RASFF Notifications — Week 31 2026 (27 Jul–2 Aug) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 31 of 2026 (27 Jul–2 Aug), the EU's RASFF system recorded 111 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 29 border rejections, 21 alerts, and 61 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Turkey, Brazil and China.
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Border rejections (29)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Carbendazim in green beans from Kenya carbendazim | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Flonicamid in peppers from Thailand flonicamid | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Hexaconazole in green beans from Kenya hexaconazole | |
| 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 | |
| Kenya | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Flutriafole in beans from Kenya flutriafol | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Ochratoxin A in diced, dried organic figs from Turkey ochratoxin A | |
| Azerbaijan | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Poland | przekroczenie NDP aflatoksyny B1 i sumy aflatoksyn w przesyłce orzechów laskowych surowych z Azerbejdżanu // exceeding the MRL for aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Azerbaijan Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Ecuador | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Plaguicidas en taro de Ecuador // Pesticides in dasheen from Ecuador carbendazimthiabendazole | |
| Brazil | Other Food Product / Mixed | Spain | Perdida cadena de frio sorbete congelado Brasil // Poor temperature control frozen sorbet from Brazil | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin totalochratoxin A | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in U.S.A. peanuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| China | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in Chinese groundnut kernels Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins(som) in Argentine peanuts aflatoxin total | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in Argentine peanuts Aflatoxin B1 | |
| China | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in Chinese peanuts Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Slovenia | High content of vitamin B6 (20.5 mg per capsule) and unauthorised novel food ingredient 5-HTP in food supplements from the United States. | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| India | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Croatia | Banaba leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) - absence of original certificate, unauthorized novel food | |
| Turkey | Other Food Product / Mixed | Cyprus | Absence of original certificate for Vine Leaves Stuffed with rice from Turkiye | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| India | Cereals and Bakery Products | Italy | High levels of aflatoxin B1 and Sum of B1, B2, G1 in Rice from India Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Tajikistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | High content od sulfurdioxide in dreid apricot from Bosnia and Herzegovina E220- sulfur dioxide | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Acetamiprid and Acrinatrin in fresh peppers from Türkiye Acrinathrinacetamiprid | |
| Georgia | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | aflatoxins in hazelnuts from Georgia aflatoxin total | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Ohratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Fosthiazate in fresh peppers from Türkiye fosthiazate | |
| Nigeria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Greece | Salmonella spp in sesame seeds from Nigeria Salmonella | |
| Morocco | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Larvas de anisakis en Scorpaena Scrofaprocedente de Marruecos // Anisakis larvae in Scorpaena scrofa from Morocco Anisakis |
Alerts (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Salmonella detected in a batch of organic sunflower seeds Salmonella | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | salmonella in chicken cutlets Salmonella spp | |
| Spain | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Spain | Presencia de Salmonela spp en salchichón procedente de España // Presence of Salmonella spp. in cured sausage from Spain Salmonella | |
| Italy | Fats and Oils | Netherlands | MOAH in pomace olive oil from Italy mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| Belgium, Poland | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Belgium | Norovirus in frozen smoothie mix from Belgium norovirus | |
| Germany | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Germany | Salmonella spp. in fruit chips from Germany Salmonellen | |
| Austria | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in organic red clover seeds for sprouts and seedlings from Austria, via Germany Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Hungary | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Unauthorised substance chlorpyriphos-ethylen in cucumbers chlorpyrifos | |
| France | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Belgium | Possible presence of Salmonella typhimurium in turkey cutlets from France Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella enteritidis in frozen chicken thight meat Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| China | Fish and Fish Products | Germany | Listeria monocytogenes in Squid Salad from China Listeria | |
