54 notifications since 1 January 2020 named the United Arab Emirates as a country of origin, rank 73 of 163 origins. 12 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 17 in the 365 days before, down 29%. 35% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
The finding reported most often was aflatoxins (16 notifications, 30%), then chlorpyrifos (7). The product category with most notifications was nuts, nut products and seeds (15). 48% carried a serious risk decision, against 52% for all origins.
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 on products from the United Arab Emirates
The newest 25 of 54, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7980, validated 9 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Romania: a finding outside our word list in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates and the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4469, validated 20 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3400, validated 21 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3395, validated 21 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2587, validated 26 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: pesticide residues in vine leaves from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2608, validated 26 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0715, validated 29 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0692, validated 28 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0665, validated 27 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0164, validated 9 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10269, validated 19 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and unauthorised novel food in a mixed food product from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8957, validated 14 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in raisins from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8190, validated 23 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: pesticide residues in vine leaves from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7810, validated 10 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: pesticide residues in vine leaves from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6729, validated 2 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6196, validated 13 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Slovakia: a finding outside our word list in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4123, validated 3 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: undeclared egg in confectionery from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4073, validated 30 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: aflatoxins in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3873, validated 23 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Czechia: aflatoxins in chocolate products from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3863, validated 23 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Sweden: undeclared gluten in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3769, validated 21 May 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in food supplements from France, Italy, the Netherlands and 3 more countries, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3220, validated 29 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: aflatoxins in chocolate products from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3067, validated 24 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in chocolate from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1374, validated 26 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Austria: Enterobacteriaceae in chocolate products from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1329, validated 25 February 2025.
Products from the United Arab Emirates with their own page: Nuts, nut products and seeds (15).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 10 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 19 | 35% |
| Alert | 16 | 30% |
| Information for follow up | 9 | 17% |
| Information for attention | 10 | 19% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 26 | 48% |
| Potentially serious | 12 | 22% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 9% |
| Not serious | 3 | 6% |
| Undecided | 7 | 13% |
| No risk | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxins | 16 | 30% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 7 | 13% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 6 | 11% |
| Pesticide residues | 5 | 9% |
| Carbendazim | 3 | 6% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 3 | 6% |
| Labelling faults | 3 | 6% |
| Other finding | 3 | 6% |
| Plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe | 3 | 6% |
| Ochratoxin A | 2 | 4% |
| Thiophanate methyl | 2 | 4% |
| Chlorate | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 15 | 28% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 10 | 19% |
| Confectionery | 9 | 17% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 5 | 9% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 5 | 9% |
| Fats and oils | 4 | 7% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 3 | 6% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 4% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14 | 26% |
| Italy | 11 | 20% |
| Sweden | 6 | 11% |
| Austria | 3 | 6% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 6% |
| Spain | 3 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 4% |
| Greece | 2 | 4% |
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