25 notifications on soups, sauces and condiments from Belgium since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from Belgium and 6% of all notifications on soups, sauces and condiments from any origin; Belgium ranks 4 of 58 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, down 40%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (4), an undeclared allergen (3) and undeclared milk (3). 0% were border rejections (19% for soups, sauces and condiments from all origins) and 92% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were sauces (11), soups and stock (3) and chutneys and hot sauces (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 soups, sauces and condiments from Belgium
The newest 25 of 25, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in soups and stock from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7538, validated 26 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared soy and illegal import or unapproved establishment in chutneys and hot sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4686, validated 28 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an undeclared allergen in soups and stock from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10192, validated 18 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared gluten in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7041, validated 12 September 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3266, validated 1 May 2025.
- Alert notified by France: an undeclared allergen and fraud or adulteration in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0648, validated 30 January 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in a sauce or condiment from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9528, validated 23 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: unauthorised colours in a sauce or condiment from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8534, validated 19 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared gluten and fraud or adulteration in sauces from Belgium and France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2849, validated 10 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared mustard and undeclared sulphites in chutneys and hot sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8812, validated 20 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in soups and stock from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5349, validated 7 August 2023.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared sulphites in a sauce or condiment from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3655, validated 31 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared soy and undeclared celery in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7452, validated 20 December 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: an undeclared allergen in a sauce or condiment from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4832, validated 19 August 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared milk in mayonnaise from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2361, validated 22 April 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared sulphites in a sauce or condiment from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1981, validated 4 April 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared milk in a sauce or condiment from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0783, validated 9 February 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0179, validated 11 January 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4994, validated 20 September 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4920, validated 15 September 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared milk in pesto from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3799, validated 16 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3390, validated 28 June 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared egg and undeclared mustard in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3131, validated 16 June 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared sesame in sauces from Belgium, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5710, validated 11 December 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts in a sauce or condiment from Belgium, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.4086, validated 5 October 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Belgium and soups, sauces and condiments from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 23 | 92% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 8% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 23 | 92% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 4% |
| Undecided | 1 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 4 | 16% |
| An undeclared allergen | 3 | 12% |
| Undeclared milk | 3 | 12% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 3 | 12% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 8% |
| Fraud or adulteration | 2 | 8% |
| Undeclared gluten | 2 | 8% |
| Undeclared mustard | 2 | 8% |
| Undeclared soy | 2 | 8% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sauces | 11 |
| Soups and stock | 3 |
| Chutneys and hot sauces | 2 |
| Mayonnaise | 1 |
| Pesto | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 13 | 52% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 24% |
| Germany | 2 | 8% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
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