132 notifications on cereals and bakery products from Germany since 1 January 2020. That is 9% of all EU notifications on products from Germany and 6% of all notifications on cereals and bakery products from any origin; Germany ranks 6 of 95 origins for this category. 14 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 22 in the 365 days before, down 36%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (23), ethylene oxide (17) and moulds (11). 0% were border rejections (28% for cereals and bakery products from all origins) and 65% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were bread (22), flour (15) and breakfast cereals (11).
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 cereals and bakery products from Germany
The newest 25 of 132, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: foreign bodies in bread from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8804, validated 5 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in bread from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7957, validated 9 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a cereal or bakery product from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7233, validated 14 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in breakfast cereals from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6619, validated 24 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Austria: undeclared milk in cakes and pastries from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4535, validated 22 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a cereal or bakery product from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4488, validated 21 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: unauthorised colours in bread from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4317, validated 18 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: undeclared peanut in cakes and pastries from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3643, validated 11 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: undeclared tree nuts in a cereal or bakery product from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3168, validated 14 April 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in a cereal or bakery product from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2561, validated 25 March 2026.
- Alert notified by France: labelling faults for biscuits from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2523, validated 24 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: foreign bodies in bread from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0765, validated 29 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ergot sclerotia or ergot alkaloids in rye from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9654, validated 3 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in cakes and pastries from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8963, validated 17 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: labelling faults for biscuits from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7791, validated 10 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Austria: foreign bodies in flour from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7723, validated 9 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in wheat from Belgium and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6685, validated 1 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: ergot sclerotia or ergot alkaloids in wheat from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6192, validated 13 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in breakfast cereals from Germany and Uzbekistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5501, validated 18 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in wheat from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5136, validated 7 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: labelling faults for breakfast cereals from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.4721, validated 24 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: undeclared milk in wheat from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4579, validated 18 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in flour from Germany and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4267, validated 6 June 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared gluten in bread from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4217, validated 4 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared lupin in breakfast cereals from Austria and Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3950, validated 27 May 2025.
More: all notifications on products from Germany and cereals and bakery products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 12 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 89 | 67% |
| Information for follow up | 34 | 26% |
| Information for attention | 9 | 7% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 86 | 65% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 5% |
| Potential risk | 11 | 8% |
| Not serious | 15 | 11% |
| Undecided | 13 | 10% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 23 | 17% |
| Ethylene oxide | 17 | 13% |
| Moulds | 11 | 8% |
| Ergot sclerotia or ergot alkaloids | 9 | 7% |
| Tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine) | 9 | 7% |
| Ochratoxin A | 7 | 5% |
| Undeclared gluten | 6 | 5% |
| Aflatoxins | 5 | 4% |
| Insects or pest damage | 5 | 4% |
| Salmonella | 5 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Bread | 22 |
| Flour | 15 |
| Breakfast cereals | 11 |
| Wheat | 11 |
| Biscuits | 10 |
| Cakes and pastries | 9 |
| Grains | 4 |
| Pasta | 3 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 52 | 39% |
| Netherlands | 18 | 14% |
| Austria | 10 | 8% |
| Belgium | 9 | 7% |
| Denmark | 9 | 7% |
| France | 5 | 4% |
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