These notifications report visible mould on food. The Commission's network guidance gives infestation with moulds as an example of a not serious risk, although some moulds also produce toxins.
410 notifications since 1 January 2020 named moulds, 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 49 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 58 in the 365 days before, down 16%. 32% were border rejections and 4% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Ukraine (60), the Netherlands (51) and Russia (36). The product categories named most often were feed materials (106), cereals and bakery products (87) and fruit and vegetables (38). The products named most often were bread (48), beet pulp (32) and sunflower meal (26).
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); Mycotoxins fact sheet, World Health Organization.
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 moulds
The newest 25 of 410, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovakia: moulds in chestnuts from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9879, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: moulds in bread from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9750, validated 3 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: Listeria monocytogenes and moulds in cheese from Switzerland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9637, validated 29 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: moulds in beet pulp from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9588, validated 28 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in yoghurt from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9573, validated 27 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: moulds in beet pulp from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9534, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: moulds in a cereal or bakery product from Serbia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9465, validated 23 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: moulds in eggs from Ukraine, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9455, validated 23 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: moulds in a mixed food product from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9435, validated 22 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: moulds in raspberries from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9336, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovakia: moulds in beans from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8834, validated 6 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in jelly sweets from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8545, validated 25 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: moulds in soft drinks from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8320, validated 18 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Croatia: moulds in dates from Iran, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8085, validated 14 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in cakes and pastries from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8073, validated 11 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in sandwiches and wraps from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8000, validated 10 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in bread from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7957, validated 9 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.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: moulds in nutmeg from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7598, validated 28 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: moulds in confectionery from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7517, validated 26 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in bread from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7401, validated 20 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: moulds in bread from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6723, validated 28 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: moulds in a mixed food product from Belarus, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6205, validated 13 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: Salmonella and moulds in a feed material from Lithuania, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6025, validated 7 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: moulds, arsenic and plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in a food supplement from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5347, validated 17 June 2026.
Other bacteria, viruses and parasites: Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2023 | 96 |
| 2024 | 87 |
| 2025 | 53 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 39 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 132 | 32% |
| Alert | 13 | 3% |
| Information for follow up | 222 | 54% |
| Information for attention | 42 | 10% |
| Non compliance | 1 | under 1% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 16 | 4% |
| Potentially serious | 21 | 5% |
| Potential risk | 102 | 25% |
| Not serious | 238 | 58% |
| Undecided | 27 | 7% |
| No risk | 6 | 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Bread | 48 |
| Beet pulp | 32 |
| Sunflower meal | 26 |
| Cheese | 21 |
| Feed grain | 15 |
| Food supplements | 15 |
| Cakes and pastries | 12 |
| Raspberries | 7 |
| Sausages | 6 |
| Almonds | 5 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 60 | 15% |
| Netherlands | 51 | 12% |
| Russia | 36 | 9% |
| Germany | 30 | 7% |
| Italy | 26 | 6% |
| Origin not given | 19 | 5% |
| France | 18 | 4% |
| Poland | 16 | 4% |
| Spain | 15 | 4% |
| Angola | 13 | 3% |
| Türkiye | 12 | 3% |
| Belgium | 11 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Feed materials | 106 | 26% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 87 | 21% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 38 | 9% |
| Milk and milk products | 33 | 8% |
| Other and mixed food products | 26 | 6% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 20 | 5% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 17 | 4% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 16 | 4% |
| Confectionery | 15 | 4% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 9 | 2% |
| Meat other than poultry | 7 | 2% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 7 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 77 | 19% |
| Denmark | 59 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 57 | 14% |
| Germany | 45 | 11% |
| Latvia | 28 | 7% |
| Belgium | 19 | 5% |
| France | 17 | 4% |
| Italy | 17 | 4% |
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