1,394 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Spain as a country of origin, rank 8 of 163 origins. 235 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 206 in the 365 days before, up 14%. 1% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
Spain is an EU member state, so its products reach other member states without a border check; its notifications come from checks on the market, company checks and complaints rather than border rejections.
The finding reported most often was mercury (204 notifications, 15%), then Salmonella (158). The product category with most notifications was fish and fish products (342). 64% 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 Spain
The newest 25 of 1,394, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Spain: Salmonella in poultry meat from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9916, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9634, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: Listeria monocytogenes in ham from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9848, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Salmonella in a feed material from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9757, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9748, validated 3 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: E. coli above the hygiene limit in bivalve molluscs from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9632, validated 29 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9596, validated 28 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: norovirus and foreign bodies in clams from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9600, validated 28 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in shark from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9571, validated 27 October 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in herbs or spices from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9485, validated 23 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in cockles from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9478, validated 23 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in meat from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9361, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in mussels from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9362, validated 21 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Salmonella in poultry meat from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9342, validated 20 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: insects or pest damage in almonds from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9230, validated 16 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in tuna from France and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9198, validated 16 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: aluminium and migration from a food contact material in bottles and flasks from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9151, validated 15 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: labelling faults for a mixed food product from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9102, validated 13 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8998, validated 9 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: fluazifop in watermelons from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8985, validated 9 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: sulphites above the permitted level in shrimps and prawns from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.8959, validated 8 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8951, validated 8 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: Salmonella in eggs from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8921, validated 8 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: E. coli above the hygiene limit in mussels from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8883, validated 7 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared milk in snacks from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8838, validated 6 October 2026.
Products from Spain with their own page: Fish and fish products (342), Fruit and vegetables (166), Meat other than poultry (109), Food supplements and dietetic foods (81), Herbs and spices (78), Bivalve molluscs (74), Nuts, nut products and seeds (68), Cereals and bakery products (66), Poultry meat (42), Other and mixed food products (40), Prepared dishes and snacks (38), Milk and milk products (35), Feed materials (35), Food contact materials (28), Cocoa, coffee and tea (24), Crustaceans (24), Fats and oils (22), Cephalopods (20), Confectionery (16).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 151 |
| 2021 | 229 |
| 2022 | 172 |
| 2023 | 218 |
| 2024 | 209 |
| 2025 | 207 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 208 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 18 | 1% |
| Alert | 698 | 50% |
| Information for follow up | 281 | 20% |
| Information for attention | 397 | 28% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 888 | 64% |
| Potentially serious | 120 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 134 | 10% |
| Not serious | 164 | 12% |
| Undecided | 85 | 6% |
| No risk | 3 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 204 | 15% |
| Salmonella | 158 | 11% |
| Ethylene oxide | 69 | 5% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 58 | 4% |
| Foreign bodies | 51 | 4% |
| Other finding | 51 | 4% |
| Aflatoxins | 43 | 3% |
| An unauthorised additive | 41 | 3% |
| Anisakis and other parasites | 35 | 3% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 34 | 2% |
| Cadmium | 33 | 2% |
| Insects or pest damage | 33 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fish and fish products | 342 | 25% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 166 | 12% |
| Meat other than poultry | 109 | 8% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 81 | 6% |
| Herbs and spices | 78 | 6% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 74 | 5% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 68 | 5% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 66 | 5% |
| Poultry meat | 42 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 40 | 3% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 38 | 3% |
| Feed materials | 35 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 356 | 26% |
| Italy | 336 | 24% |
| France | 162 | 12% |
| Germany | 115 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 93 | 7% |
| Belgium | 67 | 5% |
| Poland | 42 | 3% |
| Portugal | 40 | 3% |
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