EU safety alerts — August 2026

5 August 2026RASFF

Clothianidin in Basmati Rice from Pakistan

Notified by Germany · origin: Pakistan

Pesticide residuesCereals and bakery products

5 August 2026RASFF

Prohibited substances (yohimbine hydrochloride and Mucuna pruriens) in US-origin food supplements offered for sale online by a US company

Notified by Poland · origin: United States

Composition and additivesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

5 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Exceeding the maximum sulfur dioxide level in coconut flakes

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

Food additives and flavouringsNuts, nut products and seeds

5 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella in poultry meat preparation from Brazil

Notified by Belgium · origin: Brazil

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

5 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

High content of lead in vegan burguer

Notified by Portugal · origin: United Kingdom

Heavy metalsOther food product / mixed

5 August 2026RASFF

Unauthorized treatment with ionizing radiation of frozen Pangasius fillets from Vietnam

Notified by Italy · origin: Vietnam

RadiationFish and fish products

5 August 2026RASFF

Abnormal organoleptic characteristics of non-alcoholic cocktail

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Denmark

Other risksOther food product / mixed

5 August 2026RASFF

Illegal animal products from Iran, potentially via Poland

Notified by Norway · origin: Iran

Other risksMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

5 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Defect in glass jars of jam from France via Spain

Notified by Spain · origin: France

Foreign bodiesConfectionery

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Mercury and cadmium in fish from Japan

Notified by Spain · origin: Japan

Heavy metalsFish and fish products

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Chlorpyrifos in peppers from Kenya

Notified by Spain · origin: Kenya

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxins in dried figs from Turkiye

Notified by France · origin: Türkiye

MycotoxinsFruits and vegetables

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

acetamiprid in fresh pepppers from Türkiye

Notified by Bulgaria · origin: Türkiye

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Listeria in octopus

Notified by France · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsCephalopods and products thereof

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Ochratoxin A in dried figs from Türkiye

Notified by Sweden · origin: Türkiye

MycotoxinsFruits and vegetables

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Flonicamid in fresh tomatoes

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium

Pesticide residuesFruits and vegetables

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin B1 in organic hazelnuts 9-11 mm

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Azerbaijan

MycotoxinsNuts, nut products and seeds

4 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

salmonella spp in carne tocata din piept pui / Salmonella spp in minced chicken breast meat

Notified by Romania · origin: Romania

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

3 August 2026RASFF

Consignment of chicken meat product was imported from China without an official control at the border control post.

Notified by Belgium · origin: China

Other risksPoultry meat and poultry meat products

3 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Heavy metal contamination in activated charcoal from the United Kingdom.

Notified by Belgium · origin: United Kingdom

CompositionFood additives and flavourings

3 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Undeclared allergen fish in a can of olives, from Spain

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Spain

AllergensFruits and vegetables

3 August 2026RASFF

Salmonella spp. in turkey breast pieces of Polish origin

Notified by Romania · origin: Poland

Pathogenic micro-organismsPoultry meat and poultry meat products

3 August 2026RASFF

Calf intestines with inflammatory lesions

Notified by Sweden · origin: Romania

Foreign bodiesMeat and meat products (other than poultry)

3 August 2026RASFF

physical contamination: rubber in sodium bicarbonate

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Türkiye

Other risksFood additives and flavourings