This page counts notifications that report labelling faults. These are about how the goods were handled, declared or labelled rather than a laboratory result.
619 notifications since 1 January 2020 named labelling faults, 2% of all EU notifications in that time. 155 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 123 in the 365 days before, up 26%. 30% were border rejections and 21% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were the Netherlands (56), Belgium (42) and the United States (42). The product categories named most often were food supplements and dietetic foods (129), other and mixed food products (77) and cereals and bakery products (42). The products named most often were food supplements (109), cheese (18) and chicken meat (11).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls, Articles 66 to 72.
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 labelling faults
The newest 25 of 619, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: labelling faults for nuts or seeds from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9878, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised colours and labelling faults in snacks from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9767, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: labelling faults for soft drinks from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9690, validated 30 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the European Commission: poor temperature control or heat treatment, illegal import or unapproved establishment and labelling faults for a mixed food product from Romania, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9574, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: cannabidiol (CBD) and labelling faults in food supplements from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9545, validated 27 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: labelling faults for cakes and pastries from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9371, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: labelling faults for ready meals from Switzerland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9119, validated 14 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: labelling faults for sandwiches and wraps from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9134, validated 14 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: labelling faults for a mixed food product from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9102, validated 13 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and labelling faults in chocolate from Slovenia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8975, validated 9 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: labelling faults for vegetables from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8954, validated 8 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for blueberries from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8727, validated 2 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: labelling faults for chicken meat from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8577, validated 28 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: poor temperature control or heat treatment and labelling faults for cheese from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8574, validated 28 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Hungary: labelling faults for food supplements from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8091, validated 14 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for a mixed food product from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8051, validated 11 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Hungary: unauthorised novel food and labelling faults in food supplements from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7657, validated 31 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for shrimps and prawns from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7630, validated 28 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for fish from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7617, validated 28 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for bivalve molluscs from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7438, validated 21 August 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: labelling faults for cheese from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7328, validated 18 August 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.
- Alert notified by Italy: hydrocyanic acid, missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults in apricot kernels from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7017, validated 7 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: labelling faults for salmon from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6807, validated 30 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels and labelling faults in food supplements from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6670, validated 27 July 2026.
Other documents, controls and labelling: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents, poor temperature control or heat treatment, illegal import or unapproved establishment.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 67 |
| 2023 | 87 |
| 2024 | 107 |
| 2025 | 137 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 126 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 187 | 30% |
| Alert | 114 | 18% |
| Information for follow up | 224 | 36% |
| Information for attention | 94 | 15% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 129 | 21% |
| Potentially serious | 65 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 182 | 29% |
| Not serious | 153 | 25% |
| Undecided | 58 | 9% |
| No risk | 32 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 109 |
| Cheese | 18 |
| Chicken meat | 11 |
| Salmon | 10 |
| Sausages | 8 |
| Snacks | 8 |
| Soft drinks | 8 |
| Cakes and pastries | 7 |
| Biscuits | 6 |
| Sesame seeds | 6 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 56 | 9% |
| Belgium | 42 | 7% |
| United States | 42 | 7% |
| China | 36 | 6% |
| Moldova | 34 | 5% |
| Italy | 30 | 5% |
| France | 28 | 5% |
| Germany | 27 | 4% |
| Origin not given | 27 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 3% |
| Spain | 18 | 3% |
| Poland | 14 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 129 | 21% |
| Other and mixed food products | 77 | 12% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 42 | 7% |
| Meat other than poultry | 42 | 7% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 41 | 7% |
| Fish and fish products | 36 | 6% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 33 | 5% |
| Confectionery | 31 | 5% |
| Milk and milk products | 25 | 4% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 25 | 4% |
| Poultry meat | 22 | 4% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 17 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 84 | 14% |
| Germany | 75 | 12% |
| Latvia | 65 | 11% |
| Italy | 55 | 9% |
| European Commission | 51 | 8% |
| Spain | 42 | 7% |
| France | 39 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 25 | 4% |
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