40 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from Belgium since 1 January 2020. That is 4% of all EU notifications on products from Belgium and 1% of all notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from any origin; Belgium ranks 19 of 96 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, up 300%.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (25), aflatoxins (6) and chlorpyrifos (1). 0% were border rejections (57% for nuts, nut products and seeds from all origins) and 88% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were sesame seeds (26), almonds (4) and groundnuts (2).
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 Belgium
The newest 25 of 40, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in groundnuts from Argentina, Belgium and Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6175, validated 10 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: chlorpyrifos in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4661, validated 27 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: nickel in walnuts from Belgium and Denmark, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3905, validated 4 May 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in nuts or seeds from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1360, validated 18 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ochratoxin A in sunflower seeds from Austria, Belgium and Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5896, validated 1 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in almonds from Belgium and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7688, validated 18 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared milk, undeclared gluten, undeclared tree nuts and 2 more findings in nuts or seeds from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5073, validated 2 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: hydrocyanic acid in linseed from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.1659, validated 7 March 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in hazelnuts from Belgium and Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2841, validated 2 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in almonds from Belgium and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2021, validated 24 March 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: foreign bodies in groundnuts from Argentina and Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.0607, validated 25 January 2023.
- Alert notified by Lithuania: aflatoxins in pistachios from Belgium, Iran and Lithuania, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0064, validated 4 January 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in almonds from Belgium and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2598, validated 4 May 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in almonds from Belgium and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1618, validated 18 March 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in Brazil nuts from Belgium and Bolivia, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0952, validated 18 February 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0552, validated 4 February 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0046, validated 5 January 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0047, validated 5 January 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0020, validated 4 January 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium, India and Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2020.6029, validated 24 December 2020.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium, India and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5943, validated 22 December 2020.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5940, validated 22 December 2020.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium, France and India, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5946, validated 22 December 2020.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5934, validated 22 December 2020.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from Belgium and India, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5831, validated 17 December 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Belgium and nuts, nut products and seeds from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 38 | 95% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 5% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 35 | 88% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 2% |
| Not serious | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 25 | 62% |
| Aflatoxins | 6 | 15% |
| Other finding | 2 | 5% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1 | 2% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 2% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 1 | 2% |
| Nickel | 1 | 2% |
| Ochratoxin A | 1 | 2% |
| Salmonella | 1 | 2% |
| Undeclared celery | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sesame seeds | 26 |
| Almonds | 4 |
| Groundnuts | 2 |
| Nuts or seeds | 2 |
| Brazil nuts | 1 |
| Hazelnuts | 1 |
| Linseed | 1 |
| Pistachios | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 22 | 55% |
| Belgium | 13 | 32% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
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