Trans fat above the legal limit is a contaminant: a substance not added on purpose that ends up in food during production, processing or transport, or from the environment.
54 notifications since 1 January 2020 named trans fat above the legal limit, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 12 in the 365 days before, down 58%. 7% were border rejections and 0% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Ukraine (23), Russia (15) and Poland (5). The product categories named most often were confectionery (40), cereals and bakery products (12) and cocoa, coffee and tea (2). The products named most often were sweets (21), sweet bakery products (10) and biscuits (7).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Contaminants, European Commission; 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 trans fat above the legal limit
The newest 25 of 54, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in biscuits from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9869, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in sweets from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5215, validated 12 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: pesticide residues and trans fat above the legal limit in biscuits from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3940, validated 5 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in confectionery from Kazakhstan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3775, validated 29 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in cocoa, coffee or tea from Belarus, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.9606, validated 2 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: trans fat above the legal limit in biscuits from Moldova, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7411, validated 26 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: trans fat above the legal limit in biscuits from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7298, validated 24 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in sweets from Belarus, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5626, validated 24 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in sweet bakery products from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5250, validated 10 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in sweet bakery products from Georgia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4871, validated 27 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in chocolate from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.4410, validated 12 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in chocolate from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.4412, validated 12 June 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in sweet bakery products from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2277, validated 27 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: trans fat above the legal limit in sweet bakery products from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2274, validated 27 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: trans fat above the legal limit in cakes and pastries from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2032, validated 20 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: trans fat above the legal limit in cakes and pastries from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.1798, validated 12 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: trans fat above the legal limit in sweet bakery products from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0544, validated 27 January 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: trans fat above the legal limit in biscuits from Moldova, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5788, validated 15 July 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: trans fat above the legal limit in a cereal or bakery product from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3512, validated 2 May 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: trans fat above the legal limit in biscuits from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.3461, validated 30 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: trans fat above the legal limit in sweets from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2654, validated 4 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: trans fat above the legal limit in sweets from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8593, validated 13 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: trans fat above the legal limit in confectionery from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8106, validated 23 November 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: trans fat above the legal limit in confectionery from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7074, validated 17 October 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: trans fat above the legal limit in a cereal or bakery product from Russia, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.5611, validated 18 August 2023.
Other process and environmental contaminants: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH), 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 4 | 7% |
| Information for follow up | 21 | 39% |
| Information for attention | 29 | 54% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Potentially serious | 1 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 11 | 20% |
| Not serious | 41 | 76% |
| Undecided | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sweets | 21 |
| Sweet bakery products | 10 |
| Biscuits | 7 |
| Cakes and pastries | 2 |
| Chocolate | 2 |
| Chocolate products | 1 |
| Rice products | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 23 | 43% |
| Russia | 15 | 28% |
| Poland | 5 | 9% |
| Belarus | 3 | 6% |
| Moldova | 2 | 4% |
| Origin not given | 2 | 4% |
| Georgia | 1 | 2% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 2% |
| Serbia | 1 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Confectionery | 40 | 74% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 12 | 22% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 2 | 4% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 29 | 54% |
| Latvia | 14 | 26% |
| Romania | 6 | 11% |
| Estonia | 5 | 9% |
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