Chromium is counted here when a notification names it, in food or migrating from a food contact material. Metals reach food from the environment, from industry and from processing equipment.
40 notifications since 1 January 2020 named chromium, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 6 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, no change. 15% were border rejections and 28% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (23), the United States (4) and Belgium (3). The product categories named most often were food contact materials (31), food supplements and dietetic foods (7) and food additives and flavourings (1). The products named most often were kitchen utensils (18), food supplements (6) and pots and pans (4).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Metals as contaminants in food, EFSA.
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 chromium
The newest 25 of 40, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2921, validated 7 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0489, validated 21 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Croatia: chromium in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9765, validated 5 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: chromium and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9633, validated 2 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9168, validated 20 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: chromium and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8778, validated 10 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8699, validated 7 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Croatia: chromium and illegal import or unapproved establishment in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8614, validated 5 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8193, validated 23 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium, chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5746, validated 29 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5015, validated 3 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1716, validated 11 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8201, validated 6 November 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: chromium in food supplements from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.6636, validated 3 September 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6132, validated 9 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: nickel, chromium, manganese and 1 more findings in pots and pans from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.5076, validated 2 July 2024.
- Alert notified by France: arsenic and chromium in pots and pans from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3480, validated 30 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3090, validated 17 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.7409, validated 30 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: nickel, chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China and Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.7040, validated 16 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: chromium, manganese and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5122, validated 28 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by France: lead and chromium in packaging films and papers from Saudi Arabia, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3949, validated 13 June 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: nickel, chromium, manganese and 1 more findings in pots and pans from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3339, validated 19 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: lead, chromium and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2804, validated 28 April 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2328, validated 5 April 2023.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 6 | 15% |
| Alert | 10 | 25% |
| Information for follow up | 8 | 20% |
| Information for attention | 16 | 40% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 11 | 28% |
| Potentially serious | 9 | 22% |
| Potential risk | 11 | 28% |
| Not serious | 4 | 10% |
| Undecided | 5 | 12% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Kitchen utensils | 18 |
| Food supplements | 6 |
| Pots and pans | 4 |
| Cups and mugs | 1 |
| Food supplement capsules or tablets | 1 |
| Packaging films and papers | 1 |
| Turmeric | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 23 | 58% |
| United States | 4 | 10% |
| Belgium | 3 | 8% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Italy | 2 | 5% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food contact materials | 31 | 78% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 7 | 18% |
| Food additives and flavourings | 1 | 2% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 25 | 62% |
| Croatia | 4 | 10% |
| France | 3 | 8% |
| Belgium | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 2 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Greece | 1 | 2% |
| Poland | 1 | 2% |
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