| Netherlands | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Salmonella in farmhouse cheese, from the Netherlands | |
| France | Milk and Milk Products | France | Detection of E. coli STEC in raw milk cheese Escherichia coli | |
| Spain | Fruits and Vegetables | Italy | Ocratossina A oltre i limiti di legge in "Fichi secchi Bio", origine Spagna//Ochratoxin A exceeds Legal Limits in “Organic Dried Figs” from Spain ochratoxin A | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Pesticide residues of acetamiprid, formetanate, and sulfoxaflor in pitahaya (dragon fruit) from Turkey acetamipridformetanatesulfoxaflor | |
| Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Poland | Listeria monocytogenes (2/5 w 25g) w kiełbasie surowej/// Listeria monocytogenes (2/5 in 25g) in raw sausage Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | High levels of ochratoxin A in dried grapes from The Netherlands ochratoxin A | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella spp. in chicken and turkey kebab from Poland Salmonella spp. | |
| Lithuania | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Latvia | STEC stx2 in cold-smoked salami Escherichia coli | |
| Lithuania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Salmonella Enteritidis detected in frozen chicken dumplings from Lithuania Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Exceedance of cadmium in avocado, from Peru cadmium |
Information notifications (61)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Switzerland | Mineral oil components (MOSH/MOAH) in rice from Pakistan mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH)mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) | |
| Taiwan | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Consignment possibly subject to veterinary checks | |
| Ecuador | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Portugal | Hight sulphites content in chilled cooked shrimps 30/40 from Spain sulphite | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Ireland | Elevated levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Psyllium Husk pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| Ghana | Fruits and Vegetables | Sweden | Unauthorised novel food distributed from Belgium | |
| unknown origin | Other Food Product / Mixed | Sweden | Unauthorised novel food ingredients in canned food distributed from Belgium | |
| Djibouti | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Netherlands | Foreign object: plastic in ready made omelette, from France | |
| Belgium | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in a ready-to-eat salad and vegetable mix from Belgium Escherichia coli verotoxin producing | |
| United States | Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Ireland | Unpermitted additive Calcium Disodium EDTA in carbonated flavoured drink | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Acetamiprid in avocado from Peru acetamiprid | |
| Netherlands | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella Typhimurium detected in the environment by means of shoe covers, from the Netherlands Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Czech Republic | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Czechia | Clostridium botulinum in pork pâté from Czechia Clostridium botulinum type A | |
| Croatia | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Croatia | Listeria monocytogenes in smoked ribs from Croatia with raw materials originating from Germany Listeria monocytogenes | |
| United Kingdom | Food Contact Materials | Germany | Migration of lead on branding iron presumably from United Kingdom lead | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Enteritidis (in 2 out of 5 units) and Salmonella Newport (in 3 out of 5 units) in boneless chicken leg meat. Salmonella EnteritidisSalmonella Newport | |
| Czech Republic | Confectionery | Poland | ciało obce- śrubka w pralinach z czekolady mlecznej//foreign body - screw in milk chocolate pralines | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Detecție Salmonella spp în piept de pui dezosat, origine Romania / Salmonella spp detected in chicken breast, Romania origin Salmonella spp | |
| China | Other Food Product / Mixed | Germany | Carbendazim in rosebuds from China, via the Netherlands carbendazim | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | Unauthorised pesticide chlorpyrifos in Brahmi Powder from India chlorpyrifos | |
| Belgium | Fish and Fish Products | Belgium | incorrect use-by date on the label of smoked salmon form Belgium | |
| Lithuania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Lithuania | Pesticide rezidues (DDAC) in broiler chicken leg meat from Lithuania didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC) | |
| Slovakia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Austria | Unauthorized novel ingredient Kanna (Sceletium tortuosum) in a food supplement from Slovakia novel food | |
| unknown origin | Confectionery | Austria | Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in a chocolate bar-type product supplied from Portugal tetrahydrocanabinol (THC) | |
| Latvia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Stwierdzenie w produkcie zakupionym z Łotwy niedozwolonego składnika: glistnik jaskółcze ziele///prohibited ingredient: greater celandine in a food supplement from Latvia not in catalogue | |
| Greece | Fats and Oils | Netherlands | MOAH in olive oil (pomace variant) from Greece mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) | |
