EU alert · RASFF Risk: Potentially serious New Prepared dishes and snacks
High levels of spoilage microorganisms in pasta
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.8768
Summary
Austria has issued a safety alert regarding pasta products from Slovakia. The products are labeled inadequately and contain high levels of spoilage microorganisms, including Enterobacteriaceae, mesophiles aerobic, Pseudomonas spp., and Listeria innocua, which could pose a potentially serious health risk.
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
Nudeln /// pasta
- Category
- Prepared dishes and snacks
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- labelling - insufficient - labelling absent/incomplete/incorrect
- Enterobacteriaceae - high count - non-pathogenic micro-organisms — result: 3200000 CFU/g
- mesophiles aerobic - too high count - non-pathogenic micro-organisms — result: 420000000 CFU/g
- Pseudomonas spp. - high count - non-pathogenic micro-organisms — result: 130000000 CFU/g
- Listeria innocua - pathogenic micro-organisms — result: detected /25g
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Information on distribution not (yet) available
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Austria
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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