This page counts notifications that report a risk of choking or injury.
63 notifications since 1 January 2020 named a risk of choking or injury, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 8 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 10 in the 365 days before, down 20%. 5% were border rejections and 76% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (12), Taiwan (10) and Vietnam (5). The product categories named most often were confectionery (39), food contact materials (5) and fruit and vegetables (4). The products named most often were jelly sweets (32), sweets (3) and breakfast cereals (2).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Standard operating procedures of the Alert and Cooperation Network, version 3.3, April 2026 (SOP 4, risk evaluation and risk decision).
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications that named a risk of choking or injury
The newest 25 of 63, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: sulphites above the permitted level and a risk of choking or injury in a mixed food product from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9763, validated 3 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: a risk of choking or injury and poor temperature control or heat treatment in fruit or vegetables from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7993, validated 10 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: foreign bodies and a risk of choking or injury in cheese from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5468, validated 19 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies and a risk of choking or injury in chocolate products from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4406, validated 19 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies and a risk of choking or injury in a feed material from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3715, validated 28 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1424, validated 19 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a risk of choking or injury in a food contact material from Denmark, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0952, validated 4 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: a risk of choking or injury in sage from the Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9077, validated 18 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7014, validated 12 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Malaysia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6048, validated 8 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: spoilage or decomposition and a risk of choking or injury in beer from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4960, validated 1 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in confectionery from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4497, validated 16 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in sweets from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2373, validated 31 March 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in confectionery from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9563, validated 24 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9056, validated 9 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9057, validated 9 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9058, validated 9 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8762, validated 27 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Finland: a risk of choking or injury in lollipops from Finland and Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7981, validated 29 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7841, validated 24 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6833, validated 11 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6815, validated 11 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive and a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6359, validated 22 August 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Taiwan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5457, validated 14 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5963, validated 5 August 2024.
Other foreign bodies, pests and spoilage: foreign bodies, spoilage or decomposition, insects or pest damage.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 7 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 5% |
| Alert | 45 | 71% |
| Information for follow up | 5 | 8% |
| Information for attention | 10 | 16% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 48 | 76% |
| Potentially serious | 7 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 6% |
| Not serious | 4 | 6% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Jelly sweets | 32 |
| Sweets | 3 |
| Breakfast cereals | 2 |
| Chocolate products | 2 |
| Pickled vegetables | 2 |
| Beer | 1 |
| Cheese | 1 |
| Chocolate | 1 |
| Jelly products | 1 |
| Lollipops | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 12 | 19% |
| Taiwan | 10 | 16% |
| Vietnam | 5 | 8% |
| Germany | 4 | 6% |
| France | 4 | 6% |
| Egypt | 3 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
| Malaysia | 3 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 5% |
| Poland | 3 | 5% |
| Türkiye | 3 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Confectionery | 39 | 62% |
| Food contact materials | 5 | 8% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 4 | 6% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 3 | 5% |
| Other and mixed food products | 3 | 5% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 2 | 3% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 2 | 3% |
| Water for human consumption | 1 | 2% |
| Feed materials | 1 | 2% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 2% |
| Milk and milk products | 1 | 2% |
| Wine | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27 | 43% |
| Belgium | 6 | 10% |
| Ireland | 6 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 6% |
| Sweden | 4 | 6% |
| Denmark | 3 | 5% |
| Finland | 3 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 5% |
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