo en Mango de Colombia // Cyprodinil in Colombian mangoes cyprodinil | |
| France | Cereals and Bakery Products | Spain | Presencia de alcaloides ergóticos en gluten de trigo procedente de Francia // Detection of ergot alkaloids in wheat gluten from France ergot alkaloids | |
| Germany | Pet Food | Croatia | Salmonella spp. in raw pet food from Germany Salmonella | |
| Sri Lanka | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in organic ground nutmeg from Sri Lanka Aflatoxin B1ochratoxin A | |
| Portugal | Fats and Oils | Switzerland | MOSH and MOAH in olive oil mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella spp. w surowym wyrobie mięsnym - kebab z kurczaka // Salmonella spp. in chicken kebab Salmonella spp | |
| Czech Republic | Cereals and Bakery Products | France | High levels of ochratoxin A and acrylamide found in spelt flatbreads manufactured in the Czech Republic acrylamideochratoxin A | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Austria | Undeclared allergen milk on vegan muffins from Germany | |
| Germany | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | Salmonella in moringa powder from Germany | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Presencia de sildenafilo en complemento alimenticio procedente de China//Detection of sildenafil in a food supplement from China sildenafil | |
| China | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Presencia de sildenafilo en complemento alimenticio procedente de China // Detection of sildenafil in a food supplement from China sildenafil | |
| Germany, Italy, United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Belgium | Salmonella in pistachio paste from Italy Salmonella | |
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Metal parts in peanuts from the Netherlands | |
| Spain | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Ochratoxin A in almonds from Spain ochratoxin A | |
| Germany | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella spp. in cat treats from Germany Salmonella spp. | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing in raw milk cheese from France Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Belgium, Netherlands | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Presence of soja in whey protein concentrate from the Netherlands | |
| Bulgaria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Hungary | Foreign body (plastic piece) in protein bar from Bulgaria | |
| Czech Republic | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Ochratoxin A in organic spelt waffles from the Czech Republic | |
| United Arab Emirates, United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Romania | depasire LMA Ochtatoxina A in fistic granule//////exceeding the limit Octatoxin A in pistachio granules ochratoxin A | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | Excessive levels of lipophilic toxins in bivalve molluscs Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins okadaic acid | |
| Slovenia | Confectionery | Austria | High level of delta-9-THC in fruit gummies from Slovenia cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Iceland | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Cadmium cod liver from Iceland cadmium | |
| Germany | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Germany | Foreign bodies (blue hard plastic) in wild garlic pesto from Germany | |
| Poland | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Foreign body (sharp-edged crystals) in chocolate spread from Poland fragments sharp | |
| Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Poland | Listeria monocytogenes w surowej wędzonej polędwicy/// Listeria monocytogenes in raw smoked sirloin Listeria monocytogenes | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | Detection of Salmonela in a seeafood cocktail Salmonella | |
| Chile, unknown origin | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Spirodiclofen on kiwi from Chili spirodiclofen | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | Austria | High level of delta-9-THC in chocolate from Czechia cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Germany | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Italy | Presenza di solfiti in non dichiarati in etichetta in senape dalla Germania- Presence of sulphites not declared on the label in mustard from Germany sulphite | |
| Argentina | Cereals and Bakery Products | Belgium | Chlorpyrifos in corn from Argentina via Spain // Clorpirifós en maíz procedente de Argentina vía España. chlorpyrifos | |
| Poland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Belgium | Chlorpyrifos in Yellow Millet from the Netherlands chlorpyrifos | |
| Belgium | Eggs and Egg Products | Belgium | Salmonella Eggs | |
| France | Ices and Desserts | France | Presence of foreign objects in chocolate mousse | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Ocharatoxin A above legal limits in raisins from Iran via Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxines on peanut paste from the Netherlands Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Spain | Milk and Milk Products | Spain | Presencia de Listeria monocytogenes en queso procedente de España // Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from Spain Listeria monocytogenes |
Information notifications (67)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Italy | Presence of an allergen (fish) not reported on the label of Hot Chilli Pesto - Presenza di allergene (pesce) non riportato in etichetta | |
| Pakistan | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | European Commission | Various sauces non-compliant due to ingredients above MRLs and labelling irregularities from Pakistan E 200 - sorbic acidE 210 - benzoic acid | |
| Spain | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Detection of Paecilomyces Dactylethromorphus (fungus) in vials of glucose drinks from Spain | |
| Sweden | Cereals and Bakery Products | Greece | High level of coumarin in bakery product (cinamon rolls) from Sweden coumarin | |
| Serbia | Cereals and Bakery Products | Greece | High level of coumarin in bakery product (strudel) from Serbia coumarin | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | errata etichettatura (lotto e scadenza) in mozzarella di bufala campana DOP//Incorrect labeling (batch number and expiration date) on Campania PDO buffalo mozzarella | |
| Spain | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Spain | Presencia de maltitol (E965) no autorizado en bebida aromatizada etiquetada como chocolate en polvo procedente de España//Unauthorised presence of maltitol (E965) in a flavoured drink labelled as chocolate powder from Spain | |
| Hungary | Milk and Milk Products | Bulgaria | Total bacteria count over 300 000 in raw milk from Hungary high bacterial count | |
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Germany | Salmonella spp. in italian sausage from Italy Salmonella spp. | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | Presence of listeria monocytognes in shrimps Listeria monocytogenes | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in groundnutkernels from the USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| North Macedonia | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Chlorpyrifos in mixed salads from Republic of North Macedonica chlorpyrifos | |
| South Africa | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Foreign object in raisins from South Africa via Turkey | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | thiamethoxam in fresh mangoes from Peru' thiamethoxam | |
