RASFF Notifications — Week 36 2026 (31 Aug–6 Sep) | Border Rejections, Alerts & Information
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In week 36 of 2026 (31 Aug–6 Sep), the EU's RASFF system recorded 92 notifications affecting food and feed imports: 21 border rejections, 28 alerts, and 43 information notices. The most-affected origin countries were Poland, Turkey and France.
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Border rejections (21)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Netherlands | Intercepted consignment with illegal and infected goods from China | |
| Brazil | Cereals and Bakery Products | Portugal | Establishment of Origin not approved- Composite product from Brasil | |
| Brazil | Other Food Product / Mixed | Portugal | Missing certificate model COL in composite product from Brasil | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella spp. in poultry meat preparation from Brazil. Salmonella spp | |
| Ukraine | Other Food Product / Mixed | Latvia | Prohbited herbs Acorus calamus and Asarum spp. and unauthorized novel food: Eleutherococcus senticosus, Angelica archangelica, Rhodiola rosea , Potentilla erecta, Viburnum opulus, Cornus mas, Hierochloe odorata, Carlina acaulis, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Angelica archangelica, and Tilia spp. in the Herbal mix from Ukraine | |
| South Korea | Alcoholic Beverages | Portugal | Unauthorized use of E338 and E516 in Beer | |
| Turkey | Herbs and Spices | Ireland | Elevated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Dried Oregano from India pyrrolizidine alkaloids | |
| United Kingdom | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Spain | rotura cadena de frío en carne de pollo congelada procedente de Reino Unido // Break in the cold chain for frozen chicken from the United Kingdom | |
| China | Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations, Coffee and Tea | Austria | Pesticide residues in matcha powder from China dinotefuranthiacloprid | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| United Kingdom | Feed Materials | Belgium | Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom Salmonella | |
| Brazil | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Spain | Salmonella typhimurium in frozen poultry meat from Brazil // Salmonella thyphimurium en carne de ave de corral congelada de Brasil Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Bulgaria | Formetanate in fresh peppers from Türkiye formetanate | |
| North Macedonia | Fruits and Vegetables | Croatia | Azinphos-methyl in hot peppers from Republic of North Macedonia azinphos-methyldodine | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | France | Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye ochratoxin A | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | France | Multiple pesticide residues in cumin from India Azoxystrobinacetamipridcarbendazimchlorpyrifos | |
| Morocco | Fish and Fish Products | Spain | Poor temperature control in frozen fish products from Morocco // Ruptura de la cadena de frío en preparados de pescado congelados de Marruecos | |
| — | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | European Commission | illegal import for various products containing meat and fish | |
| India | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Exceedance of aflatoxin B1 in HPS groundnuts from India Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Egypt | Fruits and Vegetables | Ireland | Pesticide residues on mangos/mangoes from Egypt acetamipridchlorfenapyrclothianidinpyriproxyfen | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Bulgaria | Aflatoxin in peanuts from United States Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total |
Alerts (28)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | Confectionery | Sweden | Allergen (peanut) in chocolate confectionery from Republic of North Macedonia | |
| Belgium | Cereals and Bakery Products | Netherlands | Pieces of metal in frozen baking bread from BElgium | |
| Netherlands | Fish and Fish Products | Netherlands | Histamine in mackerel from the Netherlands histamine | |
| Poland | Other Food Product / Mixed | Netherlands | Undeclared allergen crustaceans in a risotto meal kit, from Poland | |
| Slovenia | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Hungary | Consumer illness linked to consumption of mushroom coffee product from Slovenia | |
| Iran | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Raisins containing Ochratoxin A from Iran ochratoxin A | |
| France | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | France | Listeria monocytogenes in chilled cooked whole shrimps from France Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Netherlands | Feed Materials | Belgium | Maximum levels exceeded for ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds in dari from the Netherlands ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds | |
| France | Fish and Fish Products | France | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in Tarama from France Listeria monocytogenes | |
| — | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Finland | Bitter apricot kernels are marketed on-line with unsafe usage information from Spain to EU | |
| Belgium, Poland | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Belgium | Salmonella in beef meat from Poland Salmonella | |
| Netherlands | Food Additives and Flavourings | Germany | Foreign body (rubber) in pretzel baking additive from the Netherlands | |
| Poland | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Ireland | Allergens on muesli bars not labelled in English | |
| France | Compound Feeds | France | foreign object in salads | |
| Lithuania | Fruits and Vegetables | Latvia | Foreign body (glass fragment) in beet soup | |
| Dominican Republic | Fruits and Vegetables | Spain | Chlorpyrifos in guava from Dominican Republic//Clorpirifos en guayaba procedente de República Dominicana chlorpyrifos | |
| Denmark | Fish and Fish Products | Denmark | Listeria monocytogenes in smoked trout Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Poland | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Poland | obecności genu ntnh kodującego neurotoksyny botulinowe w próbce zielonego sosu bazyliowego Pesto // the presence of the ntnh gene encoding botulinum neurotoxins in a sample of green basil Pesto sauce Clostridium botulinum | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | E.coli in shells Escherichia coli | |
| Syria | Herbs and Spices | Germany | Salmonella Give in spice mix from the Syrian Arab Republic Salmonella Give | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella spp in frozen kebab from Poland Salmonella spp | |
| Sweden | Other Food Product / Mixed | Denmark | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in ready to eat dish Listeria monocytogenes | |
