36 notifications on food additives and flavourings from Germany since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from Germany and 17% of all notifications on food additives and flavourings from any origin; Germany ranks 3 of 37 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, no change.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (26), an unauthorised additive (7) and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels (3). 0% were border rejections (14% for food additives and flavourings from all origins) and 42% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were thickeners (19), food enzymes (3) and flavourings (2).
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 additives and flavourings from Germany
The newest 25 of 36, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in flavourings from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0872, validated 2 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels and veterinary medicine residues in a food additive or flavouring from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9283, validated 16 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Sweden: ethylene oxide and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in a food additive or flavouring from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8885, validated 22 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in a food additive or flavouring from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2537, validated 17 April 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: cannabidiol (CBD) in flavourings from Germany, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.0513, validated 20 January 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: undeclared peanut and an unauthorised additive in food additives from France, Germany, India and 1 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.2286, validated 19 April 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from Germany, India, the Netherlands and 2 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0606, validated 1 February 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Germany and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6565, validated 2 December 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France, Germany and India, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.6520, validated 30 November 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from Germany and India, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.6275, validated 19 November 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from China and Germany, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5728, validated 22 October 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from Germany and Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5567, validated 15 October 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from China and Germany, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5153, validated 27 September 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Belgium and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4740, validated 3 September 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Germany and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4694, validated 2 September 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from France, Germany and India, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4603, validated 30 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from China, Denmark, Germany and 1 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4548, validated 25 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in a food additive or flavouring from Austria, Belgium, Denmark and 10 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4288, validated 11 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Belgium and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4212, validated 6 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Belgium, Denmark, Germany and 1 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4029, validated 29 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Denmark, Germany and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3993, validated 28 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Austria: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3989, validated 28 July 2021.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in thickeners from France and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3954, validated 27 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Germany and Slovenia, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3913, validated 23 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Germany, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3912, validated 23 July 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Germany and food additives and flavourings from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 24 | 67% |
| Information for follow up | 11 | 31% |
| Information for attention | 1 | 3% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 15 | 42% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 6% |
| Not serious | 2 | 6% |
| Undecided | 17 | 47% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 26 | 72% |
| An unauthorised additive | 7 | 19% |
| Vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels | 3 | 8% |
| Unauthorised genetically modified material | 2 | 6% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 1 | 3% |
| Dioxins and PCBs | 1 | 3% |
| Other finding | 1 | 3% |
| Sudan dyes | 1 | 3% |
| THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) | 1 | 3% |
| Undeclared mustard | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Thickeners | 19 |
| Food enzymes | 3 |
| Flavourings | 2 |
| Food additives | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 47% |
| Belgium | 7 | 19% |
| France | 3 | 8% |
| Denmark | 2 | 6% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 6% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
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