Veterinary medicines can leave residues in food from treated animals. EU countries, and non EU countries that export food of animal origin to the EU, must run control plans for these residues.
338 notifications since 1 January 2020 named veterinary medicine residues, 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 59 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 60 in the 365 days before, down 2%. 17% were border rejections and 41% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Vietnam (61), Poland (47) and India (30). The product categories named most often were meat other than poultry (72), crustaceans (59) and fish and fish products (59). The products named most often were shrimps and prawns (55), beef (28) and chicken meat (18).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Residues of veterinary medicinal products, 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 veterinary medicine residues
The newest 25 of 338, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in fish fillets from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9835, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in beef from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9559, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: veterinary medicine residues in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9390, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Hungary: veterinary medicine residues in catfish from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9334, validated 20 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in fish fillets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9320, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: veterinary medicine residues in food supplements from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9026, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Denmark: veterinary medicine residues in fish from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8990, validated 9 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: veterinary medicine residues in compound feed from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8929, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in pork from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8796, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in poultry meat from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8748, validated 2 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in beef from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8588, validated 28 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in fish fillets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8502, validated 24 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Czechia: veterinary medicine residues and poor temperature control or heat treatment in egg products from Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8171, validated 16 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: iodine above the safe level and veterinary medicine residues in meat products from Denmark, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7745, validated 2 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in chicken meat from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7681, validated 31 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: lead, copper, an unauthorised additive and 1 more findings in a feed additive from Ukraine, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7096, validated 10 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: veterinary medicine residues in a mixed food product from China and Czechia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7056, validated 7 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in fish fillets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6501, validated 22 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: veterinary medicine residues and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in an animal by product from Denmark, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6181, validated 10 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: veterinary medicine residues in beef from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6125, validated 9 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in compound feed from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5925, validated 3 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: veterinary medicine residues in meat from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5864, validated 2 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: unauthorised novel food and veterinary medicine residues in a mixed food product from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5879, validated 2 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: veterinary medicine residues in shrimps and prawns from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5865, validated 2 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: veterinary medicine residues in egg products from Austria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5607, validated 25 June 2026.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 47 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| 2025 | 57 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 52 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 58 | 17% |
| Alert | 58 | 17% |
| Information for follow up | 112 | 33% |
| Information for attention | 110 | 33% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 137 | 41% |
| Potentially serious | 40 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 52 | 15% |
| Not serious | 72 | 21% |
| Undecided | 34 | 10% |
| No risk | 3 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Shrimps and prawns | 55 |
| Beef | 28 |
| Chicken meat | 18 |
| Eggs | 14 |
| Catfish | 13 |
| Honey | 13 |
| Poultry meat | 13 |
| Food supplements | 11 |
| Pork | 11 |
| Fish | 10 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 61 | 18% |
| Poland | 47 | 14% |
| India | 30 | 9% |
| Belgium | 19 | 6% |
| China | 19 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 19 | 6% |
| Ukraine | 15 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 3% |
| Italy | 11 | 3% |
| Germany | 10 | 3% |
| France | 9 | 3% |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Meat other than poultry | 72 | 21% |
| Crustaceans | 59 | 17% |
| Fish and fish products | 59 | 17% |
| Poultry meat | 36 | 11% |
| Compound feeds | 17 | 5% |
| Eggs and egg products | 16 | 5% |
| Honey and royal jelly | 15 | 4% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 12 | 4% |
| Feed additives | 10 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 9 | 3% |
| Feed materials | 8 | 2% |
| Milk and milk products | 8 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 47 | 14% |
| Poland | 47 | 14% |
| Germany | 46 | 14% |
| Belgium | 45 | 13% |
| France | 27 | 8% |
| Italy | 23 | 7% |
| Slovenia | 16 | 5% |
| Spain | 12 | 4% |
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