This page counts notifications that report illness reported after eating it.
130 notifications since 1 January 2020 named illness reported after eating it, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 15 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 17 in the 365 days before, down 12%. under 1% were border rejections and 72% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were France (28), Italy (17) and Spain (16). The product categories named most often were bivalve molluscs (41), food supplements and dietetic foods (22) and fish and fish products (13). The products named most often were oysters (24), food supplements (17) and mussels (8).
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 illness reported after eating it
The newest 25 of 130, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by France: illness reported after eating it in mushrooms from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9832, validated 5 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Ireland: marine biotoxins and illness reported after eating it in scallops from Ireland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7866, validated 7 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Hungary: illness reported after eating it in a food supplement from Slovenia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7839, validated 4 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7421, validated 21 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: illness reported after eating it in dog chews from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6674, validated 27 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: caffeine and illness reported after eating it in food supplement powders from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5400, validated 18 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Clostridium and illness reported after eating it in a sauce or condiment from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4285, validated 15 May 2026.
- Alert notified by the European Commission: Salmonella and illness reported after eating it in nuts or seeds from India, Italy, the Netherlands and 1 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3378, validated 20 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: illness reported after eating it in oysters from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2572, validated 2 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: illness reported after eating it in crustaceans from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2492, validated 24 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: illness reported after eating it in oysters from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2370, validated 20 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Denmark: illness reported after eating it in compound feed from Hungary, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2035, validated 11 March 2026.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and illness reported after eating it in jelly sweets from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0579, validated 23 January 2026.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and illness reported after eating it in an ice cream or dessert from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0037, validated 5 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: marine biotoxins and illness reported after eating it in snapper or grouper from India, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8821, validated 11 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: illness reported after eating it in milk from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7068, validated 15 September 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5763, validated 29 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5496, validated 25 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels and illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5088, validated 4 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2863, validated 16 April 2025.
- Alert notified by France: lead and illness reported after eating it in a food contact material from Greece, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2726, validated 11 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Salmonella and illness reported after eating it in eggs from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1376, validated 26 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Lithuania: Salmonella and illness reported after eating it in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.0851, validated 7 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and illness reported after eating it in jelly sweets from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0795, validated 5 February 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and illness reported after eating it in cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.0575, validated 28 January 2025.
Other foreign bodies, pests and spoilage: foreign bodies, spoilage or decomposition, insects or pest damage.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 14 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | under 1% |
| Alert | 72 | 55% |
| Information for follow up | 11 | 8% |
| Information for attention | 46 | 35% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 94 | 72% |
| Potentially serious | 15 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 13 | 10% |
| Not serious | 2 | 2% |
| Undecided | 6 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Oysters | 24 |
| Food supplements | 17 |
| Mussels | 8 |
| Tuna | 8 |
| Cheese | 4 |
| Eggs | 3 |
| Milk | 3 |
| Sausages | 3 |
| Spinach | 3 |
| Chicken meat | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 28 | 22% |
| Italy | 17 | 13% |
| Spain | 16 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 8% |
| Belgium | 7 | 5% |
| India | 5 | 4% |
| United States | 5 | 4% |
| Germany | 4 | 3% |
| Ireland | 4 | 3% |
| China | 3 | 2% |
| Czechia | 3 | 2% |
| Sweden | 3 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bivalve molluscs | 41 | 32% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 22 | 17% |
| Fish and fish products | 13 | 10% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 13 | 10% |
| Milk and milk products | 7 | 5% |
| Meat other than poultry | 5 | 4% |
| Eggs and egg products | 4 | 3% |
| Poultry meat | 4 | 3% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 2 | 2% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 2 | 2% |
| Confectionery | 2 | 2% |
| Crustaceans | 2 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 22 | 17% |
| Netherlands | 18 | 14% |
| Sweden | 17 | 13% |
| Spain | 15 | 12% |
| Italy | 12 | 9% |
| Denmark | 10 | 8% |
| Finland | 7 | 5% |
| Germany | 4 | 3% |
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