EU safety alerts in 2025

16 July 2025RASFF

spoilage (soapy and bitter taste, smelly) of and inappropriate consumer guidance for whole coconuts from Vietnam, via Spain

Notified by Poland · origin: Vietnam

Other risksOther food product / mixed

16 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella spp. and foreign body (shell fragments) in chopped crab from the Netherlands

Notified by Germany · origin: Vietnam

Pathogenic micro-organismsCrustaceans and products thereof

16 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

dimethoate and omethoate in green chillies from Uganda, via Germany.

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Uganda

Other risksFruits and vegetables

16 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin B1 in peanut butter from USA

Notified by Belgium · origin: United States

AllergensNuts, nut products and seeds

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Nigeria

Notified by Greece · origin: Nigeria

AllergensNuts, nut products and seeds

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Exceedance of the maximum mercury level in the product – blue shark (steak), country of origin: Spain

Notified by Slovakia · origin: Spain

Heavy metals and contaminantsFish and fish products

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Listeria monocytogenes in enoki mushrooms from China, via the Netherlands

Notified by Germany · origin: China

Pathogenic micro-organismsFruits and vegetables

15 July 2025RASFF

Triphenylmethane dyes in shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) from Ecuador

Notified by Germany · origin: Ecuador

Other risksCrustaceans and products thereof

15 July 2025RASFF

Red bell pepper granules from China, via the United Kingdom, with no CHED-D

Notified by Ireland · origin: China

Other risksFruits and vegetables

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella spp. in sesame seeds from Nigeria

Notified by Greece · origin: Nigeria

AllergensNuts, nut products and seeds

15 July 2025RASFF

Non-authorised boosters with beta-alanine and a too high caffeine content

Notified by Switzerland · origin: Germany

Composition and additivesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

15 July 2025RASFF

Elevated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Fennel Tea from Greece

Notified by Ireland · origin: Greece

Natural toxinsCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Chloramfenikol w mleku w proszku z UA

Notified by Poland · origin: Ukraine

Other risksMilk and milk products

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxins in groundnuts, from Argentina

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Argentina

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

15 July 2025RASFF

Visual presence of mould on pre-baked baguettes

Notified by France · origin: France

Other risksCereals and bakery products

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Contamination with Aflatoxin and undeclared allergens in milk chocolate Dubai Style from Türkiye, via Germany

Notified by Austria · origin: Türkiye

AllergensCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella spp. in chilled, seasoned chicken thighs from Austria

Notified by Germany · origin: Austria

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

15 July 2025RASFF

Colour E 110 - Sunset Yellow FCF in rice milk cake

Notified by Sweden · origin: Vietnam

Composition and additivesCereals and bakery products

15 July 2025RASFF

Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam in rice from Pakistan

Notified by France · origin: Pakistan

Other risksCereals and bakery products

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxins in peanuts from Egypt

Notified by France · origin: Egypt

AllergensNuts, nut products and seeds

15 July 2025RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella spp. in chicken shashlik from Austria

Notified by Germany · origin: Austria

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

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