EU safety alerts — October 2025

15 October 2025RASFF

High content of nickel in pepperoni from Republic of North Macedonia

Notified by Croatia · origin: North Macedonia

Heavy metalsFruits and vegetables

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Presenza di Salmonella spp in Code di gamberone monocero scottate congelate IQF/Presence of Salmonella spp in IQF frozen lightly cooked prawn tails from India

Notified by Italy · origin: India

Pathogenic micro-organismsCrustaceans and products thereof

15 October 2025RASFF

Dried beans infected with insects and unsatisfactory identity check from Nigeria

Notified by European Commission · origin: Nigeria

Foreign bodiesFruits and vegetables

15 October 2025RASFF

Unauthorised substances gardenia yellow (E 164) and pullulan (E 1204) in food supplements from South Korea

Notified by Slovenia · origin: South Korea

Composition and additivesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

15 October 2025RASFF

Incorrectly labeled shrimp from italy

Notified by Italy · origin: Italy

AllergensCrustaceans and products thereof

15 October 2025RASFF

Pharmacologically active substances in comb honey from Turkey

Notified by Germany · origin: Germany, Türkiye

Residues of veterinary medicinal productsHoney and royal jelly

15 October 2025RASFF

Unauthorised titanium dioxide colour in confectionary product

Notified by Ireland · origin: United Kingdom

Composition and additivesConfectionery

15 October 2025RASFF

Salmonella spp in turkey upper leg from Hungary

Notified by Romania · origin: Hungary

Non-pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

15 October 2025RASFF

Alternariol (AOH) and Alternariol Monomethyl Ether (AME) on Black Sesame seeds

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Bolivia

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

15 October 2025RASFF

organoleptic problems in sausages from Belgium

Notified by France · origin: Belgium

Other risksMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

salmonella enteritidis in carne di pollo origine Romania/Salmonella enteritidis in chicken meat originating from Romania

Notified by Italy · origin: Romania

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

15 October 2025RASFF

Mucuna pruriens w food supplement from USA

Notified by Poland · origin: United States

Other risksDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin in Nicaraguan Groundnutkernels

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Nicaragua

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Undeclared celery, sesame seeds and soya in a batch of Beef and mashed potato with pepper sauce meal

Notified by Ireland · origin: Ireland

AllergensPrepared dishes and snacks

15 October 2025RASFF

The unauthorised ingredient Lithium Orotate present in the product.

Notified by Estonia · origin: Unknown Origin

Composition and additivesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Listeria monocytogenes in peeled shrimp

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Netherlands

Pathogenic micro-organismsCrustaceans and products thereof

15 October 2025RASFF

High level of Ascorbic acid in fresh tuna fillets (Thunnus Albacares) from Indonesia

Notified by Italy · origin: Indonesia

Food additives and flavouringsFish and fish products

15 October 2025RASFF

Presence of yeast in ginger shot products

Notified by France · origin: Spain

Other risksNon-alcoholic beverages

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Undeclared sulfur dioxide in dried mushrooms from China via Germany

Notified by Denmark · origin: China

AllergensFruits and vegetables

15 October 2025RASFF

Dioxin in apple pomace from Poland

Notified by Germany · origin: Poland

Environmental pollutantsFeed materials

15 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin seed from Syria

Notified by Cyprus · origin: Syria

Natural toxins (other)Herbs and spices

14 October 2025RASFF

Mouldy cheese from Ukraine

Notified by Hungary · origin: Ukraine

Other risksMilk and milk products

14 October 2025RASFF

attempt to illegally import and absence of labelling on various products of animal origin from Moldova

Notified by European Commission · origin: Moldova

Other risksOther food product / mixed

14 October 2025RASFFSerious risk

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye

Notified by France · origin: Türkiye

MycotoxinsFruits and vegetables