| France | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | France | Presence of Salmonella enteritidis in pumpkin seeds from France Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Pesticide residues in sun-dried tomatoes diced from Turkiye chlorate | |
| Italy | Milk and Milk Products | Italy | Escherichia Coli prod. Shigatoxins STEC in raw milk cheese from Italy Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Czech Republic | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Deoxynivalenol (DON) in wheat from Czechia deoxynivalenol (DON) | |
| France | Bivalve Molluscs and Products Thereof | France | Exceeding the regulatory limit for DSPs in shellfish Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins okadaic acid | |
| Italy | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Italy | Segnalazione di corpo estraneo in salamino////Report of a foreign object in Salame |
Information notifications (43)
| Date | Origin | Category | Notifying country | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Feed Materials | Italy | mercurio in feed mercury | |
| Afghanistan | Cereals and Bakery Products | Germany | Undeclared colouring agent tartrazine (E 102) in snack product from Afghanistan labelling | |
| United States | Feed Additives | Netherlands | Dioxins in feed additives from USA dioxins | |
| Germany | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | France | Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O145:H28 in minced beef from Germany Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing | |
| Brazil | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Guava contaminated with the pesticide chlorpyrifos from Brazil chlorpyrifos | |
| North Macedonia | Confectionery | Slovenia | Undeclared soya in confectionery from Republic of North Macedonia soya | |
| unknown origin | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Consumer complaint regarding mislabeling of nori sheets concerning iodine content | |
| Netherlands | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Unauthorised novel foods Fadogia agrestis and Eurycoma longifolia in food supplement from the Netherlands | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella Enteritidis in Chicken filet from Poland Salmonella Enteritidis | |
| Mexico | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin B1 in nuts from Mexico Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United Kingdom | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Spain | Complemento Alimenticio con elevado contenido de N-Acetilcisteina (NAC) fabricado en Reino Unido // A food supplement with a high content of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), manufactured in the United Kingdom | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Netherlands | Aflatoxins in dried apricots, from Turkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| United States | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in peanuts, from the USA Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | salmonella spp in carne di pollame origine Romania/Salmonella spp. in poultry meat originating in Romania Salmonella spp | |
| Canada | Crustaceans and Products Thereof | Spain | Cadmium in live lobsters from Canada // Cadmio en bogavante vivo de Canadá cadmium | |
| Thailand | Fruits and Vegetables | Denmark | Buprofezin in cha plu leaves buprofezin | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxin in groundnut kernels from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Turkey | Fruits and Vegetables | Belgium | Aflatoxin contamination in dried figs from Türkiye Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| India | Herbs and Spices | Switzerland | Chlorpyrifos in fennel powder from India acetamipridchlorpyrifosiprobenfosprofenofos | |
| Romania | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Italy | Salmonella Intanfis in frozen white chicken breast Salmonella infantis | |
| Hungary | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Poland | Nieautoryzowana nowa żywność jabłczan kreatyny w suplementach diety pochodzących z Węgier // Tricreatine malate in food supplements originating from Hungary | |
| Finland | Ices and Desserts | Finland | Gelatine was not declared in a dessert product from Finland | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Aflatoxine in groundnutkernels, from Argentina Aflatoxin B1 | |
| Slovakia | Pet Food | Hungary | CBD in animal feed from Slovakia | |
| China | Food Contact Materials | Slovakia | Migration of Volatile Organic Constituents from a Silicone Loaf Pan from China, via Poland volatile organic constituents | |
| Netherlands | Pet Food | Hungary | CBD in animal feed from the Netherlands | |
| United Kingdom | Pet Food | Hungary | CBD in animal feed from the UK | |
| Denmark | Meat and Meat Products (Other Than Poultry) | Denmark | Meat products and ABP from DK cow slaughtered within withdrawal period of veterinary medicines | |
| Belgium | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Netherlands | Salmonella Typhimurium in chicken filet from Belgium Salmonella typhimurium | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella infantis in chicken meat from Poland Salmonella infantis | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Latvia | Salmonella Infantis (in 5 out of 5 units) in boneless skinless chicken thighs Salmonella infantis | |
| Netherlands | Milk and Milk Products | Netherlands | Bombage in yoghurt, from the Netherlands | |
| India | Fruits and Vegetables | Austria | Unauthorised pesticides in pitahaya from India, via Germany acephatechlorpyrifoscypermethrindithiocarbamates | |
| Argentina | Nuts, Nut Products and Seeds | Netherlands | Exceedance of aflatoxins in groundnuts, from Argentina via UK Aflatoxin B1aflatoxin total | |
| Ireland | Milk and Milk Products | Ireland | Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in in Buffalo Mozzarella and Bocconcini cheese from Ireland Listeria monocytogenes | |
| United Kingdom | Fish and Fish Products | France | Presence of mercury in Homarus gammarus mercury | |
| United States | Fish and Fish Products | Estonia | Frozen Alaska pollock fillets – Anisakis spp. parasite infestation Anisakis | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Czechia | Salmonella sp. type C in chilled chicken breasts from Poland Salmonella group C | |
| Poland | Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products | Poland | exceedance of the MRL for doxycycline in chicken meat from Poland. doxycycline | |
| Argentina | Cephalopods and Products Thereof | Lithuania | Excessive levels of cadmium found in squid from Argentina cadmium | |
| Germany | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Belgium | Prohibited Yohimbe bark extract in a food supplement offered online from Germany | |
| Poland | Dietetic Foods, Food Supplements and Fortified Foods | Hungary | Incorrect labeling and unauthorised novel food (Artemisia annua) in food supplement from Poland | |
| Turkey | Prepared Dishes and Snacks | Sweden | Undeclared allergen in chips |