Some Staphylococcus bacteria make enterotoxins that cause food poisoning. The EU sets food safety criteria for staphylococcal enterotoxins in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.
35 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Staphylococcus enterotoxins, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 6 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, no change. 6% were border rejections and 60% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were France (10), Austria (3) and Spain (3). The product categories named most often were milk and milk products (14), meat other than poultry (5) and prepared dishes and snacks (4). The products named most often were cheese (11), sausages (2) and chicken meat (1).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: 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 Staphylococcus enterotoxins
The newest 25 of 35, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: Staphylococcus enterotoxins, plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in herbal infusions from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9737, validated 2 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in sausages from Austria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9173, validated 15 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in salmon from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8872, validated 7 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Croatia: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5136, validated 10 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in milk powder or whey from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1907, validated 6 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1886, validated 6 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in a mixed food product from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6325, validated 19 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in meat from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5530, validated 22 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3651, validated 15 May 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1370, validated 26 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: Salmonella, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus enterotoxins in a mixed food product from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0441, validated 22 January 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8662, validated 22 November 2024.
- Alert notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in a dairy product from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6342, validated 21 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Campylobacter and Staphylococcus enterotoxins in chicken meat from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6163, validated 12 August 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in fish fillets from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5564, validated 19 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in a prepared dish or snack from Austria, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3995, validated 23 May 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3487, validated 1 May 2024.
- Alert notified by Austria: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in meat from Austria, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3360, validated 26 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in sausages from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0371, validated 18 January 2024.
- Alert notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8743, validated 19 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from Switzerland, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6355, validated 19 September 2023.
- Alert notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in milk from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5547, validated 16 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in a mixed food product from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5332, validated 7 August 2023.
- Alert notified by France: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.1923, validated 21 March 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Bulgaria: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in dumplings and rolls from Bulgaria, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.1402, validated 27 February 2023.
Other bacteria, viruses and parasites: Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, moulds.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 6 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 2 | 6% |
| Alert | 18 | 51% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 12 | 34% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 60% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 17% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 11% |
| Not serious | 1 | 3% |
| Undecided | 3 | 9% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cheese | 11 |
| Sausages | 2 |
| Chicken meat | 1 |
| Cocoa | 1 |
| Dumplings and rolls | 1 |
| Fish fillets | 1 |
| Food supplements | 1 |
| Herbal infusions | 1 |
| Milk | 1 |
| Milk powder or whey | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 10 | 29% |
| Austria | 3 | 9% |
| Spain | 3 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 9% |
| Belgium | 2 | 6% |
| Germany | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Italy | 2 | 6% |
| Origin not given | 2 | 6% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Milk and milk products | 14 | 40% |
| Meat other than poultry | 5 | 14% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 4 | 11% |
| Other and mixed food products | 3 | 9% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 2 | 6% |
| Fish and fish products | 2 | 6% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 3% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 1 | 3% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 1 | 3% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 3% |
| Poultry meat | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 9 | 26% |
| Germany | 7 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 11% |
| Finland | 3 | 9% |
| Austria | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 3% |
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