238 notifications on herbs and spices from Brazil since 1 January 2020. That is 29% of all EU notifications on products from Brazil and 12% of all notifications on herbs and spices from any origin; Brazil ranks 2 of 90 origins for this category. 0 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, down 100%.
Most reported: Salmonella (230), chlorpyrifos (2) and aflatoxins (1). 97% were border rejections (44% for herbs and spices from all origins) and 99% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were black or white pepper (233).
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 herbs and spices from Brazil
The newest 25 of 238, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: a finding outside our word list in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8096, validated 21 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7131, validated 26 September 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5283, validated 10 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.0118, validated 5 January 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8351, validated 5 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8094, validated 22 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7819, validated 13 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5044, validated 26 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5042, validated 26 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4601, validated 10 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3395, validated 22 May 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2265, validated 3 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1834, validated 17 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1819, validated 16 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1811, validated 16 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1167, validated 17 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1169, validated 17 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0724, validated 1 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0396, validated 17 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0394, validated 17 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0094, validated 5 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0093, validated 5 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0088, validated 5 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0086, validated 5 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: Salmonella in black or white pepper from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7609, validated 28 December 2022.
More: all notifications on products from Brazil and herbs and spices from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 111 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 0 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 231 | 97% |
| Alert | 4 | 2% |
| Information for attention | 3 | 1% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 236 | 99% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | under 1% |
| Potential risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 230 | 97% |
| Other finding | 4 | 2% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 2 | under 1% |
| Aflatoxins | 1 | under 1% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 1 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Black or white pepper | 233 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 169 | 71% |
| Netherlands | 46 | 19% |
| Spain | 14 | 6% |
| European Commission | 5 | 2% |
| France | 2 | under 1% |
| Croatia | 1 | under 1% |
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