In week 23 of 2026 (1–7 Jun), the EU's RASFF system recorded 112 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 30 border rejections, 26 alerts, and 56 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were United States, Poland and Turkey.
Rotura de cadena de frío en anillas de potón del Pacífico de Perú // Poor temperature control in cuttle squid from Perú
Seychelles
Fish and Fish Products
Spain
Rotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de Seychelles //Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from Seychelles.
Egypt
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Italy
Aflatoxins B1 and Total in peanuts in shell from Egypt
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Spain
Fish and Fish Products
Spain
Rotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de un buque pesquero español // Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from a Spanish fishing vessel.
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
France
Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Seychelles
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Spain
Ruptura de cadena de frío en carne de pollo de Brasil // Poor temperature control in chicken meat from Brazil
Seychelles
Fish and Fish Products
Spain
Rotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de Seychelles // Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from Seychelles
Uganda
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Belgium
Aflatoxins in peanuts from Uganda
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
France
Ochratoxin A in fig paste from Turkiye
ochratoxin A
Japan
Herbs and Spices
Poland
Przekroczenie pozostałości pestycydów w zielonej herbacie z Japonii // Excessive pesticide residues in green tea from Japan
acetamipridbenomil/carbendazimclothianidindinotefuran
Chile
Fruits and Vegetables
Poland
Chlorothalonil (0,026 ± 0,013 mg/kg) in frozen raspberries from Chile /// przekroczenie NDP pestycydu Chlorotalonil w malinie mrożonej z Chile
chlorothalonil
Turkey
Food Contact Materials
Greece
Absence of documentation for recycled plastic food contact materials from Türkiye
Brazil
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Belgium
Salmonella in poultry meat preparation from Brazil
Salmonella Minnesota
Brazil
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Netherlands
Salmonella spp in poultry meat preparation from Brazil
Salmonella spp
Pakistan
Cereals and Bakery Products
Italy
CLOTHIANIDIN in basmati rice from PAKISTAN
clothianidin
Egypt
Fruits and Vegetables
Cyprus
Residues of unauthorised pesticides (Lufenuron and Propiconazole) in Fresh Lemons from Egypt
lufenuronpropiconazole
Nigeria
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Greece
Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria
Salmonella
Nigeria
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Greece
Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria
Salmonella
Nigeria
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Greece
Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria
Salmonella
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
France
Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye
ochratoxin A
Colombia
Fruits and Vegetables
Spain
Ciprodinilo en Mango / Cyprodinil in mangoes
cyprodinil
India
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Croatia
Import of food suplements from India without accompanying documentation
Afghanistan
Fruits and Vegetables
Latvia
Unprovided durability date and unsanitary conditions (dirty and damaged packaging) for dried fruit and various other products from Afghanistan
China
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Slovenia
Lambda-Cyhalothrin, tolfenpyrad, dinotefurana, flonicamid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam in matcha tea from China
clothianidindinotefuranflonicamidlambda-cyhalothrin
Brazil
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
Italy
Bovine Frozen meat in poor state of preservation from Brazil
Brazil
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
Italy
Bovine frozen meat from Brazil in poor state of preservation
China
Confectionery
Latvia
Prohibited food additives: E406, E407, E 440, unknown source of gelatin (beef bones or skin), and incorrect labelled mini jelly cup candies from China
Egypt
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
propargite in strawberry diced frozen from Egypt
propargite
Colombia
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Passion Fruit Colombia Pesticide Residu
buprofezin
Serbia
Fruits and Vegetables
Slovenia
Incomplete import documents (black Truffles)
Alerts (26)
Date
Origin
Category
Notifying country
Subject
Italy
Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry)
Italy
Presenza di allergene CASEINE in wurstel/Presence of the allergen CASEIN inwurstel
milk ingredient
Peru
Fruits and Vegetables
Spain
Metomilo en Ají habanero (Capsicum chinense) de Perú // Methomyl pesticide residues in Capsicum chinense from Perú
methomyl
Italy
Cereals and Bakery Products
Malta
Ethylene oxide in Brown Rice via Italy
ethylene oxide
India
Cereals and Bakery Products
Malta
Ethylene oxide in Organic Brown Basmati Rice origin India/Pakistan via Ireland
ethylene oxide
Germany
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Spain
unauthorised novel food ingredient curcumin in food supplement from Germany / Nuevo ingrediente curcumina no autorizado en complemento alimenticio procedente de Alemania
Slovenia
Other Food Product / Mixed
Slovenia
Undeclared allergen sulphites in boiled potato from Slovenia
E220- sulfur dioxide
Spain
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
pesticide residue flonicamid in cantaloupe from Spain
flonicamid
Poland
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Poland
przekroczenie NDP nadchloranu w herbatce ziołowej morwa biała pochodzącej z Polski // exceeding the MRL for perchlorate in white mulberry herbal tea from Poland
perchlorate
United States
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxins in pistachio from USA
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
Netherlands
Cereals and Bakery Products
Austria
High level of delta-9-THC in brownie and cookies from the Netherlands, via Czechia
cannabidiol (CBD)tetrahydrocanabinol (THC)
Turkey
Fruits and Vegetables
Finland
Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkey.
