Salmonella is a bacterium that causes salmonellosis, the second most common disease passed from animals to people in the EU after campylobacteriosis. In food it is found most often in eggs and in raw meat from pigs, turkeys and chickens, and thorough cooking and kitchen hygiene reduce the risk. The EU sets food safety criteria for Salmonella in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.
5,140 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Salmonella, 16% of all EU notifications in that time. 909 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 712 in the 365 days before, up 28%. 20% were border rejections and 62% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Poland (1,538), Brazil (486) and the Netherlands (346). The product categories named most often were poultry meat (2,480), feed materials (610) and nuts, nut products and seeds (573). The products named most often were chicken meat (1,593), poultry meat (398) and sesame seeds (379).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Salmonella, EFSA; Salmonella (non typhoidal) fact sheet, World Health Organization; Microbiological criteria, European Commission.
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 Salmonella
The newest 25 of 5,140, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in pine nuts from Austria and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9864, validated 6 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9868, validated 6 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9873, validated 6 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: Salmonella in poultry meat from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9916, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: Salmonella in sunflower meal from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9858, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Hungary: Salmonella in chicken meat from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9829, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: Salmonella in poultry meat from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9838, validated 5 November 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in chicken meat from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9821, validated 4 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9820, validated 4 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Romania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9808, validated 4 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: Salmonella in meat from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9810, validated 4 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: Salmonella in sesame seeds from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9817, validated 4 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Salmonella in a feed material from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9757, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: Salmonella in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9739, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9768, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: Salmonella in turkey meat from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9756, validated 3 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in pumpkin seeds from Austria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9732, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Bulgaria: Salmonella in poultry meat from Romania, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9668, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: Salmonella in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9670, validated 30 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Salmonella in poultry meat from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9652, validated 29 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in eggs from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9602, validated 28 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in chicken meat from Romania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9589, validated 28 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Salmonella in oilseed meal from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9581, validated 28 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Salmonella in sausages from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9604, validated 28 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Salmonella in chicken meat from Brazil, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9533, validated 27 October 2026.
Other bacteria, viruses and parasites: Listeria monocytogenes, moulds, Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 767 |
| 2021 | 739 |
| 2022 | 712 |
| 2023 | 672 |
| 2024 | 738 |
| 2025 | 709 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 803 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1,036 | 20% |
| Alert | 1,433 | 28% |
| Information for follow up | 993 | 19% |
| Information for attention | 1,678 | 33% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 3,196 | 62% |
| Potentially serious | 276 | 5% |
| Potential risk | 353 | 7% |
| Not serious | 1,215 | 24% |
| Undecided | 89 | 2% |
| No risk | 11 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Chicken meat | 1,593 |
| Poultry meat | 398 |
| Sesame seeds | 379 |
| Black or white pepper | 239 |
| Turkey meat | 210 |
| Soybean meal | 131 |
| Kebab meat | 129 |
| Oilseed meal | 115 |
| Eggs | 87 |
| Rapeseed meal | 83 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 1,538 | 30% |
| Brazil | 486 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 346 | 7% |
| Germany | 315 | 6% |
| Nigeria | 208 | 4% |
| Italy | 202 | 4% |
| France | 178 | 3% |
| Belgium | 169 | 3% |
| Spain | 158 | 3% |
| India | 157 | 3% |
| Ukraine | 154 | 3% |
| Romania | 145 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poultry meat | 2,480 | 48% |
| Feed materials | 610 | 12% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 573 | 11% |
| Herbs and spices | 420 | 8% |
| Meat other than poultry | 392 | 8% |
| Eggs and egg products | 114 | 2% |
| Pet food | 100 | 2% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 87 | 2% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 69 | 1% |
| Other and mixed food products | 56 | 1% |
| Confectionery | 36 | under 1% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 27 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 810 | 16% |
| Poland | 714 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 520 | 10% |
| Italy | 437 | 9% |
| Belgium | 336 | 7% |
| France | 326 | 6% |
| Greece | 273 | 5% |
| Lithuania | 209 | 4% |
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