Poisonous mushrooms is a natural toxin made by plants, fungi or algae. This page counts the notifications that name it.
30 notifications since 1 January 2020 named poisonous mushrooms, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 7 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 14 in the 365 days before, down 50%. 3% were border rejections and 63% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Czechia (9), the Netherlands (7) and Ukraine (3). The product categories named most often were confectionery (21), food supplements and dietetic foods (3) and other and mixed food products (3). The products named most often were jelly sweets (11), sweets (3) and chocolate products (1).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Chemical contaminants, 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 poisonous mushrooms
The newest 25 of 30, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: poisonous mushrooms in a food supplement of unknown origin, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8957, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms and unauthorised novel food in confectionery from Ukraine, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6186, validated 10 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms, unauthorised novel food and illegal import or unapproved establishment in jelly sweets from Slovakia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4092, validated 11 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2943, validated 7 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Greece: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Greece, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2939, validated 7 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Czechia: poisonous mushrooms in lollipops from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1117, validated 11 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms and unauthorised novel food in a food supplement from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9679, validated 3 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8558, validated 4 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in confectionery from Ukraine, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7471, validated 30 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in a mixed food product from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7254, validated 23 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in confectionery from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6944, validated 10 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6269, validated 18 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in tea from Austria, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5723, validated 28 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in a mixed food product from Ukraine, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3291, validated 2 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3056, validated 24 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: poisonous mushrooms in chocolate products from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1945, validated 17 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets of unknown origin, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1106, validated 17 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0385, validated 20 January 2025.
- Alert notified by Austria: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0297, validated 16 January 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in confectionery from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8498, validated 18 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in confectionery from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8484, validated 18 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), poisonous mushrooms and medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in confectionery from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7646, validated 18 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in sweets from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7582, validated 16 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7535, validated 14 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Spain: poisonous mushrooms in jelly sweets from Czechia, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7426, validated 8 October 2024.
Other natural plant and marine toxins: pyrrolizidine alkaloids, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), histamine.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 6 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 3% |
| Alert | 19 | 63% |
| Information for follow up | 4 | 13% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 20% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 19 | 63% |
| Potentially serious | 8 | 27% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 7% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Jelly sweets | 11 |
| Sweets | 3 |
| Chocolate products | 1 |
| Food supplement capsules or tablets | 1 |
| Lollipops | 1 |
| Pickled vegetables | 1 |
| Tea | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 9 | 30% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 23% |
| Ukraine | 3 | 10% |
| Poland | 2 | 7% |
| Origin not given | 2 | 7% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 3% |
| Estonia | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Greece | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Confectionery | 21 | 70% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 3 | 10% |
| Other and mixed food products | 3 | 10% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 2 | 7% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 53% |
| Czechia | 3 | 10% |
| Spain | 3 | 10% |
| Austria | 2 | 7% |
| Greece | 2 | 7% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
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