ochratoxin A
Spain
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Acetamiprid in broccoli from Spain
acetamiprid
Belgium
Fish and Fish Products
France
Detection of Listeria on smoked salmon trimmings packed in trays under modified atmosphere
ListeriaListeria monocytogenesSalmonella spp.
Bolivia, Italy
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxins in nuts midget from Bolivia
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
South Africa
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Fenthion in kiwis from South Africa
fenthion
Peru
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
lambda-cyhalothrin in avocado from Peru
lambda-cyhalothrin
Ethiopia
Prepared Dishes and Snacks
Belgium
Allergen wheat not listed on snack from Ethiopia
Spain
Herbs and Spices
Germany
Salmonella spp. in organic sweet paprika powder from Spain
Salmonella spp.
China
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
France
Anthraquinone in tea
anthraquinone
Guatemala
Herbs and Spices
France
Anthraquinone in cardamom
anthraquinone
Argentina
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxin in groundnuts from Argentina, via Denmark
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
France
Milk and Milk Products
France
Listeria in cheese
Listeria monocytogenes
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Italy
Salmonella typhimurium in carne fresca di oca/Salmonella typhimurium in fresh goose meat
Salmonella typhimurium
Germany
Feed Materials
Netherlands
Lead in hay from Germany
lead
China
Herbs and Spices
Austria
Pesticide residues in Sichuan pepper powder from China, via the Netherlands
acetamipridbifenthrincarbendazimcarbofuran
Portugal
Cereals and Bakery Products
Portugal
Foreign bodies in chocolate breakfast cereals from Portugal
Information notifications (56)
Date
Origin
Category
Notifying country
Subject
Germany
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Germany
Salmonella spp. in organic turmeric capsules from Germany
Belgium
Milk and Milk Products
Netherlands
Residues of veterinary medicines florfenicol in raw milk from Belgium
florfenicol
Italy
Fruits and Vegetables
Czechia
Acetamiprid in baby spinach leaves from Italy.
acetamiprid
India
Herbs and Spices
Belgium
Chlorpyrifos in turmeric from India
chlorpyrifos
Egypt
Fruits and Vegetables
Germany
Unauthorized substance oxamyl in frozen strawberries from Egypt
oxamyl
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Poland
the presence of pancreatin in a food supplement from USA /// obecność pankreatyny w suplemencie diety z USA
India
Cereals and Bakery Products
France
excess ochratoxin A in rice origin India
ochratoxin A
Spain
Fish and Fish Products
Italy
Mercurio oltre i limiti in filetto di pesce spada / Mercury levels exceed limits in swordfish fillet
mercury
Canada
Fish and Fish Products
France
salted smoked herring does not comply with the limits for PAHs, origin Canada
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons sum of
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
food supplement from the USA, sold online, with high level of nicotinic acid and vitamin D, and minerals (magnesium, zinc) with exceeds upper limits
Mauritania
Feed Materials
Spain
Salmonella spp y Enterobacteria in fish meal from Mauritania
EnterobacteriaceaeSalmonella
unknown origin
Prepared Dishes and Snacks
Ireland
Undeclared and incorrectly declared allergens on various products supplied from China
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Poland
Stwierdzenie niedozwolonych substancji tj.świerzbiec właściwy (Mucuna pruriens) w Suplemencie diety// Detection of prohibited substances in Mucuna pruriens in a food supplement from USA
not in catalogue
China
Pet Food
Netherlands
Presence of DNA from animal species not declared on the label and not in the health certificate.
poultry DNA presence
Lithuania
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Newport (in 3 out of 5 units) and Salmonella Infantis (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh Greek-marinated chicken leg meat.
Salmonella NewportSalmonella infantis
Lithuania
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 units) in dill-marinated chicken meat shashlik.
Salmonella infantis
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Agona (in 4 out of 5 units) and Salmonella Newport (in 1 out of 5 units) in fresh minced turkey breast meat.
