Other plant or algal toxins is a natural toxin made by plants, fungi or algae. This page counts the notifications that name it.
51 notifications since 1 January 2020 named other plant or algal toxins, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 12 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, up 100%. 6% were border rejections and 55% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Italy (6), Poland (6) and the United States (5). The product categories named most often were food supplements and dietetic foods (13), cereals and bakery products (10) and other and mixed food products (6). The products named most often were food supplements (8), honey (5) and snacks (3).
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 other plant or algal toxins
The newest 25 of 51, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Czechia: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8785, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins and plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8478, validated 24 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in food supplements from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6372, validated 17 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in a mixed food product from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6298, validated 15 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in food supplements from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5622, validated 25 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in a mixed food product from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5541, validated 23 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: other plant or algal toxins in bread from Sweden, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4562, validated 22 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Greece: other plant or algal toxins in a cereal or bakery product from Serbia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4561, validated 22 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: other plant or algal toxins in breakfast cereals from the Northern Ireland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3979, validated 6 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: other plant or algal toxins in breakfast cereals from the Northern Ireland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3543, validated 23 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: other plant or algal toxins in fruit or vegetables from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2163, validated 16 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in a mixed food product from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8830, validated 12 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in food supplements from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8149, validated 22 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4738, validated 25 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: other plant or algal toxins in snacks from Czechia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2559, validated 7 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: other plant or algal toxins in biscuits from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.2543, validated 4 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1625, validated 6 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Nepal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1605, validated 6 March 2025.
- Alert notified by France: other plant or algal toxins and an undeclared allergen in a cereal or bakery product from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6123, validated 9 August 2024.
- Alert notified by Denmark: other plant or algal toxins in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.4896, validated 26 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: other plant or algal toxins in sauces from the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4720, validated 19 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: other plant or algal toxins in a feed material from the Northern Ireland, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.4247, validated 31 May 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: other plant or algal toxins in food supplements from Luxembourg, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3559, validated 3 May 2024.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: other plant or algal toxins in snacks from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3351, validated 26 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: other plant or algal toxins in honey from Singapore, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3224, validated 22 April 2024.
Other natural plant and marine toxins: pyrrolizidine alkaloids, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), histamine.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 11 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 6% |
| Alert | 22 | 43% |
| Information for follow up | 14 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 12 | 24% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 28 | 55% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 8 | 16% |
| Not serious | 10 | 20% |
| Undecided | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 8 |
| Honey | 5 |
| Snacks | 3 |
| Breakfast cereals | 2 |
| Beans | 1 |
| Biscuits | 1 |
| Bread | 1 |
| Cumin | 1 |
| Fish fillets | 1 |
| Maize | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6 | 12% |
| Poland | 6 | 12% |
| United States | 5 | 10% |
| Nepal | 4 | 8% |
| France | 3 | 6% |
| Türkiye | 3 | 6% |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 6% |
| Czechia | 2 | 4% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |
| Lebanon | 2 | 4% |
| Romania | 2 | 4% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 13 | 25% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 10 | 20% |
| Other and mixed food products | 6 | 12% |
| Honey and royal jelly | 5 | 10% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 3 | 6% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 3 | 6% |
| Feed materials | 2 | 4% |
| Fish and fish products | 2 | 4% |
| Herbs and spices | 2 | 4% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 2 | 4% |
| Confectionery | 1 | 2% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12 | 24% |
| Poland | 9 | 18% |
| Belgium | 4 | 8% |
| Denmark | 4 | 8% |
| Greece | 3 | 6% |
| Italy | 3 | 6% |
| Austria | 2 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 4% |
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