Copper 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.
33 notifications since 1 January 2020 named copper, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, no change. 15% were border rejections and 15% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (7), Germany (4) and India (3). The product categories named most often were compound feeds (7), feed additives (6) and food contact materials (6). The products named most often were eggs (4), kitchen utensils (2) and pots and pans (2).
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 copper
The newest 25 of 33, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: lead, copper, an unauthorised additive and 1 more findings in a feed additive from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7096, validated 10 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: copper and migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4855, validated 15 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: copper and an unauthorised additive in compound feed from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5152, validated 10 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: copper in pet food from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4267, validated 15 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: copper in compound feed from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1223, validated 13 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: nickel, cobalt, aluminium and 2 more findings in pots and pans from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6099, validated 19 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: copper in compound feed from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9555, validated 23 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: copper in a mixed food product from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9004, validated 5 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: copper and foreign bodies in packaging from Germany and Sweden, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8469, validated 15 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: copper and foreign bodies in a fat or oil from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8357, validated 12 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: copper, dioxins and PCBs and an unauthorised additive in a feed additive of unknown origin, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.6376, validated 22 August 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: copper and dioxins and PCBs in a feed additive from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.5439, validated 26 July 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: copper and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1168, validated 20 February 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Cyprus: pesticide residues and copper in beef from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.0877, validated 7 February 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Luxembourg: copper in game meat from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8672, validated 15 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: pesticide residues and copper in eggs from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.6881, validated 10 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: copper in eggs from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.6130, validated 8 September 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: copper in a feed additive from Lithuania, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.6055, validated 5 September 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: copper in eggs from China, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5046, validated 26 July 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: copper and dioxins and PCBs in a feed additive from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.4875, validated 19 July 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: copper in eggs from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3954, validated 13 June 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: lead and copper in asparagus from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3715, validated 2 June 2023.
- Alert notified by France: copper in bottles and flasks from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2378, validated 6 April 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: copper and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.1203, validated 20 February 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: copper in fish feed from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.5776, validated 5 October 2022.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 5 | 15% |
| Alert | 3 | 9% |
| Information for follow up | 16 | 48% |
| Information for attention | 9 | 27% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 5 | 15% |
| Potentially serious | 5 | 15% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 12% |
| Not serious | 19 | 58% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Eggs | 4 |
| Kitchen utensils | 2 |
| Pots and pans | 2 |
| Poultry feed | 2 |
| Asparagus | 1 |
| Beef | 1 |
| Bottles and flasks | 1 |
| Fish feed | 1 |
| Game meat | 1 |
| Packaging | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 7 | 21% |
| Germany | 4 | 12% |
| India | 3 | 9% |
| Italy | 3 | 9% |
| Belgium | 2 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 6% |
| Poland | 2 | 6% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Compound feeds | 7 | 21% |
| Feed additives | 6 | 18% |
| Food contact materials | 6 | 18% |
| Eggs and egg products | 4 | 12% |
| Feed materials | 3 | 9% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 2 | 6% |
| Meat other than poultry | 2 | 6% |
| Fats and oils | 1 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 1 | 3% |
| Pet food | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8 | 24% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 15% |
| Belgium | 4 | 12% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 9% |
| France | 2 | 6% |
| Ireland | 2 | 6% |
| Italy | 2 | 6% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
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