These notifications report unauthorised irradiation. Foods and ingredients that need an EU authorisation may not be sold without one.
53 notifications since 1 January 2020 named unauthorised irradiation, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 14 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, up 180%. 34% were border rejections and 4% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Vietnam (19), the United States (11) and China (10). The product categories named most often were food supplements and dietetic foods (21), fish and fish products (15) and herbs and spices (5). The products named most often were food supplements (19), pangasius (7) and fish fillets (4).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Novel food, European Commission.
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 unauthorised irradiation
The newest 25 of 53, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Bulgaria: unauthorised irradiation in mussels from Chile, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9327, validated 20 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9245, validated 19 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9242, validated 19 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9046, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9047, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8513, validated 25 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised irradiation in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8383, validated 22 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised irradiation in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8308, validated 18 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised irradiation in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7964, validated 9 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: unauthorised irradiation, illegal import or unapproved establishment and labelling faults in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7211, validated 13 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised irradiation in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6962, validated 5 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: unauthorised irradiation, illegal import or unapproved establishment and labelling faults in food supplements from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4743, validated 29 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: unauthorised irradiation and labelling faults in pangasius from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2473, validated 23 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: unauthorised irradiation in herbs or spices from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10455, validated 29 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: unauthorised irradiation in paprika from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7103, validated 16 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: unauthorised irradiation in food supplements from Russia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5897, validated 1 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: unauthorised irradiation and labelling faults in a prepared dish or snack from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5493, validated 18 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: unauthorised irradiation and labelling faults in spices from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5423, validated 17 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: unauthorised irradiation and labelling faults in food supplements from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.4150, validated 3 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: unauthorised irradiation and labelling faults in food supplements from the United States, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.8031, validated 30 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: unauthorised irradiation in food supplements from Belgium and France, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3462, validated 30 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: unauthorised irradiation in food supplements from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2085, validated 19 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised irradiation in berries from Belgium, China and Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8573, validated 13 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: unauthorised irradiation in paprika from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8118, validated 23 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: unauthorised irradiation and labelling faults in meat from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.8076, validated 22 November 2023.
Other unauthorised substances and novel food: unauthorised novel food, cannabidiol (CBD), medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 13 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 18 | 34% |
| Alert | 1 | 2% |
| Information for follow up | 22 | 42% |
| Information for attention | 12 | 23% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 2 | 4% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 19 | 36% |
| Not serious | 25 | 47% |
| Undecided | 6 | 11% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 19 |
| Pangasius | 7 |
| Fish fillets | 4 |
| Paprika | 3 |
| Catfish | 2 |
| Berries | 1 |
| Food supplement powders | 1 |
| Mussels | 1 |
| Spices | 1 |
| Tilapia | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 19 | 36% |
| United States | 11 | 21% |
| China | 10 | 19% |
| Belgium | 5 | 9% |
| Russia | 4 | 8% |
| Spain | 3 | 6% |
| India | 3 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Poland | 2 | 4% |
| Sweden | 2 | 4% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 21 | 40% |
| Fish and fish products | 15 | 28% |
| Herbs and spices | 5 | 9% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 3 | 6% |
| Meat other than poultry | 3 | 6% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 4% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 1 | 2% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 2% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 1 | 2% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 9 | 17% |
| Belgium | 8 | 15% |
| Poland | 8 | 15% |
| Spain | 6 | 11% |
| Italy | 6 | 11% |
| Finland | 5 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 9% |
| Romania | 3 | 6% |
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