Canada

12 October 2026RASFF

Diethyltoluamide in bio kepl origin Canada froM Netherlands

The bio kelp powder, distributed from Bulgaria and originating in Canada, has been subject to an official EU product safety alert based on market controls conducted in Bulgaria. Despite concerns, there is no identified…

Other risksDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

24 September 2026RASFFSerious risk

Excessive levels of rye ergot in wheat semolina and tapioca from France

Wheat semolina and tapioca products from France contain dangerously high levels of ergot alkaloids, natural toxins that exceed safe limits. The affected products have been distributed to several countries outside the…

Natural toxins (other)Cereals and bakery products

11 September 2026RASFFSerious risk

Non-compliant elevated level of E. coli in Razor Clams

An EU safety alert reports that razor clams originating from Ireland contain a high level of pathogenic Escherichia coli (780 MPN per 100 g), classified as a serious risk. The clams have only been distributed to Canada…

Pathogenic micro-organismsBivalve molluscs and products thereof

9 September 2026RASFF

Chlorate in broccoli powder from The USA via Canada

Notified by Netherlands · origin: United States

Environmental pollutantsDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

9 September 2026RASFFSerious risk

Pesticide residues in food supplements from the USA

Notified by Netherlands · origin: United States

Pesticide residuesDietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods

8 September 2026RASFFSerious risk

MOAH in potato products from Belgium

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium

Heavy metals and contaminantsPrepared dishes and snacks

3 September 2026RASFF

Cadmio en bogavante vivo de Canadá

Notified by Spain · origin: Canada

Heavy metalsCrustaceans and products thereof

14 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Mercury in cinnamon spices

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Vietnam

Heavy metalsHerbs and spices

5 August 2026RASFFSerious risk

Defect in glass jars of jam from France via Spain

Notified by Spain · origin: France

Foreign bodiesConfectionery

23 June 2026RASFF

Detection of Salmonella in sprouts, with suspected seed contamination

Notified by Norway · origin: Italy

Pathogenic micro-organismsFruits and vegetables

10 June 2026RASFFSerious risk

Migration of arsenic from a pan from Canada, via the Netherlands

Notified by Austria · origin: Canada

Heavy metalsFood contact materials

5 June 2026RASFFSerious risk

salted smoked herring does not comply with the limits for PAHs, origin Canada

Notified by France · origin: Canada

Environmental pollutantsFish and fish products

5 June 2026RASFF

exceeding the MRL for perchlorate in white mulberry herbal tea from Poland

Notified by Poland · origin: Poland

Environmental pollutantsCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

8 May 2026RASFF

Consignment of processed petfood from Canada was not subjected to an official control at the border control post

Notified by Belgium · origin: Canada

Other risksPet food

4 May 2026RASFFSerious risk

Glass shard in jam from France

Notified by Norway · origin: France

Foreign bodiesConfectionery

22 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

Chlorpyrifos-ethyl in chamomile from Egypt

Notified by Spain · origin: Egypt, Spain

Pesticide residuesCocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea

17 April 2026RASFF

Delivery of meat and animal by-products with unknown microbiological status

Notified by Netherlands · origin: Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain

Microbiological (non-food)Meat and meat products (other than poultry)

17 April 2026RASFF

Detection of an unauthorized GMO (flax) in protein wraps

Notified by France · origin: Belgium, Canada, Kazakhstan, Netherlands

Genetically modifiedCereals and bakery products

14 April 2026RASFFSerious risk

STEC in organic seeds of broccoli, alfalfa, red clover and radish for sprouting, from Italy

Notified by Finland · origin: Italy, Lithuania

Pathogenic micro-organismsNuts, nut products and seeds

13 April 2026RASFF

Parasitic infestation of cod carcases from USA

Notified by Poland · origin: United States

Parasitic infestationFish and fish products

27 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Foreign bodies (stones) found in dried green lentils from Canada

Notified by Germany · origin: Canada

Foreign bodiesOther food product / mixed

26 March 2026RASFF

Norovirus en almejas vivas de Canadá

Notified by Spain · origin: Canada

Pathogenic micro-organismsBivalve molluscs and products thereof

19 March 2026RASFF

Identification mark mismatch

Notified by Portugal · origin: United States

Other risksFish and fish products

13 March 2026RASFFSerious risk

Macademia nuts and cashew nuts not mentioned in dessert from Belgium, with raw material from Romania

Notified by Belgium · origin: Belgium, Romania

AllergensIces and desserts