125 notifications on food supplements and dietetic foods from China since 1 January 2020. That is 6% of all EU notifications on products from China and 5% of all notifications on food supplements and dietetic foods from any origin; China ranks 6 of 77 origins for this category. 35 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 19 in the 365 days before, up 84%.
Most reported: unauthorised novel food (28), medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) (22) and ethylene oxide (9). 11% were border rejections (12% for food supplements and dietetic foods from all origins) and 46% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were food supplements (84), food supplement capsules or tablets (8) and food supplement powders (5).
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 food supplements and dietetic foods from China
The newest 25 of 125, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- 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.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A in food supplements from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9166, validated 15 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: arsenic in food supplements from China and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8676, validated 30 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: a substance not authorised in the EU in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8379, validated 22 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8184, validated 16 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7926, validated 8 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6040, validated 8 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: mercury in food supplements from China and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5502, validated 22 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in food supplements from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5439, validated 19 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: ethylene oxide in food supplements from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5423, validated 19 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: moulds, arsenic and plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in a food supplement from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5347, validated 17 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4524, validated 21 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4522, validated 21 May 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A in food supplement powders from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4299, validated 15 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a food supplement from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3255, validated 16 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2404, validated 20 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2203, validated 16 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Hungary: labelling faults for food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1026, validated 9 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: a finding outside our word list in a food supplement from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0645, validated 27 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0503, validated 21 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0417, validated 19 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: a finding outside our word list in a food supplement from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0376, validated 16 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: Bacillus cereus in baby foods from Austria, China, Denmark and 3 more countries, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0347, validated 16 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Bacillus cereus in baby foods from China and the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9962, validated 12 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9936, validated 11 December 2025.
More: all notifications on products from China and food supplements and dietetic foods from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 23 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 14 | 11% |
| Alert | 35 | 28% |
| Information for follow up | 19 | 15% |
| Information for attention | 57 | 46% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 57 | 46% |
| Potentially serious | 8 | 6% |
| Potential risk | 42 | 34% |
| Not serious | 8 | 6% |
| Undecided | 9 | 7% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised novel food | 28 | 22% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 22 | 18% |
| Other finding | 14 | 11% |
| Ethylene oxide | 9 | 7% |
| Mercury | 8 | 6% |
| A substance not authorised in the EU | 8 | 6% |
| Plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe | 8 | 6% |
| Labelling faults | 7 | 6% |
| Bacillus cereus | 5 | 4% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 5 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 84 |
| Food supplement capsules or tablets | 8 |
| Food supplement powders | 5 |
| Baby foods | 2 |
| Liquid food supplements | 2 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 17 | 14% |
| Sweden | 15 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 11% |
| Spain | 11 | 9% |
| Hungary | 10 | 8% |
| Belgium | 7 | 6% |
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