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In this article, we summarize significant alert notifications from the RASFF system of the European Commission from the previous month.
The table is now even clearer and easier to navigate. We sort the notifications according to product groups based on the headings used within the RASFF system and, in the second column, according to the countries of origin. Since you know your raw materials, products and their origins best, this structure helps you quickly identify notifications that may be relevant to your business. We classified notifications as relevant if they were confirmed and marked as “serious” within the system. In general, we no longer repeat measured values and legal maximum levels for every contaminant. Furthermore, regarding microbiological contaminations, we will largely refrain from reporting recurring notifications concerning meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products, fish and seafood as well as milk and dairy products. These product groups have shown recurring reports of well-known pathogenic microorganisms every month for many years. In addition, these highly perishable foods often never entered the market or were no longer commercially available at the time of our report.
Notifications concerning dried fruits and other processed fruits and vegetables, except frozen products, continue to be listed under food notifications. All seafood and algae are combined into one product group, deviating slightly from the official RASFF product group systematics. You can also evaluate the RASFF database yourself using various filter options and restrict notifications to those directly relevant to your company.
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June 2026
Chemical Hazards:
| Product Group | Origin | Hazard | Notification |
| Cereals and bakery products | France | Mycotoxins | Excessive mycotoxins in organic buckwheat flour |
| India | Mycotoxins | Ochratoxin A in rice | |
| Netherlands | Unauthorised ingredients | High level of delta-9-THC +) in brownie and cookies, via Czechia | |
| Pakistan | Pesticides | Ethylene oxide in organic brown Basmati rice, via Ireland (2) and via Italy (1) | |
| Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea | Japan | Pesticides | Excessive pesticide residues in green tea, notified by Poland |
| Slovenia | Unauthorised ingredients | High level of delta-9-THC +) and CBD +) in chocolate | |
| Turkey | Unauthorised ingredients | Sildenafil +) (Viagra®) in chocolate (3) | |
| Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods | Germany | Declaration and composition | High caffeine intake due to incorrect labelling of food supplement. Some packages contain pure caffeine |
| Hungary | Declaration and composition | Beta-alanine 3.000 mg/dosage in dietary supplement, notified by Germany | |
| Slovenia | Unauthorised ingredients | Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) +) 292,5 mg/kg (!!!) and Cannabidiol (CBD) +) 284.954,6 mg/kg (!!!) in dietary supplement | |
| Spain | Heavy metals | Mercury up to 1,6 (!) mg/kg (0,1 mg/kg) in a food supplement | |
| Switzerland | Unauthorised ingredients | Cannabidiol +) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol +) in food supplements | |
| Turkey | Unauthorised ingredients | Sildenafil +) and Tadalafil +) in a food supplement | |
| Ukraine | Environmental pollutant | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in food supplement milk thistle oil | |
| USA | Unauthorised ingredients | High levels of caffeine combined with sympathomimetic substances and nicotinic acid in dietary supplements, notified by Germany | |
| Dried fruits (nuts see below) | Turkey | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins in dried figs (3) |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins and Ochratoxin A in dried figs (2) | |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Ochratoxin-A in diced dried figs | |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Ochratoxin-A in fig paste | |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Ochratoxin A in dried organic figs | |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Ochratoxin A in dried figs (6) | |
| Fats and oils | Ghana | Unauthorised colour | Sudan red IV +) dye in palm oil, notified by Belgium |
| Fish, crustaceae, bivalve molluscs, cephalo-& gastropods and product thereof | Canada | Environmental pollutant | Salted smoked herring does not comply with the limits for PAHs 42,4 µg/kg (!) (2 µg/kg) , notified by France |
| Netherlands | Biogenic amines | Histamine on sardines | |
| Spain | Heavy metals | Mercury in swordfish (Xiphidae spp) | |
| Spain | Heavy metals | Mercury levels exceed limits in swordfish fillet | |
| Spain | Heavy metals | Mercury in blue shark fish (Prionace glauca) | |
| Sri Lanka | Biogenic amines | Histamine in tuna fish | |
| Turkey | Biogenic amines | Histamine in canned tuna in sunflower oil | |
| Herbs and spices | China | Pesticides | Pesticides: Chlorate +) 7,4 mg/kg (2,1 mg/kg), Clothianidin & Glufosinate +) 0,73 mg/kg (0,21 mg/kg) in ground hot peppers |
| China | Pesticides | Pesticide residues: Acetamiprid 0,88 (!) mg/kg (0,05 mg/kg), Bifenthrin, Carbendazim +) 0,69 mg/kg (0,1 mg/kg), Carbofuran, Chlorpyriphos +) 0,32 (!) mg/kg (0,01 mg/kg), Difenconazole, Flonicamid, Imidacloprid, Prochloraz & Pyraclostrobin in Sichuan pepper powder, via the Netherlands | |
