Manganese 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.
24 notifications since 1 January 2020 named manganese, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 0 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, down 100%. 17% were border rejections and 42% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (11), Belgium (2) and Georgia (2). The product categories named most often were food contact materials (17), feed additives (4) and food supplements and dietetic foods (2). The products named most often were pots and pans (7), cups and mugs (2) and food supplements (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 manganese
The newest 24 of 24, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- 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.
- Alert notified by Belgium: manganese in food supplements from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6277, validated 18 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: lead, nickel, cobalt and 3 more findings in cups and mugs from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5916, validated 4 August 2025.
- Alert notified by France: manganese in pots and pans from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1307, validated 25 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: manganese in bottles and flasks from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1215, validated 20 February 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: nickel, manganese and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9146, validated 11 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: nickel, chromium, manganese and 1 more findings in pots and pans from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.5076, validated 2 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: arsenic, manganese and migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6996, validated 13 October 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: manganese in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6800, validated 6 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: chromium, manganese and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5122, validated 28 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: aluminium and manganese in plates and bowls from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.4961, validated 24 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: manganese and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Türkiye, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.4236, validated 23 June 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: nickel, chromium, manganese and 1 more findings in pots and pans from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3339, validated 19 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: arsenic and manganese in a feed additive from Georgia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2180, validated 30 March 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: arsenic and manganese in a feed additive from Georgia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.1843, validated 17 March 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: chromium, manganese and migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from China, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1044, validated 13 February 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: nickel, cobalt, manganese and 1 more findings in pots and pans from China and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6920, validated 28 November 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: manganese in food supplements from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2293, validated 20 April 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: cadmium, manganese and veterinary medicine residues in a feed additive from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4737, validated 3 September 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: manganese in poultry feed from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3737, validated 14 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: chromium, manganese and migration from a food contact material in cups and mugs from China, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0708, validated 11 February 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: manganese and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.6085, validated 30 December 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: lead, manganese and veterinary medicine residues in a feed additive from Brazil, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.2164, validated 26 May 2020.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: manganese and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from China, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1278, validated 20 March 2020.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 0 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 4 | 17% |
| Alert | 6 | 25% |
| Information for follow up | 9 | 38% |
| Information for attention | 5 | 21% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 10 | 42% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 6 | 25% |
| Not serious | 6 | 25% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Pots and pans | 7 |
| Cups and mugs | 2 |
| Food supplements | 2 |
| Plates and bowls | 2 |
| Bottles and flasks | 1 |
| Kitchen utensils | 1 |
| Poultry feed | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 11 | 46% |
| Belgium | 2 | 8% |
| Georgia | 2 | 8% |
| India | 2 | 8% |
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food contact materials | 17 | 71% |
| Feed additives | 4 | 17% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 2 | 8% |
| Compound feeds | 1 | 4% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8 | 33% |
| Belgium | 3 | 12% |
| Germany | 3 | 12% |
| Spain | 3 | 12% |
| Croatia | 3 | 12% |
| Austria | 1 | 4% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
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