72 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Canada as a country of origin, rank 62 of 163 origins. 10 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 24 in the 365 days before, down 58%. 14% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
The finding reported most often was unauthorised novel food (8 notifications, 11%), then titanium dioxide (E 171) (6). The product category with most notifications was food supplements and dietetic foods (16). 29% 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 Canada
The newest 25 of 72, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared gluten in biscuits from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9687, 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 Spain: cadmium in lobsters from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7786, validated 3 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Austria: arsenic and migration from a food contact material in pots and pans from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5127, validated 10 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in herring from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4949, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pet food from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4082, validated 8 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: unauthorised genetically modified material in a cereal or bakery product from Belgium, Canada, Kazakhstan and 1 more countries, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3317, validated 17 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a mixed food product from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2667, validated 27 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: norovirus in clams from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.2631, validated 26 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0392, validated 19 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: paraquat in lentils from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8617, validated 5 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in lentils from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8076, validated 21 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7618, validated 6 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: unauthorised colours in breakfast cereals from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7170, validated 19 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: chlorpyrifos in herbal infusions from Canada, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6677, validated 1 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: a finding outside our word list in a dairy product from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6636, validated 29 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: cadmium and labelling faults in lobsters from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6263, validated 18 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: dioxins and PCBs in a feed material from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6237, validated 14 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: mercury and spoilage or decomposition in fish from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5934, validated 5 August 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5763, validated 29 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: unauthorised genetically modified material in maize for feed from Canada and Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5732, validated 28 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: unauthorised colours in a cereal or bakery product from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5701, validated 25 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pet food from Canada, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.4961, validated 1 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the European Commission: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) and labelling faults in confectionery from Canada, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4669, validated 23 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Canada, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3177, validated 29 April 2025.
Products from Canada with their own page: Food supplements and dietetic foods (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 10 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 10 | 14% |
| Alert | 16 | 22% |
| Information for follow up | 21 | 29% |
| Information for attention | 25 | 35% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 29% |
| Potentially serious | 8 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 15 | 21% |
| Not serious | 17 | 24% |
| Undecided | 9 | 12% |
| No risk | 2 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised novel food | 8 | 11% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 6 | 8% |
| Cadmium | 5 | 7% |
| An unauthorised additive | 5 | 7% |
| Foreign bodies | 4 | 6% |
| Labelling faults | 3 | 4% |
| Other finding | 3 | 4% |
| Salmonella | 3 | 4% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 3% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 3% |
| Unauthorised genetically modified material | 2 | 3% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 2 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 16 | 22% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 7 | 10% |
| Feed materials | 7 | 10% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 7 | 10% |
| Confectionery | 6 | 8% |
| Pet food | 6 | 8% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 4 | 6% |
| Fish and fish products | 4 | 6% |
| Crustaceans | 3 | 4% |
| Other and mixed food products | 3 | 4% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 3 | 4% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 2 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 9 | 12% |
| France | 9 | 12% |
| Germany | 8 | 11% |
| Spain | 8 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 8% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 8% |
| Italy | 5 | 7% |
| Poland | 4 | 6% |
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