142 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Bulgaria as a country of origin, rank 40 of 163 origins. 28 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 28 in the 365 days before, no change. 2% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
Bulgaria 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 (31 notifications, 22%), then medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) (11). The product category with most notifications was food supplements and dietetic foods (24). 46% 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 Bulgaria
The newest 25 of 142, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: Salmonella in sunflower meal from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9858, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: aluminium in tea from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9677, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Bulgaria: a finding outside our word list in a food supplement from Bulgaria and Canada, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.9036, validated 12 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in chicken meat from Bulgaria, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8717, validated 1 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: ochratoxin A in sunflower seeds from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8689, validated 1 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in food supplements from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8571, validated 28 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: Salmonella in meat products from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8463, validated 23 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in minced meat from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8097, validated 14 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos in confectionery from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7981, validated 9 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: poor temperature control or heat treatment for a dairy product from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6750, validated 29 July 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in sunflower seeds from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5659, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: other plant or algal toxins in food supplements from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5622, validated 25 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: a finding outside our word list in a mixed food product from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5534, validated 23 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid, propiconazole and 1 more findings in a mixed food product from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5323, validated 17 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: Listeria monocytogenes in duck meat from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5250, validated 14 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4605, validated 26 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Hungary: foreign bodies in protein supplements from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4472, validated 20 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Poland: pesticide residues and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in cocoa from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3758, validated 29 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: poor temperature control or heat treatment, missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for cheese from Bulgaria, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3434, validated 22 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Czechia: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3207, validated 15 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in sweets from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3098, validated 13 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: aflatoxins in maize for feed from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2981, validated 8 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in chicken meat from Bulgaria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2132, validated 13 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: tetramethrin in mushrooms from Bulgaria and Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1311, validated 17 February 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: nickel in a cereal or bakery product from Bulgaria, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0854, validated 2 February 2026.
Products from Bulgaria with their own page: Food supplements and dietetic foods (24).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 25 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 2% |
| Alert | 61 | 43% |
| Information for follow up | 53 | 37% |
| Information for attention | 25 | 18% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 66 | 46% |
| Potentially serious | 21 | 15% |
| Potential risk | 25 | 18% |
| Not serious | 21 | 15% |
| Undecided | 8 | 6% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 31 | 22% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 11 | 8% |
| Foreign bodies | 9 | 6% |
| Other finding | 7 | 5% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 6 | 4% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 6 | 4% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 5 | 4% |
| Labelling faults | 5 | 4% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 4 | 3% |
| Aflatoxins | 4 | 3% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 4 | 3% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 4 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 24 | 17% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 13 | 9% |
| Poultry meat | 13 | 9% |
| Other and mixed food products | 12 | 8% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 10 | 7% |
| Feed materials | 9 | 6% |
| Meat other than poultry | 8 | 6% |
| Herbs and spices | 7 | 5% |
| Milk and milk products | 7 | 5% |
| Eggs and egg products | 6 | 4% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 5 | 4% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 5 | 4% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 40 | 28% |
| Poland | 16 | 11% |
| Sweden | 10 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 9 | 6% |
| Italy | 8 | 6% |
| Belgium | 7 | 5% |
| Denmark | 7 | 5% |
| Spain | 6 | 4% |
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