RASFF · 7,159 alerts
RASFF, the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, lets national food safety authorities share information about risks found in food, animal feed and food contact materials — from Salmonella and aflatoxins to undeclared allergens and pesticide residues, including products stopped at the EU border.
The EU has issued a safety alert due to high levels of cadmium found in cleaned Patagonian squid from Italy, exceeding permitted limits. The contaminated product poses a serious risk to consumers' health. Distribution…
Polish raspberries containing unauthorized pesticide residues of chlorpyrifos at .18 mg/kg have been identified in Belgium and the Netherlands, exceeding the maximum permitted level of .1 mg/kg. The products were not…
Some groundnuts imported from Argentina have been found to contain high levels of aflatoxin B1, a toxic substance that can cause serious health problems. The levels of aflatoxin B1 in these groundnuts exceed the…
Notified by Poland · origin: Poland
Fresh sweet peppers from Peru contained pesticide residues exceeding legal limits. Acetamiprid and lambda-cyhalothrin levels were 0.42 mg/kg and 0.40 mg/kg respectively, both above the maximum permitted 0.09 mg/kg…
Thawed yellowfin tuna steaks from France contain dangerously high levels of histamine, exceeding the maximum permitted limit. This poses a serious health risk and distribution is restricted to Italy according to an…
Notified by Romania · origin: United States
A consignment of frozen bilberries from Ukraine was detained at the Polish border because the product labels did not match the accompanying documents. The risk is considered not serious, and the product has not yet been…
The Norwegian authorities have found that some frozen pizzas from Norway may contain small hard plastic fragments. These products were distributed to the Faroe Islands and are no longer on the market. Consumers should…
Some fresh chicken breast products from Bulgaria have been found to contain Salmonella infantis, a type of bacteria that can cause illness. The products were distributed in Italy and are no longer available for sale…
Raw milk farmhouse Camembert from France was found to contain Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic micro-organism, at levels exceeding the permissible limit of "not detected in 25 g." The product was distributed to…
A sausage product from the Netherlands contains a piece of plastic, posing a potential risk to consumers. This issue was reported based on a consumer complaint in Belgium, where the product is distributed, but there are…
A water bottle made in China and sold in France and Morocco contains a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) at levels above what is considered safe. BPA can leach from the bottle's coating into the water it holds. The…
Notified by Poland · origin: Brazil
A batch of rapeseed meal from Iceland has been found to contain Salmonella Tennessee bacteria, which can be harmful if ingested. The presence of these bacteria exceeds the maximum permitted level. No further action is…
Dried figs imported from Slovakia have been found to contain high levels of ochratoxin A, a mycotoxin that can pose a serious health risk. The level of ochratoxin A in these dried figs exceeds
Italian authorities have detected Salmonella Drogana, a pathogenic micro-organism, in frozen poultry meat from Brazil. The contaminated product has not been released into the market and is currently under border control…
Some chicken meat in a three-cheese marinade from Estonia has been found to contain Salmonella infantis bacteria. This type of bacteria can cause serious illness. The product is no longer being sold on the market.
Pork muscle meat from Lithuania has been found to contain Escherichia coli bacteria that can cause illness in people who eat contaminated meat. This product is not being distributed to other EU countries. The presence…
Some ground coriander imported from Russia and distributed in Latvia and Russia has been found
An official alert from the Netherlands reports that Salmonella Enteritidis was detected in poultry meat, exceeding the permitted limit of “absent per 25 g”. The finding is classified as a serious risk and the product…
Oranges from South Africa have been flagged for serious safety concerns due to pesticide residue levels that significantly exceed permitted limits. The contaminated consignment was released at the border in Belgium and…
A consignment of frozen poultry meat from Brazil was detained at the border in Italy after testing revealed the presence of Salmonella, which exceeds the permitted limit of zero per 25 grams. The product was not placed…
The EU has issued a safety alert regarding deep frozen chicken parts from Ukraine, which were found to contain Salmonella spp., a pathogenic micro-organism not allowed in such products. The Czech Republic reported the…