EU safety alerts — May 2026

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Pesticide residues in pepper from China

Notified by Austria · origin: China

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Undeclared allergens in protein bars

Notified by Sweden · origin: Netherlands

AllergensOther food product / mixed

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Histamine in Sardine from France

Notified by Netherlands · origin: France

Biological contaminantsFish and fish products

27 May 2026RASFF

Total bacteria count over 300 000 in raw milk from Hungary

Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Hungary

Non-pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

27 May 2026RASFF

Mismatching identification code in official certificate and on packagings of sesame seeds from Nigeria

Notified by Poland · origin: Nigeria

AllergensNuts, nut products and seeds

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Plastic foreign bodies in pizza from Austria

Notified by Austria · origin: Austria

Foreign bodiesPrepared dishes and snacks

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

salmonella enteritidis in poultry meat from The Netherlands

Notified by Belgium · origin: Netherlands

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

27 May 2026RASFF

Dimethoate in green papaya from Mexico

Notified by Luxembourg · origin: Mexico

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

detection of chlorpyrifos in sesame seeds

Notified by France · origin: Belgium, India, Unknown Origin

Pesticide residuesNuts, nut products and seeds

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Presence of Listeria monocytogenes in goat cheese from Spain.

Notified by Spain · origin: Spain

Pathogenic micro-organismsMilk and milk products

27 May 2026RASFF

insufficient heat treatment in canned beans with tomato sauce

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Netherlands

Other risksOther food product / mixed

27 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Arsenic in Ascophyllum Nodosum (Algenmeel) from Italy

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Italy

Heavy metalsFeed additives

26 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

allergen information for milk is missing from the label in popcorn

Notified by Netherlands · origin: South Korea

AllergensOther food product / mixed

26 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella on veal carcass

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Netherlands

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

26 May 2026RASFF

Glutamate not authorised in meat products from the UK

Notified by Italy · origin: United Kingdom

Other risksMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

26 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella Enteritidis in chicken quarter from Poland

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

26 May 2026RASFF

migration of primary aromatic amines (PAA) from a nylon ladle from China

Notified by Poland · origin: China

MigrationFood contact materials

26 May 2026RASFF

Sensory changes in beef – fake tenderloin from shoulder from Germany

Notified by Slovakia · origin: Germany

Organoleptic aspectsMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

26 May 2026RASFF

Unauthorised novel food ingredient Tribulus terrestris in food supplements

Notified by Sweden · origin: Poland

Composition and additivesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

26 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella Infantis in chilled chicken breast fillets from Romania.

Notified by Czechia · origin: Romania

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

26 May 2026RASFF

Penconazole in green beans from Kenya

Notified by France · origin: Kenya

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

26 May 2026RASFF

Salmonellen in feed

Notified by Switzerland · origin: Switzerland

Other risksFeed materials

26 May 2026RASFF

Multiple pesticide residues in dry red chilli from India

Notified by France · origin: India

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

26 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Turkiye

Notified by France · origin: Türkiye

MycotoxinsFruits and vegetables