| Poland | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Metal piece in frozen mixed vegetables | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp in chicken fillet | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis in (3 out of 5 units) small chicken fillets from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis in (4 out of 5 units) boneless chicken thighs without skin from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Germany | Thiamethoxam in green tea from China, via the Netherlands thiamethoxam | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Slovenia | Unauthorised additives in food supplement in syrup form | |
| Italy, Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Mercurio oltre i limiti in pesce spada congelato, materia prima origine Spagna//Mercury levels exceed limits in frozen swordfish made from raw materials sourced from Spain mercury | |
| Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Ireland | Elevated benzo(a)pyrene and sum of PAH4 in smoked sausage from Poland benzo(a)pyrenepolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of | |
| Oman | Feed Materials | Spain | Chlorpyrifos in fish meal from Oman chlorpyrifos | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Detection of STEC in mung bean sprouts from the Netherlands Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Kosovo | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Sweden | Suspected illegal import of composite product containing milk from Kosovo | |
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Presence of listeria monocytognes in peeled yellow onion Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Russia | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Latvia | Unauthorized food color Sudan I in sauces from Russia Sudan 1 | |
| Ukraine | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Hungary | Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillets from Ukraine Salmonella infantis | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Foreign bodies (metal particles) in baked goods from Germany | |
| Ireland | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Ireland | Exceedance of Perfluorohexane sulphonic acid in nephrops perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) | |
| Romania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Romania | Exceeding the cadmium limit in horse liver from Romania//Depasire LMA cadmiu in ficat de cal din Romania cadmium | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Norway | Salmonella in squab pigeon from France Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Ireland | Milk and Milk Products | Ireland | Recall of various Baby Organic Fromage Frais products due to possible mould growth and spoilage | |
| Austria | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Germany | Campylobacter jejuni in chicken stomachs from Austria Campylobacter jejuni | |
| Kazakhstan | Feed Materials | Belgium | Clothianidin in linseed from Kazakhstan clothianidin | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | MOAH in raisins mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| France | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Cadmium in spinach from France cadmium | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella Infantis detected in fresh broiler chicken wings from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Cadmium in garlic from China cadmium | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine B1 in Groundnut Runner Raw Split from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Germany | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | CBT high in raw milk from Germany aerobic plate counts | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Estonia | Too high content of zinc in food supplement from USA via Lithuania zinc | |
| Poland | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Presenza larve di parassiti in salmone affumicato-Presence of parasite larvae in smoked salmon parasitic infestation | |
| Czech Republic | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella Montevideo in rapeseed meal from the Czech Republic Salmonella Montevideo | |
| Tunisia | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | Mercury above legal limits in Seriola dumerili (Ricciola) from Tunisia mercury | |
| Austria | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Germany | Unauthorized novel food ingredient (Moor) in food supplement from Austria unauthorised | |
| Hungary | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 5 out of 5 units) in frozen chicken necks Salmonella infantis | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | stwierdzenie obecności DNA specyficznego werotoksycznych Escherichia coli (STEC) w oliwkach zielonych pochodzących z Hiszpanii // detection of specific DNA of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in green olives from Spain Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing suspicion | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | stwierdzenie obecności DNA specyficznego werotoksycznych Escherichia coli (STEC) w morelach suszonych pochodzących z Turcji /// Detection of specific DNA of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in dried apricots from Turkey via Spain Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing suspicion | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Italy | Soups, Broths, Sauces and Condiments | Italy | Presenza di solfiti in non dichiarati in etichetta in senape - Presence of sulphites not declared on the label in mustard sulphite | |
| Netherlands | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | salmonella in meat preparations from The Netherlands Salmonella | |
| Indonesia | Other Food Product / Mixed | Belgium | Consignment of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen (fish skin) was imported from Indonesia without an official control at the border control post | |
| Lithuania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Latvia | Salmonella Derby and Salmonella Livingstone in fresh, chilled minced pork meat from Lithuania Salmonella DerbySalmonella Livingstone | |
| Germany | Pet Food | Poland | Obecność ciała obcego w karmie dla kotów | |
| Brazil | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Consignment various products skipped veterinary checks in Border Control Post | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 units) frozen chicken thigh pieces from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Belgium | Feed Premixtures | Lithuania | Exceeded levels of doxycycline detected in compound feed doxycycline | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Listeria monocytogenes w surowym mięsie drobiowym//Listeria monocytogenes in frozen poultry meat country of origin Brazil Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Chile, China, France, Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | France | tetramethrin residues were detected at a level of 0.018 mg/kg in a frozen mixed mushroom blend tetramethrin | |
| Poland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Tropane alkaloids in maize flour from Poland tropane alkaloids | |
| Spain | Natural Mineral Waters | Spain | Agua mineral sin garantia sanitaria//Lack of health guarantees for mineral water from Spain | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella Infantis has been detected in fresh broiler chicken fillets from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Argentina | Fruits and Vegetables | Norway | Pesticide residue above MRL in apples from Argentina propargite | |
| Germany | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | PANE CON COLORANTE NON AMMESSO E153/Unauthorise food additive E153 (colorant) in bread | |
| Denmark, Ireland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Ireland | Salmonella Typhimurium detected in chicken products Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Ireland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Ireland | Salmonella Typhimurium detected in chicken products |