2,097 notifications since 1 January 2020 named China as a country of origin, rank 4 of 163 origins. 340 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 334 in the 365 days before, up 2%. 39% 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 migration from a food contact material (571 notifications, 27%), then bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic (215). The product category with most notifications was food contact materials (760). 35% 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 China
The newest 25 of 2,097, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: undeclared milk and undeclared egg in a prepared dish or snack from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9913, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: illness reported after eating it in mushrooms from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9832, validated 5 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised genetically modified material in rice products from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9828, validated 4 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: melamine and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9755, validated 3 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: a substance not authorised in the EU in a mixed food product from China, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.9769, validated 3 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: an undeclared allergen and illegal import or unapproved establishment in a prepared dish or snack from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9726, validated 2 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in pumpkin seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9698, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9639, validated 29 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material and poor temperature control or heat treatment in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9592, validated 28 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in salmon from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9560, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9542, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9526, validated 26 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in a food contact material from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9507, validated 26 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in a prepared dish or snack from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9489, validated 23 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9386, validated 21 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for cocoa, coffee or tea from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9348, validated 21 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in hemp seeds from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9373, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9335, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: a substance not authorised in the EU in squid from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9331, validated 20 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: veterinary medicine residues in fish fillets from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9320, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Norway: foreign bodies in a feed material from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9229, validated 16 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A in food supplements from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9166, validated 15 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9121, validated 14 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: thiamethoxam, lambda cyhalothrin and tolfenpyrad in cocoa, coffee or tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9014, validated 12 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: pesticide residues in tea from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8995, validated 9 October 2026.
Products from China with their own page: Food contact materials (760), Fruit and vegetables (222), Cocoa, coffee and tea (145), Herbs and spices (139), Food supplements and dietetic foods (125), Nuts, nut products and seeds (102), Other and mixed food products (98), Fish and fish products (70), Cereals and bakery products (68), Confectionery (60), Prepared dishes and snacks (55), Food additives and flavourings (47), Poultry meat (33), Pet food (29), Soups, sauces and condiments (26), Feed materials (22).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 204 |
| 2021 | 316 |
| 2022 | 311 |
| 2023 | 293 |
| 2024 | 346 |
| 2025 | 338 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 289 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 817 | 39% |
| Alert | 432 | 21% |
| Information for follow up | 430 | 21% |
| Information for attention | 418 | 20% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 741 | 35% |
| Potentially serious | 228 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 374 | 18% |
| Not serious | 452 | 22% |
| Undecided | 256 | 12% |
| No risk | 46 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Migration from a food contact material | 571 | 27% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 215 | 10% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 106 | 5% |
| Pesticide residues | 98 | 5% |
| Other finding | 97 | 5% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 75 | 4% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 75 | 4% |
| Aflatoxins | 70 | 3% |
| Salmonella | 60 | 3% |
| An unauthorised additive | 51 | 2% |
| Cadmium | 49 | 2% |
| Ethylene oxide | 49 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Food contact materials | 760 | 36% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 222 | 11% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 145 | 7% |
| Herbs and spices | 139 | 7% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 125 | 6% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 102 | 5% |
| Other and mixed food products | 98 | 5% |
| Fish and fish products | 70 | 3% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 68 | 3% |
| Confectionery | 60 | 3% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 55 | 3% |
| Food additives and flavourings | 47 | 2% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 248 | 12% |
| Germany | 230 | 11% |
| Spain | 230 | 11% |
| Italy | 219 | 10% |
| Poland | 185 | 9% |
| Belgium | 132 | 6% |
| France | 110 | 5% |
| Ireland | 88 | 4% |
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