| Germany | Industrial contaminants | 3-monochlor-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) n encapsulated salt | |
| Hong Kong | Pesticdes | Pesticide Chlorpyriphos +) 0,16 (!) mg/kg (0,01 mg/kg) residues in 5-spice powder | |
| India | Pesticides | Presence of residues of high-risk pesticides: Chlorpyrifos +) 0,03 mg/kg (0,01 mg/kg); Fipronil +) 0,013 mg/kg (0,005 mg/kg), Imidacloprid, Tebuconazole 0,53 (!) mg/kg (0,05 mg/kg) , Trifloxystrobin and Bifenthrin | |
| India | Pesticides | Pesticide residues: Acetamiprid 0,65 (!) mg/kg (0,05 mg/kg), Azoxystrobin, Carbendazim +) 1,56 (!) mg/kg (0,1 mg/kg), Clothianidin, Iprobenphos +) 0,05 mg/kg (0,01 mg/kg), Kresoxim-methyl , Metalaxyl, Picoxystrobin+) 0,67 (!) mg/kg (0,05 mg/kg), and Propiconazole in cumin seeds | |
| Turkey | Unauthorised ingredients | Sildenafil +) in herbal paste | |
| Honey and royal jelly | Malaysia | Unauthorised ingredients | Sildenafil +) in beekeeping products |
| Syria | Unauthorised ingredients | Sildenafil +) and Tadalafil +) in honey product | |
| United Kingdom | Unauthorised ingredients | Tadalafil +) in honey | |
| Milk and milk products | Hungary | Mycotoxins | Presence of aflatoxin M1 above legal limits in raw bovine milk |
| Spain | Industrial contaminants | Glycidyl esters in growing-up milk | |
| Nuts, nut products, pulses and seeds | Argentina | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins on groundkernels and groundnuts (6) |
| Bolivia | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins in nuts midget | |
| Egypt | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins in peanuts (3) | |
| Egypt | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxin B1 110,89 (!!) µg/kg (2 µg/kg), Aflatoxins total 144,93 (!) µg/kg (4 µg/kg) in peanuts in shell | |
| France | Mycotoxins | Excessive aflatoxins in hazelnut spread | |
| Georgia | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxin in hazelnut kernels | |
| Kazakstan | Pesticides, prohibted substance | Hydrocyanic acid in flaxseed | |
| Spain | Mycotoxins | Excessive aflatoxins - Aflatoxins1 total 105 (!) µg/kg (10 µg/kg) - in organic pistachio roasted and salted | |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins in shelled pistachios | |
| Turkey | Mycotoxins | Ochratoxin A in sunflower seeds | |
| Uganda | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxin B1 in red peanut powder | |
| Uganda | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins in peanuts | |
| USA | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxin on peanuts | |
| USA | Mycotoxins | Aflatoxins in pistachio | |
| Soups, broths, sauces and condiments | India | Pesticides | Presence of Ethylene Oxide in Worchestershire sauce |
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MRL exceeded: (!) ≥10 times, (!!) ≥50 times, (!!!) ≥100 times
Microbiological Hazards:
| Product Group | Origin | Notification |
| Dietetic foods, food supplements and fortified foods | Germany | Salmonella spp. in organic turmeric capsules |
| Eggs and egg products | Netherlands | Eggs from a Dutch stable that tested positive for Salmonella |
| Fish, crustaceae, bivalve molluscs, cephalo-& gastropods and product thereof | Belgium | Listeria monocytogenes in smoked salmon trimmings (2) |
| Ecuador | Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in large grey shrimp, notfied by France | |
| France | Listeria in smoked salmon | |
| Italy | E. coli in clams , notfied by Spain | |
| South Korea | Norovirus on frozen oysters | |
| Herbs and spices | France | E. coli VTEC in herbs |
| Spain | Salmonella spp. in organic sweet paprika powder | |
| Vietnam | Salmonella in Parsley | |
| Meat and meat products | Germany | Verotoxin producing Escherichia coli in salami |
| Milk and milk products | France | STEC in raw milk cheese (2) and soft cheese (1) |
| France | Listeria in cheese | |
| Netherlands | Listeria monocytogenes in kaasblokjes in brine | |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | Bulgaria | Salmonella in Sunflower kernels |
| India | Salmonella spp in sesame seeds | |
| Italy | Salmonella in pistachio paste | |
| Nigeria | Salmonella spp in sesame seeds (6) | |
| USA | Salmonella spp. in natural almonds | |
| Other food products & Prepared dishes and snacks | Spain | Salmonella spp in tapas |
Other Hazards:
| Product Group | Origin | Hazard | Notification |
| Cocoa and cocoa preparations, coffee and tea | Italy | Allergens | Undeclared allergen (milk) in organic cocoa cream |
| Dried fruits (nuts see below) | Netherlands | Allergens | Unlabeled allergen (sulfite) in yellow raisins |
| Ices and desserts | Spain | Allergens | Undeclared allergens (almonds and eggs) in a dessert |
| Meat and meat products | Italy | Allergens | Presence of the allergen casein in wurstel |
| Netherlands | Allergens | Undeclared allergen soy in a sausage (2) | |
| Netherlands | Allergens | Allergens milk and soja not mentioned on the label of pork schnitzel | |
| Other food products & Prepared dishes and snacks | Netherlands | Unauthorised product | Commercialisation of mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe |
Author: Dr. Frank Mörsberger, AGROLAB GROUP
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