Salmonella AgonaSalmonella Newport
Ireland
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Ireland
Incorrectly declared pistachios in batches of pistachio spread
Lithuania
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 1 out of 5 units) in spice-marinated chicken drumsticks.
Salmonella infantis
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Newport (detected in 5 out of 5 units) in fresh chicken wing mid-sections.
Salmonella Newport
Sslmonella spp in compound feed from Serbia
Salmonella
Lithuania
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Lithuania
Salmonella spp. detected in chicken products from Lithuania
Salmonella NewportSalmonella infantis
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
food supplements from USA with prohibited ingredient yohimbine and too high intake of monacolin K, sold online
Spain
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Spain
Presencia de maltitol (E965) no autorizado en preparado alimenticio al cacao etiquetado como cacao a la taza procedente de España // Presence of unauthorized maltitol (E965) in cocoa-based food preparation labeled as drinking chocolate from Spain
Turkey
Other Food Product / Mixed
Germany
Sildenafil in herbal paste from Turkey
sildenafil
Ireland
Milk and Milk Products
Ireland
Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in Cypriot Style Grilling Cheese
Listeria monocytogenes
Syria
Honey and Royal Jelly
Germany
Sildenafil and tadalafil in honey product from the Syrian Arab Republic
sildenafiltadalafil
Madagascar
Herbs and Spices
Austria
Unauthorised pesticide anthraquinone in pepper from Madagascar, via Spain
anthraquinone
Estonia
Feed Premixtures
France
Detection of dioxin levels exceeding the regulatory threshold in fish meal powder
dioxins
Turkey
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Germany
Sildenafil in a chocolate product from Türkiye
sildenafil
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
Non-compliant food supplements with medicinal substances from the USA
Turkey
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Germany
Sildenafil in chocolate from Turkey
sildenafil
Denmark
Fish and Fish Products
Denmark
Withdrawal of hot-smoked trout fillet due to a break in the cold chain and incorrect storage in X hours
Belgium
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Belgium
Excessively high caffeine content in decaffeinated coffee from Belgium
caffeine
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Poland
Stwierdzenie niedozwolonej substancji tj. Hordeiny w Suplemencie diety // Identification of a prohibited substance, i.e. Hordeine, in a food supplement from USA
not in catalogue
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Denmark
Non-compliant food supplement with novel food ingredients from the USA
Austria
Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea
Austria
Unauthorized use of hay in a Herbal Tea Product “Wiesen Kräuter” from Austria
Bacillus cereusherbs
Belarus, United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Poland
wykryto obecność 1,3-DMAA w suplemencie diety // 1,3-DMAA was detected in a food supplement
Singapore
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Austria
Food supplement with novel food ingredient (deer placenta extract) from Singapore
novel food ingredient
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 5 out of 5 units) in chicken middle wings BBQ taste from Poland.
Salmonella infantis
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 5 out of 5 units) in boneless and skinless broiler chicken leg meat.
Salmonella infantis
India
Feed Materials
Germany
Salmonella spp. in dried shrimp used in aquarium fish feed from India
Salmonella
Netherlands
Fruits and Vegetables
Germany
Foreign body (metal fragment) in sliced carrots from the Netherlands
France
Feed Materials
Belgium
Ambrosia in sunflowerseeds
ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds
Uzbekistan
Herbs and Spices
Latvia
Exceed maximum levels of pesticides residues: propiconazole 0,13 ± 0,07 mg/kg in fresh dill from Uzbekistan
propiconazole
Brazil
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Denmark
Salmonella in frozen chicken breast fillets from Brazil
Salmonella
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 units) in chicken leg quarters from Poland.
Salmonella infantis
Argentina
Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds
Netherlands
Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnut from Argentina
Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total
China
Fruits and Vegetables
Netherlands
Cadmium in garlic from China
cadmium
Poland
Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products
Latvia
Salmonella Typhimurium (in 2 out of 5 units) in chiken muddle wings BBQ taste
Salmonella typhimurium monophasic
United States
Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods
Estonia
Unauthorised novel food in food supplements
5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)colour E 171 - titanium dioxidecreatine derivative unauthorised novel food ingredient
Germany
Feed Materials
Netherlands
dioxines in animal feed
dioxins
Netherlands
Cereals and Bakery Products
Netherlands
improper production (insufficient cleaning of mixer) of chilled pizza dough from the Netherlands
Netherlands
Other Food Product / Mixed
Netherlands
physical contamination (woody stems) in plant-based burger from the Netherlands
United States
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Lithuania
Excessive levels of benzoic acid and sodium benzoate found in non-alcoholic soft drink from United States
E 210 - benzoic acidE 211 - sodium benzoate