EU safety alerts — August 2025

6 August 2025RASFF

Consignment of soup powder from Vietnam skipped veterinary controls in Border Control Post and is prohibited for import into the EU.

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Vietnam

Heavy metals and contaminantsSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

6 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella Typhimurium in milk powder from France

Notified by Belgium · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

6 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Exceedance of the MRL for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in wild game meat (duck)

Notified by France · origin: United Kingdom

Environmental pollutantsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

6 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

salmonella in beef burger meat

Notified by Sweden · origin: Sweden

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

5 August 2025RASFF

Plastic trays of “Petits pois à la française – Agneau” become brittle after freezing

Notified by France · origin: France

Other risksPrepared dishes and snacks

5 August 2025RASFF

Expiry date invalid for water from Iceland (via Russia)

Notified by Latvia · origin: Iceland

Other risksWater for human consumption (other)

5 August 2025RASFF

Sielawa amerykańska (Coregonus artedi - tusze HG) z cechami zepsucia / Spoilage in frozen Coregonus artedi (Head off, Gutted, Tail on))

Notified by Poland · origin: Canada

Other risksFish and fish products

5 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Presence of sulfites on a batch of shrimp from Ecuador

Notified by France · origin: Ecuador

Food additives and flavouringsCrustaceans and products thereof

5 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in dried oregano from Türkiye

Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Türkiye

Natural toxins (other)Herbs and spices

5 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Possible contamination with pieces of metal wire in cream cheese product from Austria

Notified by Austria · origin: Austria

Foreign bodiesMilk and milk products

5 August 2025RASFF

Unauthorized novel food Frangula bark in mixture based on plant materials from Ukraine

Notified by Latvia · origin: Ukraine

Composition and additivesCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

5 August 2025RASFF

Declaration of conformity not signed and no test results proving conformity for Measuring spoons from China. Consignment not identifiable - boxes aren't labelled. Measuring spoons cannot be linked to the accompanying documents. Consignment unloaded at warehouse, prior the official control.

Notified by Latvia · origin: China

Other risksFood contact materials

5 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

E.Coli STEC in raw milk cheeses

Notified by France · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

5 August 2025RASFF

Salmonella infantis in chilled chicken fillets from Romania

Notified by Italy · origin: Romania

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

5 August 2025RASFF

Swelling of French ketchup sticks

Notified by France · origin: France

Other risksSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

5 August 2025RASFF

Unauthorised use of colour (E165) in candy from Japan

Notified by Belgium · origin: Japan

Composition and additivesConfectionery

5 August 2025RASFF

Unauthorised use of colour (E164) in lemonade from Japan

Notified by Belgium · origin: Japan

Composition and additivesNon-alcoholic beverages

5 August 2025RASFF

Unapproved novel food ingredients in food supplements from the United Kingdom, offered online for sale

Notified by Germany · origin: United Kingdom

Novel foodDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

5 August 2025RASFF

Unauthorized sweeteners (E950 and E955) in lemonade from US

Notified by Belgium · origin: United States

Composition and additivesNon-alcoholic beverages

4 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Glass in sun-dried tomatoes (in sunflower oil) from Belgium

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Italy

Foreign bodiesOther food product / mixed

4 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxins in figs from Slovakia

Notified by Germany · origin: Slovakia

MycotoxinsFruits and vegetables

4 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Detection of mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) in olive pomace oil

Notified by France · origin: Italy

Environmental pollutantsFats and oils

4 August 2025RASFF

Elevated ochratoxin A (3.3 ± 0.1 µg/kg) in medium roast ground coffee from the UK

Notified by Ireland · origin: United Kingdom

MycotoxinsCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

4 August 2025RASFFSerious risk

Migración de bario, cobalto, plomo, manganeso y níquel en tazas metálicas procedentes de China a través de Reino Unido.

Notified by Slovenia · origin: China

MigrationFood contact materials