EU safety alerts in 2026

29 April 2026RASFF

Clothianidin above legal limits in rice from Pakistan

Notified by Italy · origin: Pakistan

Pesticide residuesCereals and bakery products

29 April 2026RASFF

RESIDUES OF UNAUTHORISED PESTICIDE, CHLORPYRIFOS, IN CUMIN POWDER FROM SYRIA

Notified by Cyprus · origin: Cyprus

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

29 April 2026RASFF

Salmonella in processed animal proteins (poultry meal) from the United Kingdom

Notified by Belgium · origin: United Kingdom

Pathogenic micro-organismsFeed materials

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

STEC in beef meat from Belgium

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium

Pathogenic micro-organismsMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

29 April 2026RASFF

Morphardenafil in erection remedies from Estonia

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Estonia

CompositionDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Listeria monocytogenes detected in a batch of Italian sheep milk cheese

Notified by Ireland · origin: Italy

Pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella Spp. found in raw material from Poland used to produce minced meat and raw poultry meat products

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Listeria, Salmonella, and STEC E. coli in ground beef

Notified by France · origin: Poland

Pathogenic micro-organismsMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Przekroczenie NDP benzo(a)pirenu oraz sumy WWA w proszku kakaowym pochodzącym z Bułgarii / Exceedance of the MRL for benzo(a)pyrene and the sum of PAHs in cocoa powder originating from Bulgaria

Notified by Poland · origin: Bulgaria

Environmental pollutantsCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Glycidyl esters in instant noodles with hot chicken carbonara flavour from South Korea

Notified by Netherlands · origin: South Korea

Industrial contaminantsPrepared dishes and snacks

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Foreign body (glass fragment) in apple and carrot drink from Italy

Notified by Italy · origin: Italy

Foreign bodiesNon-alcoholic beverages

29 April 2026RASFF

ALIMENTO (NOCE DI ARECA) NON INCLUSO NELL'ELENCO DEI NOVEL FOOD AUTORIZZATI/FOOD (ARECA NUT) from Sri Lanka NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF AUTHORIZED NOVEL FOODS

Notified by Italy · origin: Sri Lanka

Composition and additivesFruits and vegetables

29 April 2026RASFF

Consignment of fish was imported from Argentina without an official control at the border control post.

Notified by Belgium · origin: Argentina

Other risksFish and fish products

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Foreigin object (glass fragment) in ajvar (Balkan condiment and spread)

Notified by Slovenia · origin: Croatia

Foreign bodiesOther food product / mixed

29 April 2026RASFF

High levels of erucic acid in mustard oil and misleading presentation as food from India via Ireland

Notified by Spain · origin: India

CompositionFats and oils

29 April 2026RASFF

High trans-fatty acid content: 14.9 ± 3.0 g/100 g in confectionery from Kazakhstan

Notified by Latvia · origin: Kazakhstan

CompositionConfectionery

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella Enteritidis (in 5 out of 5 units) in marinated chicken steaks

Notified by Latvia · origin: Lithuania

Pathogenic micro-organismsMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

29 April 2026RASFF

Supera límites máximos Aflatoxina B1 y aflatoxinas totales en cacahuetes de China / higher than maximum level Aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxins in peanuts from China

Notified by Spain · origin: China

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

29 April 2026RASFF

High levels of erucic acid in mustard oil and misleading labeling as a food product originating from Bangladesh via Ireland.

Notified by Spain · origin: Bangladesh

CompositionFats and oils

29 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella in moringa poeder

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Belgium

Pathogenic micro-organismsHerbs and spices

29 April 2026RASFF

High levels of erucic acid in mustard oil and misleading presentation as a food product from Bangladesh via France

Notified by Spain · origin: Bangladesh

CompositionFats and oils

29 April 2026RASFF

Phosphates and Polyphosphates in frozen plaice fillets (Pleuronectes platessa) fromthe Netherlands/ Fosfati e Polifosfati non dichiarati in filetti di platessa congelati dall'Olanda

Notified by Italy · origin: Netherlands

Food additives and flavouringsFish and fish products

29 April 2026RASFF

Salmonella spp. in sheep intestines

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

Pathogenic micro-organismsOther food product / mixed

29 April 2026RASFF

Physical contamination (plastic) in spicy vegetable-based bean burger from the Netherlands

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Netherlands

Other risksOther food product / mixed