Herbs and spices

8 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

exceeding the level of ochratoxin A at 146 µg/kg in hot peppers from Spain

Notified by Poland · origin: Spain

MycotoxinsHerbs and spices

6 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

high level of chlorpyrifos in black carraway from India

Notified by Bulgaria · origin: India

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

3 April 2026RASFF

Chlorpyrifos-etil in seeds of cumin from India

Notified by Slovenia · origin: India

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

31 March 2026RASFF

Exceeding the MRL for chlorpyrifos residues in Ashwagandha root from India and the detection of chlorpyrifos pesticide residues in Ashwagandha food supplements produced in Poland.

Notified by Poland · origin: India, Poland

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

27 March 2026RASFF

Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in frozen herbs from France

Notified by Germany · origin: France

Pathogenic micro-organismsHerbs and spices

20 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Aflatoxin B1 in chilli flakes from India

Notified by Germany · origin: India

MycotoxinsHerbs and spices

18 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Pesticides in matcha tea from Japan

Notified by Poland · origin: Japan

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

18 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Ethleneoxide in spices from Lebanon

Notified by Switzerland · origin: Lebanon

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

18 March 2026RASFF

Ethylene oxide in spices from Lebanon

Notified by Switzerland · origin: Lebanon

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

12 March 2026RASFF

Pesticide residues in Sichuan pepper

Notified by Switzerland · origin: China

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

10 March 2026RASFF

anthraquinone (0.043±0.022 mg/kg) in green tea from China

Notified by Poland · origin: China

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

10 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Chlorpyrifos and other unauthorised pesticides in fenugreek leaves from India, via Germany

Notified by Austria · origin: India

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

9 March 2026RASFF

Nutmeg Indonesia Aflatoxin

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Indonesia

MycotoxinsHerbs and spices

9 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Ochratoxin A in chilipowder from Sri Lanka

Notified by Finland · origin: Sri Lanka

MycotoxinsHerbs and spices

9 March 2026RASFF

Foreign body (metal wires) in marjoram from Egypt, via Germany

Notified by Germany · origin: Egypt

Foreign bodiesHerbs and spices

5 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

sulphite unauthorised in juniper berries (Juniperus Communis L.) from the Republic of North Macedonia

Notified by Croatia · origin: North Macedonia

Food additives and flavouringsHerbs and spices

5 March 2026RASFF

Foreign body (insect) in dried whole bay leaves from Poland

Notified by Hungary · origin: Poland

Foreign bodiesHerbs and spices

4 March 2026RASFF

Foreign body (insect excrement, webs and an insect egg) in cinnamon sticks from China

Notified by Germany · origin: China

Foreign bodiesHerbs and spices

4 March 2026RASFF

Novel food -an extract from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L from India

Notified by Slovenia · origin: India

Composition and additivesHerbs and spices

25 February 2026RASFFSerious risk

Salmonella in rosemary cut from Marocco via Germany

Notified by Denmark · origin: Morocco

Pathogenic micro-organismsHerbs and spices

24 February 2026RASFF

Chlorpyrifos in Chipotle Chilli

Notified by Switzerland · origin: Mexico

Pesticide residuesHerbs and spices

23 February 2026RASFFSerious risk

Glass fragment in kerry India spice from The Netherlands

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Netherlands

Foreign bodiesHerbs and spices

17 February 2026RASFF

Elevated Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Whole Cumin

Notified by Ireland · origin: Unknown Origin

Natural toxins (other)Herbs and spices

16 February 2026RASFF

Foreign bodies (EPS particles) in salt from Romania

Notified by Hungary · origin: Romania

Foreign bodiesHerbs and spices