EU alert · RASFF Risk: Serious Poultry meat and poultry meat products
Salmonella Enteritidis in fresh chicken meat from Romania
Validated by the European Commission: · Ref. 2026.8070
Summary
An alert has been issued for fresh chicken meat imported from Romania after samples tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis. The product is no longer available on the Italian market. The notification was based on official market control findings.
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
Fresh chicken meat / Carne fresca di pollame
- Category
- Poultry meat and poultry meat products
- Product type
- Food
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
Hazards found (analytical results)
- Salmonella Enteritidis - pathogenic micro-organisms — result: Detected / Rilevato /25g (max. permitted: Not detectable / Assente /25g)
- Salmonella Enteritidis - pathogenic micro-organisms — result: Detected / Rilevato /25g (max. permitted: Not detectable / Assente /25g)
Measures taken
- Distribution status: Product (presumably) no longer on the market
- Notification basis: Official control on the market
Distributed to
Italy
Source: RASFF Window — European Commission
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