EU safety alerts in 2025

3 November 2025RASFF

Non-authorized novel food - Calliandra Angustifolia - in tea from the Netherlands

Notified by Germany · origin: Netherlands

Novel foodCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

3 November 2025RASFF

Lead and mercury in food supplement from India

Notified by Netherlands · origin: India

Heavy metalsDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

3 November 2025RASFF

Detection of aflatoxin B1 in Corn Gluten Meal from Bulgaria

Notified by Denmark · origin: Bulgaria

MycotoxinsFeed materials

3 November 2025RASFF

incorrect use-by date on the label of smoked salmon trout

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium

Other risksFish and fish products

3 November 2025RASFF

Elevated Level of Sorbic Acid in Caramel Sauce

Notified by Ireland · origin: Poland

Food additives and flavouringsSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

3 November 2025RASFF

Unauthorised pesticides in pomegranates from Türkiye

Notified by Austria · origin: Türkiye

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

3 November 2025RASFF

Unsatisfactory organoleptic changes in rice originating from Poland

Notified by Slovakia · origin: Poland

Organoleptic aspectsCereals and bakery products

3 November 2025RASFF

Excessive levels of lead in cinnamon powder from Vietnam, via the Netherlands

Notified by Germany · origin: Vietnam

Heavy metalsHerbs and spices

31 October 2025EMA shortages

NovoNordisk insulin (human insulin) (various short-, rapid-, intermediate-, mixed- and long-acting forms) — supply shortage (shortage resolved)

Supply shortageMedicine shortages

31 October 2025RASFF

Salmonella Mbandaka in frozen chicken breast fillet from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Notified by Croatia · origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

31 October 2025RASFF

Excessive amounts of the pesticides captan and acetamiprid in raisins from Latvia

Notified by Lithuania · origin: Latvia

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

31 October 2025RASFF

Unauthorized purple coneflower root extract in tea - concentrate non-alcoholic drink "Raspberry and асеrоlа tea" pasteurized

Notified by Latvia · origin: Ukraine

Composition and additivesCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

31 October 2025RASFF

unauthorized genetically modified organism in green papaya from Thailand via Sweden

Notified by Belgium · origin: Thailand

Genetically modifiedFruits and vegetables

31 October 2025RASFF

Salmonella Mbandaka in rapeseed expeller from Poland

Notified by Finland · origin: Poland

Pathogenic micro-organismsFeed materials

31 October 2025RASFF

Maximum levels exceeded for ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) seeds in sunflower seeds from Germany

Notified by Belgium · origin: Ukraine

CompositionFeed materials

31 October 2025RASFF

Aflatoxin in groundnut kernels from United States

Notified by Netherlands · origin: United States

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

31 October 2025RASFF

Unauthorised novel food Tongkat ali in food supplement

Notified by Ireland · origin: Unknown Origin

Composition and additivesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

31 October 2025RASFF

ametoctradin and oxamyl in a strawberry from Egypt

Notified by Poland · origin: Egypt

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables