59 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Afghanistan as a country of origin, rank 71 of 163 origins. 15 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 17 in the 365 days before, down 12%. 34% 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 undeclared sulphites (15 notifications, 25%), then labelling faults (6). The product category with most notifications was fruit and vegetables (34). 59% 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 Afghanistan
The newest 25 of 59, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised colours in cereal snacks from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7837, validated 4 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Sweden: hydrocyanic acid in apricot kernels from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7578, validated 27 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Lithuania: ochratoxin A in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5880, validated 2 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts and labelling faults in dates from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4828, validated 2 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: unauthorised colours and labelling faults in snacks from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4753, validated 29 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: labelling faults for snacks from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4213, validated 13 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: labelling faults for soft drinks from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4206, validated 13 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: unauthorised colours in a prepared dish or snack from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4113, validated 11 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: hydrocyanic acid in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3669, validated 27 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in cereal snacks from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3672, validated 27 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2549, validated 25 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared sulphites in figs from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1998, validated 10 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0052, validated 6 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Latvia: hydrocyanic acid in nuts or seeds from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10433, validated 29 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: hydrocyanic acid in sweet bakery products from Afghanistan, Italy, Morocco and 1 more countries, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9487, validated 28 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: labelling faults for fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6573, validated 28 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: a finding outside our word list in fruit or vegetables from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6552, validated 27 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in pistachios from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6475, validated 25 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: propargite in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5403, validated 16 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: chlorpyrifos in raisins from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5398, validated 16 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: undeclared sulphites in apricots from Afghanistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3034, validated 24 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in pistachios from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3046, validated 24 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: aflatoxins in a cereal or bakery product from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2847, validated 16 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: an unauthorised additive in energy drinks from Afghanistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2776, validated 14 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: cadmium, aluminium and migration from a food contact material in a food contact material from Afghanistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2524, validated 4 April 2025.
Products from Afghanistan with their own page: Fruit and vegetables (34).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 13 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 20 | 34% |
| Alert | 26 | 44% |
| Information for follow up | 7 | 12% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 10% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 35 | 59% |
| Potentially serious | 10 | 17% |
| Potential risk | 6 | 10% |
| Not serious | 7 | 12% |
| Undecided | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Undeclared sulphites | 15 | 25% |
| Labelling faults | 6 | 10% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 5 | 8% |
| Ochratoxin A | 5 | 8% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 4 | 7% |
| Pesticide residues | 4 | 7% |
| An unauthorised additive | 4 | 7% |
| Aflatoxins | 3 | 5% |
| Aluminium | 3 | 5% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 3 | 5% |
| Unauthorised colours | 3 | 5% |
| Migration from a food contact material | 2 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 34 | 58% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 6 | 10% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 5 | 8% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 3 | 5% |
| Food contact materials | 3 | 5% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 3 | 5% |
| Herbs and spices | 2 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 3% |
| Confectionery | 1 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 22 | 37% |
| Germany | 13 | 22% |
| Belgium | 8 | 14% |
| Norway | 3 | 5% |
| Sweden | 3 | 5% |
| Denmark | 2 | 3% |
| Finland | 2 | 3% |
| Poland | 2 | 3% |
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