EU safety alerts — October 2025

17 October 2025RASFF

finding of inappropriate organoleptic characteristics, i.e., an unfamiliar, chemical, and unacceptable odor in sultana raisins.

Notified by Poland · origin: China

ChemicalOther food product / mixed

17 October 2025RASFF

doxycycline in chicken meat from Belgium

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium

Residues of veterinary medicinal productsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

17 October 2025RASFF

Stwierdzenie obecności ciała obcego (szkła) w lodach kraj pochodzenia Ukraina

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

Other risksIces and desserts

17 October 2025RASFF

Novel food (Artemisia annua L.) in food supplement from China

Notified by Sweden · origin: China

CompositionDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxins in hazelnut kernel from Azerbaijan

Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Azerbaijan

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

aflatoxine in indonesian nutmeg

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Indonesia

MycotoxinsHerbs and spices

17 October 2025RASFF

Aflatoxin in pinda count splits from the United States

Notified by Netherlands · origin: United States

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Superamento dei limiti di aflatossina B1 e totale in noci brasiliane sgusciate (Sp. Bertholletia excelsa) dalla Bolivia /Exceeding the limits of aflatoxin B1 and toral in shelled Brazil nuts (Sp. Bertholletia excelsa) from Bolivia

Notified by Italy · origin: Bolivia

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

17 October 2025RASFF

High levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) in oregano

Notified by Switzerland · origin: Türkiye

Natural toxins (other)Herbs and spices

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

arsenic in lemon sole filets

Notified by Netherlands · origin: United Kingdom

Heavy metalsFish and fish products

17 October 2025RASFF

Aflatoxin B1 in Groundnut kernels from USA

Notified by Netherlands · origin: United States

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Foreign object (glass fragments) in ice cream bar from Slovenia

Notified by Germany · origin: Slovenia

Foreign bodiesIces and desserts

17 October 2025RASFF

Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillet from Ukraine

Notified by Hungary · origin: Ukraine

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

17 October 2025RASFF

Salmonella agona in soybean meal from the Netherlands

Notified by Belgium · origin: Netherlands

Pathogenic micro-organismsFeed materials

17 October 2025RASFF

Frozen beef with undue delay

Notified by Italy · origin: Argentina

Other risksMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Detection of E. coli STEC in cheese

Notified by France · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

17 October 2025RASFF

Detection of salmonella spp in frozen chicken legs from the Netherlands

Notified by Romania · origin: Netherlands

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

17 October 2025RASFF

Unauthorised titanium dioxide colour in confectionary product

Notified by Ireland · origin: China, United Kingdom

Composition and additivesConfectionery

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Mercury above the legal limits in swordfish loins from Portugal

Notified by Italy · origin: Portugal

Heavy metalsFish and fish products

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Significant exceedance of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Ajwain from India via France

Notified by Denmark · origin: India

Natural toxins (other)Herbs and spices

17 October 2025RASFF

Unauthorised substance (Oxamyl) in okra from Honduras via Germany

Notified by Denmark · origin: Honduras

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

17 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Migration of primary aromatic amines in nylon spoon from Belgium

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium

MigrationFood contact materials

17 October 2025RASFF

HMF in honey

Notified by France · origin: France

CompositionHoney and royal jelly

17 October 2025RASFF

Aflatoxins in dried mini figs from Spain, produced in Slovakia

Notified by Germany · origin: Spain

MycotoxinsFruits and vegetables