EU safety alerts — May 2026

20 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Presence of soja in whey protein concentrate from the Netherlands

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium, Netherlands

Other risksDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

20 May 2026RASFF

Salmonella in squab pigeon from France

Notified by Norway · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

20 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Escherichia coli shigatoxin-producing in raw milk cheese from France

Notified by Netherlands · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

20 May 2026RASFF

Depasire LMA cadmiu in ficat de cal din Romania

Notified by Romania · origin: Romania

Heavy metalsMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Presenza di solfiti in non dichiarati in etichetta in senape - Presence of sulphites not declared on the label in mustard

Notified by Italy · origin: Italy

AllergensSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin B1 in groundnuts from Argentina

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Argentina

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

19 May 2026RASFF

Detection of specific DNA of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in dried apricots from Turkey via Spain

Notified by Poland · origin: Türkiye

Pathogenic micro-organismsFruits and vegetables

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Presenza di solfiti in non dichiarati in etichetta in senape dalla Germania- Presence of sulphites not declared on the label in mustard from Germany

Notified by Italy · origin: Germany

AllergensSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

19 May 2026RASFF

detection of specific DNA of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in green olives from Spain

Notified by Poland · origin: Spain

Pathogenic micro-organismsFruits and vegetables

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

High level of delta-9-THC in chocolate from Czechia

Notified by Austria · origin: Czechia

CompositionConfectionery

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Spirodiclofen on kiwi from Chili

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Chile, Unknown Origin

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

19 May 2026RASFF

Salmonella Infantis (in 5 out of 5 units) in frozen chicken necks

Notified by Latvia · origin: Hungary

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

19 May 2026RASFF

Foglie di fieno greco in miscela di spezie aromatiche dall'India/ novel food not authorised fenugreek leaves in a blend of aromatic spices from India

Notified by Italy · origin: India

Composition and additivesHerbs and spices

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Detection of Salmonela in a seeafood cocktail

Notified by France · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsBivalve molluscs and products thereof

19 May 2026RASFF

Unauthorized novel food ingredient (Moor) in food supplement from Austria

Notified by Germany · origin: Austria

CompositionDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Mercury above legal limits in Seriola dumerili (Ricciola) from Tunisia

Notified by Italy · origin: Tunisia

Heavy metalsFish and fish products

19 May 2026RASFF

Salmonella Montevideo in rapeseed meal from the Czech Republic

Notified by Germany · origin: Czechia

Pathogenic micro-organismsFeed materials

19 May 2026RASFF

Presenza larve di parassiti in salmone affumicato-Presence of parasite larvae in smoked salmon

Notified by Italy · origin: Poland

Parasitic infestationFish and fish products

19 May 2026RASFF

Too high content of zinc in food supplement from USA via Lithuania

Notified by Estonia · origin: United States

CompositionDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Listeria monocytogenes in raw smoked sirloin

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

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

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Foreign body (sharp-edged crystals) in chocolate spread from Poland

Notified by Germany · origin: Poland

Foreign bodiesCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

19 May 2026RASFF

CBT high in raw milk from Germany

Notified by Italy · origin: Germany

Non-pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Foreign bodies (blue hard plastic) in wild garlic pesto from Germany

Notified by Germany · origin: Germany

Foreign bodiesSoups, broths, sauces and condiments

19 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Cadmium cod liver from Iceland

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Iceland

Heavy metalsFish and fish products