41 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Costa Rica as a country of origin, rank 86 of 163 origins. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, up 400%. 78% 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 an unauthorised additive (15 notifications, 37%), then a substance not authorised in the EU (9). The product category with most notifications was fruit and vegetables (41). 12% 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 Costa Rica
The newest 25 of 41, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: hydrocyanic acid in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9392, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: imazalil in pineapples from Costa Rica, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8361, validated 21 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: carbaryl in pineapples from Costa Rica, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5878, validated 2 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: buprofezin in bananas from Costa Rica, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5043, validated 8 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: propiconazole in pineapples from Costa Rica, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9886, validated 10 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in fruit or vegetables from Costa Rica, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0305, validated 16 January 2025.
- Alert notified by France: cadmium in pineapples from Costa Rica, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2875, validated 2 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorothalonil in melons from Costa Rica, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2053, validated 27 March 2023.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in fruit or vegetables from Costa Rica, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1455, validated 11 March 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.6499, validated 30 November 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: moulds in pineapples from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5910, validated 2 November 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: an unauthorised additive in fruit or vegetables from Costa Rica, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5653, validated 20 October 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4231, validated 9 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4229, validated 9 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4228, validated 9 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4157, validated 5 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4154, validated 5 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4156, validated 5 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4153, validated 5 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: a substance not authorised in the EU in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4152, validated 5 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: an unauthorised additive in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4078, validated 2 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: an unauthorised additive in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4077, validated 2 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: an unauthorised additive in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4075, validated 2 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: an unauthorised additive in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3928, validated 26 July 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: an unauthorised additive in cassava from Costa Rica, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3818, validated 18 July 2021.
Products from Costa Rica with their own page: Fruit and vegetables (41).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 32 | 78% |
| Alert | 2 | 5% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 2% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 15% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 5 | 12% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 7% |
| Not serious | 20 | 49% |
| Undecided | 12 | 29% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| An unauthorised additive | 15 | 37% |
| A substance not authorised in the EU | 9 | 22% |
| Preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) | 4 | 10% |
| Other finding | 3 | 7% |
| Cadmium | 2 | 5% |
| Buprofezin | 1 | 2% |
| Carbaryl | 1 | 2% |
| Chlorothalonil | 1 | 2% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1 | 2% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 1 | 2% |
| Imazalil | 1 | 2% |
| Moulds | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 41 | 100% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 18 | 44% |
| Portugal | 14 | 34% |
| Italy | 3 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Estonia | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Poland | 1 | 2% |
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