15 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from the United Arab Emirates since 1 January 2020. That is 28% of all EU notifications on products from the United Arab Emirates and under 1% of all notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from any origin; The United Arab Emirates ranks 32 of 96 origins for this category. 9 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year.
Most reported: aflatoxins (10), missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (2) and labelling faults (2). 80% were border rejections (57% for nuts, nut products and seeds from all origins) and 73% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were pistachios (11), sesame seeds (3) and nuts or seeds (1).
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 nuts, nut products and seeds from the United Arab Emirates
The newest 15 of 15, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- 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.
- 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.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3163, validated 19 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in nuts or seeds from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.1950, validated 14 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorate in sesame seeds from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.1417, validated 28 February 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for sesame seeds from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.7434, validated 20 December 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for sesame seeds from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.7432, validated 20 December 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from the United Arab Emirates, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2249, validated 15 April 2022.
More: all notifications on products from the United Arab Emirates and nuts, nut products and seeds from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 8 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 12 | 80% |
| Alert | 1 | 7% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 13% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 11 | 73% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 13% |
| Undecided | 2 | 13% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxins | 10 | 67% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 13% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 13% |
| Chlorate | 1 | 7% |
| Other finding | 1 | 7% |
| Pesticide residues | 1 | 7% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Pistachios | 11 |
| Sesame seeds | 3 |
| Nuts or seeds | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 9 | 60% |
| Greece | 2 | 13% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| France | 1 | 7% |
| Romania | 1 | 7% |
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