| France | Feed Materials | Germany | Exceedance of maximum levels for vitamins A and D3 in liquid dietary supplements for dairy cows and cattle from France | |
| China | Fruits and Vegetables | Slovenia | Exceeded levels of Iprodione and Procymidon in blueberries from China Procymidoniprodione | |
| India | Confectionery | Netherlands | Consignment chocobons from India skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post Rotterdam | |
| Netherlands | Herbs and Spices | Netherlands | Presumably celery powder added to dry spice mix from the Netherlands | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in walnut kernels (raw material) from the United States SalmonellaSalmonella spp. | |
| France, Spain | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Exceedance of the maximum aflatoxin limit in organic whole almond purees. Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in walnut kernels (raw material) from the United States Salmonella spp. | |
| Vietnam | Fish and Fish Products | Romania | Vibrio cholerae in Fillet Pangasius from VIETNAM Vibrio cholerae | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Ireland | Listeria monocytogenes detected in Frozen (IQF) Chicken Breast Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Ochratoxin A 27 ± 14 µg/kg in raisins from Uzbekistan ochratoxin A | |
| Bulgaria | Milk and Milk Products | Greece | Rupture of cold chain during transport of dairy products from Bulgaria | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Salmonella spp in care pasare, origine Brazilia // Salmonela spp in chicken meat from Brasil Salmonella spp | |
| Switzerland | Feed Materials | Germany | Salmonella spp. in complete feed from Switzerland Salmonella | |
| Syria | Fruits and Vegetables | Romania | Depasire LMR pesticide in stafide aurii origine Siria///Exceeding pesticide MRLs in golden raisins originating in Syria acetamipridchlorpyrifosindoxacarbthiamethoxam | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Germany | Salmonella spp. in walnut kernels (raw material) from the USA Salmonella spp. | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Too high content of diniconazol in celery bifenthrinclothianidincyromazinediniconazole | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Salmonella spp in ficat pasare, origine Brazilia // Salmonella spp. in poultry liver, origin Brazil Salmonella spp | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Spain | Fish and Fish Products | Italy | mercurio in tonno dalla Spagna/mercury in thawed yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), vacuum-packed, from Spain // Mercurio en atún de aleta amarilla (Thunnus albacares) descongelado, envasado al vacío, procedente de España mercury | |
| Poland | Cereals and Bakery Products | Poland | obecność pleśni w tortilli pochodzącej z Polski // The presence of mold in a tortilla from Poland | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Dimetoato en mangos en Perú / Dimethoate in mangoes in Perú dimethoateomethoatepropamocarbthiamethoxam | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Spain | Aflatoxinas en almendras procedentes de EEUU /Aflatoxins in almond seeds from USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Uzbekistan | Fruits and Vegetables | Poland | Stwierdzenie przekroczenia NDP ochratoksyny A w rodzynkach, kraj pochodzenia: Uzbekistan //exceedance of the MRL for ochratoxin A in raisins, country of origin: Uzbekistan/ ochratoxin A | |
| Bangladesh | Fruits and Vegetables | Germany | Unauthorised substance propiconazole in fresh mangoes from Bangladesh propiconazole | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella spp. i Listeria monocytogenes w filecie drobiowym mrożonym // Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in frozen poultry meat from Brazil via Netherlands Listeria monocytogenesSalmonella spp. | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | Salmonella z grupy „C” i Listeria monocytogenes w filecie drobiowym mrożonym // Salmonella spp. group C and Listeria monocytogenes in frozen poultry meat from Brazil via Netherlands Listeria monocytogenesSalmonella group C | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Romania | Salmonella spp in pulpe pui din Romania / Salmonella spp in chicken thighs from Romania Salmonella spp | |
| Brazil | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Consignment of products with dairy from Brazil | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Cadmium in avocado from Peru cadmium | |
| Belgium | Feed Materials | Netherlands | Cadmium in complete animal feed from Belgium cadmium | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 2 out of 5 units) in chicken gizzards Salmonella infantis | |
| Germany | Pet Food | Netherlands | Two dogs who got sick from chew sticks, from Germany | |
| Spain | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Elevado contenido de vitamina B6 en complementos alimenticios procedentes de España y contenido en vitamina B9 no se corresponde con el valor declarado en la etiqueta//High levels of vitamin B6 in food supplements from Spain vitamin B6 | |
| Peru | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Exceedance of cadmium in avocado, from Peru cadmium | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Norway | Migration of formaldehyde from melamin plate formaldehyde | |
| China | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Consignment with different kinds of composite products passed the BCP Rotterdam without the neccessary veterinary controls |