Mustard is one of the 14 allergens that must be shown on the label in the EU (point 10 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011). These notifications report it in a food whose label did not declare it.
94 notifications since 1 January 2020 named undeclared mustard, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 13 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 10 in the 365 days before, up 30%. 1% were border rejections and 91% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were the Netherlands (20), Belgium (11) and France (7). The product categories named most often were soups, sauces and condiments (23), other and mixed food products (15) and meat other than poultry (12). The products named most often were chicken meat (5), kebab meat (5) and mustard (5).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information, Annex II (the 14 allergens).
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 undeclared mustard
The newest 25 of 94, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared milk, undeclared egg, undeclared mustard and 1 more findings in a mixed food product from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8583, validated 28 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared soy and undeclared mustard in meat from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7908, validated 8 September 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in bread from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7540, validated 26 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: undeclared mustard in pasta from Morocco, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6890, validated 3 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Sweden: undeclared mustard in instant noodles from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4563, validated 22 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Finland: undeclared mustard in ready meals from Finland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4286, validated 15 May 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared egg and undeclared mustard in dressings from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4225, validated 13 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: undeclared mustard in mustard from Switzerland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3849, validated 1 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared mustard and undeclared celery in ready meals from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1812, validated 4 March 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in a mixed food product from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1383, validated 19 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: undeclared mustard in a prepared dish or snack of unknown origin, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0595, validated 23 January 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in protein supplements from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10336, validated 22 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared milk and undeclared mustard in fish from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8944, validated 14 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Sweden: undeclared soy and undeclared mustard in a cereal or bakery product from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7977, validated 17 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the European Commission: undeclared mustard in sandwiches and wraps from the Northern Ireland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7967, validated 16 October 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in a mixed food product from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7348, validated 25 September 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in a mixed food product from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7140, validated 17 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared mustard in sauces from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4910, validated 30 June 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in coriander from Finland, India, the Netherlands and 1 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2949, validated 22 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared mustard in pasta from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2647, validated 9 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared gluten and undeclared mustard in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2530, validated 4 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared mustard in curry powder from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0336, validated 17 January 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared egg and undeclared mustard in dressings from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8820, validated 28 November 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared mustard in nuts or seeds from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6885, validated 13 September 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: undeclared egg and undeclared mustard in mayonnaise from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.4580, validated 13 June 2024.
Other undeclared allergens: undeclared milk, undeclared gluten, undeclared sulphites.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 11 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 1% |
| Alert | 77 | 82% |
| Information for follow up | 5 | 5% |
| Information for attention | 11 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 86 | 91% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 3% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 1% |
| Not serious | 4 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Chicken meat | 5 |
| Kebab meat | 5 |
| Mustard | 5 |
| Sauces | 5 |
| Chutneys and hot sauces | 4 |
| Coriander | 4 |
| Dressings | 4 |
| Pasta | 3 |
| Bread | 2 |
| Cheese | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 20 | 21% |
| Belgium | 11 | 12% |
| France | 7 | 7% |
| Germany | 6 | 6% |
| Italy | 6 | 6% |
| Spain | 5 | 5% |
| India | 5 | 5% |
| Poland | 5 | 5% |
| Czechia | 4 | 4% |
| Finland | 4 | 4% |
| Origin not given | 4 | 4% |
| Denmark | 3 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 23 | 24% |
| Other and mixed food products | 15 | 16% |
| Meat other than poultry | 12 | 13% |
| Herbs and spices | 10 | 11% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 9 | 10% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 8 | 9% |
| Poultry meat | 7 | 7% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 3 | 3% |
| Milk and milk products | 2 | 2% |
| Food additives and flavourings | 1 | 1% |
| Fats and oils | 1 | 1% |
| Fish and fish products | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 27 | 29% |
| Belgium | 11 | 12% |
| Germany | 9 | 10% |
| Spain | 7 | 7% |
| Italy | 7 | 7% |
| Sweden | 7 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Ireland | 5 | 5% |
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