102 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from China since 1 January 2020. That is 5% of all EU notifications on products from China and 3% of all notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from any origin; China ranks 10 of 96 origins for this category. 19 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 18 in the 365 days before, up 6%.
Most reported: aflatoxins (62), moulds (4) and cadmium (3). 71% were border rejections (57% for nuts, nut products and seeds from all origins) and 70% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were groundnuts (65), pumpkin seeds (9) and nuts or seeds (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 nuts, nut products and seeds from China
The newest 25 of 102, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in pumpkin seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9698, validated 30 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.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: a finding outside our word list in walnuts from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7571, validated 27 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7339, validated 19 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7126, validated 11 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6770, validated 30 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6765, validated 30 July 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine) in nuts or seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6560, validated 23 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5947, validated 6 July 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: anthraquinone in nuts or seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5575, validated 24 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5192, validated 11 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4094, validated 11 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3777, validated 29 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Romania: aflatoxins and pesticide residues in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1341, validated 17 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1172, validated 12 February 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in nuts or seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0667, validated 27 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: mould toxins (not named) in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0326, validated 15 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: pesticide residues and cadmium in pine nuts from China and Poland, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.9239, validated 21 November 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in nuts or seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8981, validated 17 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8606, validated 5 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7793, validated 10 October 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Bacillus cereus in nuts or seeds from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7487, validated 1 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6809, validated 4 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6418, validated 22 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: aflatoxins in groundnuts from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4304, validated 6 June 2025.
More: all notifications on products from China and nuts, nut products and seeds from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 17 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 72 | 71% |
| Alert | 16 | 16% |
| Information for follow up | 8 | 8% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 6% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 71 | 70% |
| Potentially serious | 9 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 5% |
| Not serious | 5 | 5% |
| Undecided | 8 | 8% |
| No risk | 4 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxins | 62 | 61% |
| Moulds | 4 | 4% |
| Cadmium | 3 | 3% |
| Isoprocarb | 3 | 3% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 3 | 3% |
| Other finding | 3 | 3% |
| Pesticide residues | 3 | 3% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 2% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 2% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Groundnuts | 65 |
| Pumpkin seeds | 9 |
| Nuts or seeds | 5 |
| Chestnuts | 2 |
| Sunflower seeds | 2 |
| Walnuts | 2 |
| Apricot kernels | 1 |
| Hemp seeds | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 34 | 33% |
| Spain | 14 | 14% |
| Italy | 8 | 8% |
| France | 6 | 6% |
| Poland | 6 | 6% |
| Belgium | 4 | 4% |
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