EU safety alerts — July 2025

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Detection of cadmium on dehydrated tarragon

Notified by France · origin: France

Heavy metals and contaminantsHerbs and spices

14 July 2025RASFF

Foreign objects (pit tags) in fresh salmon from Norway

Notified by Finland · origin: Norway

Other risksFish and fish products

14 July 2025RASFF

Too high curcumin content in food supplements from Sweden

Notified by Austria · origin: Sweden

Other risksDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Pesticide residues (chlorpyrifos) in basmati rice from India

Notified by Belgium · origin: India

Pesticide residuesCereals and bakery products

14 July 2025RASFF

nickel in tomato juice with sterilized pulp from Ukraine

Notified by Poland · origin: Ukraine

ChemicalNon-alcoholic beverages

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Groundnuts India Aflatoxin B1

Notified by Netherlands · origin: India

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

14 July 2025RASFF

obecność E316 izoaskorbinianu sodu – niedozwolonego do stosowania w Paskach Latiao – przekąsce z pszenicy o smaku słodko-pikantnym pochodzącej z Chin / the presence of E316 sodium isoascorbate - prohibited in sweet and savoury wheat-based snacks from China

Notified by Poland · origin: China

Composition and additivesCereals and bakery products

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella in aged beef sirloin steak from Lithuania

Notified by Lithuania · origin: Lithuania

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

14 July 2025RASFF

migration of melamine in dish from Bangladesh

Notified by Spain · origin: Bangladesh

Migration from food contact materialsFood contact materials

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Presenza di mercurio oltre i limiti di legge in trance di Verdesca senza pelle/ Mercury levels above legal limits in frozen, skinless blue shark (Prionace glauca) loins from Spain

Notified by Italy · origin: Spain

Heavy metals and contaminantsFish and fish products

14 July 2025RASFF

Pesticide recidue dimethoate in tea from India

Notified by Finland · origin: India

Pesticide residuesCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Too much pesticide residue (Chlorfenapyr) in dried chopped chili from China.

Notified by Finland · origin: China

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

14 July 2025RASFF

Salmonella in raw petfood from the Netherlands

Notified by Belgium · origin: Netherlands

Pathogenic micro-organismsPet food

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Foreign bodies (aluminum chips) in microwave French fries from Germany

Notified by Germany · origin: Germany

Foreign bodiesPrepared dishes and snacks

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

MOAH in olive pomace oil from Spain

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Spain

Heavy metals and contaminantsFats and oils

14 July 2025RASFF

Exceeding limit of E110 in carbonated soft drink from Algeria

Notified by Malta · origin: Algeria

Composition and additivesNon-alcoholic beverages

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

High iodine content in dried seaweed strips from China

Notified by Germany · origin: China

Other risksFruits and vegetables

14 July 2025RASFF

Aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxins Sum in groundnuts from Argentina.

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Argentina

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

14 July 2025RASFF

Yohimbe extract in food supplements manufactured in the Czech Republic

Notified by Germany · origin: Czechia

Other risksDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Argentina

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

14 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin B1 3.6 ppb in groundnuts from Argentina

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Argentina

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

12 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Foreign bodies - glass - in vegan Genovese pesto and vegan red pesto

Notified by Italy · origin: Italy

Foreign bodiesSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

11 July 2025RASFF

Presence of insects in rice from Pakistan

Notified by Poland · origin: Pakistan

Foreign bodiesCereals and bakery products

11 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Too high content of delta-9-THC in cookies and syrup from the USA

Notified by Czechia · origin: United States

Composition and additivesConfectionery