EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious Fish and fish products
Bacterial contamination in fish Sparus aurata from Türkiye, via Italy and via Germany
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2025.7654
Summary
Information notification for attention notified by Austria concerning gilthead seabream (fish and fish products), originating from Türkiye. Hazard: non-pathogenic micro-organisms.
A RASFF notification means that a risk was identified and shared between national authorities. It does not necessarily mean the product was sold in every country — check the distribution list and the measures taken.
Product
gilthead seabream
- Category
- Fish and fish products
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- mesophiles aerobic - too high count - non-pathogenic micro-organisms (max. permitted: 1.000.000 CFU/g)
- Enterobacteriaceae - non-pathogenic micro-organisms (max. permitted: 100.000 CFU/g)
- Pseudomonas spp. - high count - non-pathogenic micro-organisms (max. permitted: 1.000.000 CFU/g)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product (presumably) no longer on the market
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria, Germany
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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