This page counts notifications that report insects or pest damage.
269 notifications since 1 January 2020 named insects or pest damage, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 45 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 34 in the 365 days before, up 32%. 25% were border rejections and 4% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Spain (33), Italy (17) and the United States (16). The product categories named most often were fish and fish products (70), cereals and bakery products (64) and fruit and vegetables (44). The products named most often were rice (18), hake (17) and mackerel (16).
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 insects or pest damage
The newest 25 of 269, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9634, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in nuts or seeds from Poland and Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9323, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in salmon from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9560, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in salmon from Lithuania, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9562, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: insects or pest damage in a mixed food product from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9283, validated 19 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in almonds from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9230, validated 16 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: insects or pest damage in rice from Thailand, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8899, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in barley from Denmark, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8790, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies and insects or pest damage in chickpeas from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8533, validated 25 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in fish fillets from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7703, validated 1 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: moulds and insects or pest damage in nutmeg from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7620, validated 28 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: foreign bodies and insects or pest damage in edible insects from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7483, validated 25 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in almonds from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7302, validated 18 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in fruit or vegetables from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7261, validated 17 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in fish from Morocco, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6635, validated 27 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5873, validated 2 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: Anisakis and other parasites, foreign bodies and insects or pest damage in salmon from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5392, validated 18 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: moulds and insects or pest damage in figs from Türkiye, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5338, validated 17 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: insects or pest damage in cheese from Greece, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5080, validated 9 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in salmon from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4398, validated 19 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from Norway, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3968, validated 6 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3394, validated 21 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in hake from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3297, validated 17 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Iceland: insects or pest damage in breakfast cereals from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3253, validated 16 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in cod from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3099, validated 13 April 2026.
Other foreign bodies, pests and spoilage: foreign bodies, spoilage or decomposition, illness reported after eating it.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 49 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 35 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 66 | 25% |
| Alert | 11 | 4% |
| Information for follow up | 157 | 58% |
| Information for attention | 35 | 13% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 11 | 4% |
| Potentially serious | 11 | 4% |
| Potential risk | 56 | 21% |
| Not serious | 164 | 61% |
| Undecided | 22 | 8% |
| No risk | 5 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Rice | 18 |
| Hake | 17 |
| Mackerel | 16 |
| Bread | 11 |
| Salmon | 10 |
| Beans | 9 |
| Almonds | 7 |
| Cod | 7 |
| Fish | 7 |
| Beet pulp | 4 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 33 | 12% |
| Italy | 17 | 6% |
| United States | 16 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 15 | 6% |
| Poland | 15 | 6% |
| Denmark | 13 | 5% |
| Germany | 12 | 4% |
| France | 11 | 4% |
| Ukraine | 11 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 10 | 4% |
| Morocco | 9 | 3% |
| Belgium | 8 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fish and fish products | 70 | 26% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 64 | 24% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 44 | 16% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 29 | 11% |
| Other and mixed food products | 14 | 5% |
| Feed materials | 12 | 4% |
| Herbs and spices | 6 | 2% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 6 | 2% |
| Confectionery | 4 | 1% |
| Meat other than poultry | 4 | 1% |
| Milk and milk products | 4 | 1% |
| Compound feeds | 3 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 41 | 15% |
| Germany | 35 | 13% |
| Poland | 28 | 10% |
| Denmark | 27 | 10% |
| Spain | 23 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 23 | 9% |
| Estonia | 12 | 4% |
| France | 10 | 4% |
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