19 notifications on soups, sauces and condiments from Germany since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from Germany and 5% of all notifications on soups, sauces and condiments from any origin; Germany ranks 8 of 58 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, down 40%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (6), an undeclared allergen (2) and undeclared celery (2). 0% were border rejections (19% for soups, sauces and condiments from all origins) and 68% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were sauces (6), soups and stock (3) and mustard (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 soups, sauces and condiments from Germany
The newest 19 of 19, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in pesto from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4424, validated 19 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared sulphites in mustard from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4375, validated 19 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in soups and stock from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1535, validated 24 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared celery in sauces from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7727, validated 9 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: an undeclared allergen and illegal import or unapproved establishment in a sauce or condiment from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7357, validated 25 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared mustard in sauces from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4910, validated 30 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a sauce or condiment from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3898, validated 23 May 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: foreign bodies in soups and stock from Germany, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2451, validated 2 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in a sauce or condiment from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3471, validated 30 April 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared milk and undeclared sulphites in a sauce or condiment from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3468, validated 24 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in soups and stock from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3042, validated 9 May 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.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared celery in sauces from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0628, validated 2 February 2022.
- Alert notified by France: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in a sauce or condiment from Germany and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6961, validated 17 December 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: poor temperature control or heat treatment for sauces from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.2045, validated 23 April 2021.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: undeclared mustard in mustard from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5830, validated 17 December 2020.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in sauces from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5683, validated 10 December 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: moulds in a sauce or condiment from Germany, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.2788, validated 9 July 2020.
- Alert notified by Germany: an undeclared allergen in sauces from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0254, validated 17 January 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Germany and soups, sauces and condiments from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 13 | 68% |
| Information for follow up | 5 | 26% |
| Information for attention | 1 | 5% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 13 | 68% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 16% |
| Not serious | 3 | 16% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 6 | 32% |
| An undeclared allergen | 2 | 11% |
| Undeclared celery | 2 | 11% |
| Undeclared mustard | 2 | 11% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 2 | 11% |
| Ethylene oxide | 1 | 5% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 1 | 5% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 1 | 5% |
| Moulds | 1 | 5% |
| Ochratoxin A | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sauces | 6 |
| Soups and stock | 3 |
| Mustard | 2 |
| Pesto | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 58% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 16% |
| Italy | 2 | 11% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
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