177 notifications on food supplements and dietetic foods from Germany since 1 January 2020. That is 12% of all EU notifications on products from Germany and 7% of all notifications on food supplements and dietetic foods from any origin; Germany ranks 5 of 77 origins for this category. 35 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 25 in the 365 days before, up 40%.
Most reported: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels (30), plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe (26) and ethylene oxide (25). under 1% were border rejections (12% for food supplements and dietetic foods from all origins) and 45% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were food supplements (114), food supplement powders (12) and food supplement capsules or tablets (10).
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 supplements and dietetic foods from Germany
The newest 25 of 177, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: caffeine in food supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9910, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels and plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9210, validated 16 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9150, validated 15 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in protein supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9055, validated 12 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8961, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7676, validated 31 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Germany and Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7575, validated 27 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe and illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7421, validated 21 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Austria: iodine above the safe level in food supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6986, validated 6 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: unauthorised novel food in a food supplement from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6375, validated 17 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6150, validated 10 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6139, validated 9 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Hungary: foreign bodies in baby foods from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5875, validated 2 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: caffeine and labelling faults in food supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5657, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5642, validated 25 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) and unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5626, validated 25 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: Salmonella in food supplement capsules or tablets from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4996, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: heavy metals (not named) in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2665, validated 27 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in food supplements from Egypt, Germany and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2628, validated 26 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2606, validated 26 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: undeclared soy in protein supplements from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2434, validated 20 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in food supplement powders from Germany, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2051, validated 11 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in food supplement powders from Germany and Hong Kong, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2055, validated 11 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in food supplement powders from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2049, validated 11 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Bulgaria: foreign bodies in baby foods from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2000, validated 10 March 2026.
More: all notifications on products from Germany and food supplements and dietetic foods from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 31 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | under 1% |
| Alert | 78 | 44% |
| Information for follow up | 76 | 43% |
| Information for attention | 22 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 80 | 45% |
| Potentially serious | 24 | 14% |
| Potential risk | 39 | 22% |
| Not serious | 5 | 3% |
| Undecided | 28 | 16% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels | 30 | 17% |
| Plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe | 26 | 15% |
| Ethylene oxide | 25 | 14% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 22 | 12% |
| Other finding | 13 | 7% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 12 | 7% |
| Foreign bodies | 11 | 6% |
| Labelling faults | 11 | 6% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 10 | 6% |
| Caffeine | 5 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 114 |
| Food supplement powders | 12 |
| Food supplement capsules or tablets | 10 |
| Baby foods | 6 |
| Protein supplements | 5 |
| Liquid food supplements | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 72 | 41% |
| Switzerland | 23 | 13% |
| Denmark | 17 | 10% |
| Belgium | 11 | 6% |
| Austria | 9 | 5% |
| Poland | 9 | 5% |
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