26 notifications on soups, sauces and condiments from China since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from China and 7% of all notifications on soups, sauces and condiments from any origin; China ranks 3 of 58 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, down 33%.
Most reported: unauthorised genetically modified material (6), pesticide residues (3) and 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters (2). 38% were border rejections (19% for soups, sauces and condiments from all origins) and 15% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were pastes (5), sauces (5) and soups and stock (3).
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 soups, sauces and condiments from China
The newest 25 of 26, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: a substance not authorised in the EU in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8989, validated 9 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: pesticide residues and illegal import or unapproved establishment in pastes from China and Romania, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5111, validated 10 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in soups and stock from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1267, validated 16 February 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10415, validated 24 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in soy sauce from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7353, validated 25 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: unauthorised genetically modified material in pastes from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6025, validated 7 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for sauces from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5992, validated 6 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: unauthorised genetically modified material in pastes from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4786, validated 26 June 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: unauthorised genetically modified material in pastes from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4265, validated 6 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for sauces from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2246, validated 26 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: ochratoxin A and pesticide residues in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.6886, validated 13 September 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Bacillus cereus in chutneys and hot sauces from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4473, validated 11 June 2024.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised genetically modified material in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4171, validated 29 May 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in soups and stock from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2957, validated 12 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: fraud or adulteration for a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2660, validated 4 April 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: fraud or adulteration for sauces from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2024, validated 18 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a finding outside our word list in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6106, validated 7 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared peanut in sauces from China, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5525, validated 16 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: labelling faults for pastes from China, risk decision no risk, reference 2023.4444, validated 3 July 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ochratoxin A in a sauce or condiment from China and Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2793, validated 27 April 2023.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: ethylene oxide in soups and stock from China, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5155, validated 6 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: pesticide residues and illegal import or unapproved establishment in sauces from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.0945, validated 16 March 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised genetically modified material in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3880, validated 22 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a finding outside our word list in soy sauce from China, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3478, validated 1 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised genetically modified material in a sauce or condiment from China, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3370, validated 25 June 2021.
More: all notifications on products from China and soups, sauces and condiments from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 10 | 38% |
| Alert | 5 | 19% |
| Information for follow up | 7 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 15% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 4 | 15% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 15% |
| Potential risk | 8 | 31% |
| Not serious | 4 | 15% |
| Undecided | 5 | 19% |
| No risk | 1 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised genetically modified material | 6 | 23% |
| Pesticide residues | 3 | 12% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 2 | 8% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 8% |
| Fraud or adulteration | 2 | 8% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 2 | 8% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 2 | 8% |
| Ochratoxin A | 2 | 8% |
| Other finding | 2 | 8% |
| Bacillus cereus | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Pastes | 5 |
| Sauces | 5 |
| Soups and stock | 3 |
| Soy sauce | 3 |
| Chutneys and hot sauces | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 7 | 27% |
| Italy | 4 | 15% |
| Spain | 3 | 12% |
| Finland | 3 | 12% |
| Portugal | 3 | 12% |
| Germany | 2 | 8% |
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