1,033 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Belgium as a country of origin, rank 11 of 163 origins. 169 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 154 in the 365 days before, up 10%. 0% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
Belgium is an EU member state, so its products reach other member states without a border check; its notifications come from checks on the market, company checks and complaints rather than border rejections.
The finding reported most often was Salmonella (169 notifications, 16%), then foreign bodies (92). The product category with most notifications was meat other than poultry (145). 62% 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 Belgium
The newest 25 of 1,033, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Luxembourg: ragweed (Ambrosia) seeds in compound feed from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9833, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: nitrate in sausages from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9771, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in spinach from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9695, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: labelling faults for soft drinks from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9690, validated 30 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Listeria monocytogenes in minced meat from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9645, validated 29 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: prothioconazole in cabbages from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9651, validated 29 October 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared sesame in meat from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9462, validated 23 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in chocolate products from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9443, validated 22 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: a finding outside our word list in plates and bowls from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9300, validated 20 October 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in chicken meat from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9231, validated 16 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: Salmonella in feed grain from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9181, validated 15 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: linuron in fruit or vegetables from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9161, validated 15 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: labelling faults for vegetables from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8954, validated 8 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 the Netherlands: foreign bodies in food supplements from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8806, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: picoxystrobin in courgettes from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8636, validated 29 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Greece: an unauthorised additive in food additives from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8633, validated 29 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: labelling faults for chicken meat from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8577, validated 28 September 2026.
- Alert notified by France: pesticide residues in turmeric from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8425, validated 23 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared soy in chocolate products from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8365, validated 21 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in pig feed from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8197, validated 16 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos and illegal import or unapproved establishment in fruit or vegetables from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7999, validated 10 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: prothioconazole in cabbages from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7928, validated 8 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in a prepared dish or snack from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7924, validated 8 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: anthraquinone in cardamom from Belgium, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7925, validated 8 September 2026.
Products from Belgium with their own page: Meat other than poultry (145), Fruit and vegetables (113), Cereals and bakery products (106), Poultry meat (80), Feed materials (75), Other and mixed food products (70), Prepared dishes and snacks (65), Milk and milk products (49), Nuts, nut products and seeds (40), Food supplements and dietetic foods (38), Cocoa, coffee and tea (35), Herbs and spices (32), Soups, sauces and condiments (25), Compound feeds (24), Fish and fish products (22), Food additives and flavourings (22).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 158 |
| 2021 | 169 |
| 2022 | 130 |
| 2023 | 132 |
| 2024 | 142 |
| 2025 | 163 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 139 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 660 | 64% |
| Information for follow up | 263 | 25% |
| Information for attention | 110 | 11% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 641 | 62% |
| Potentially serious | 97 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 93 | 9% |
| Not serious | 133 | 13% |
| Undecided | 62 | 6% |
| No risk | 7 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 169 | 16% |
| Foreign bodies | 92 | 9% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 84 | 8% |
| Ethylene oxide | 78 | 8% |
| Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) | 46 | 4% |
| Labelling faults | 42 | 4% |
| Other finding | 40 | 4% |
| Undeclared milk | 36 | 3% |
| Undeclared gluten | 25 | 2% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 24 | 2% |
| Undeclared soy | 22 | 2% |
| Undeclared tree nuts | 20 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Meat other than poultry | 145 | 14% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 113 | 11% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 106 | 10% |
| Poultry meat | 80 | 8% |
| Feed materials | 75 | 7% |
| Other and mixed food products | 70 | 7% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 65 | 6% |
| Milk and milk products | 49 | 5% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 40 | 4% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 38 | 4% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 35 | 3% |
| Herbs and spices | 32 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 620 | 60% |
| Netherlands | 175 | 17% |
| France | 59 | 6% |
| Germany | 56 | 5% |
| Denmark | 16 | 2% |
| Italy | 15 | 1% |
| Luxembourg | 15 | 1% |
| Poland | 14 | 1% |
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