20 notifications on cephalopods from Spain since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from Spain and 14% of all notifications on cephalopods from any origin; Spain ranks 2 of 26 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year.
Most reported: cadmium (17), Listeria monocytogenes (1) and an unauthorised additive (1). 0% were border rejections (46% for cephalopods from all origins) and 95% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were squid (16), octopus (2) and cuttlefish (1).
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 cephalopods from Spain
The newest 20 of 20, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8745, validated 2 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: cadmium in squid from India and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7730, validated 22 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6769, validated 9 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1164, validated 20 February 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared sulphites in octopus from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6165, validated 21 October 2022.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4841, validated 22 August 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4362, validated 27 July 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4130, validated 14 July 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in cuttlefish from India and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3798, validated 30 June 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Portugal: an unauthorised additive in octopus from Spain, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3119, validated 27 May 2022.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain and the United States, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2252, validated 15 April 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5341, validated 5 October 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4359, validated 16 August 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3496, validated 2 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3460, validated 1 July 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2693, validated 27 May 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2230, validated 5 May 2021.
- Information for attention notified by France: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5440, validated 30 November 2020.
- Alert notified by Italy: cadmium in squid from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2926, validated 17 July 2020.
- Alert notified by Spain: Listeria monocytogenes in squid, octopus or cuttlefish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2633, validated 29 June 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Spain and cephalopods from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 9 | 45% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 5% |
| Information for attention | 10 | 50% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 19 | 95% |
| Undecided | 1 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | 17 | 85% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | 5% |
| An unauthorised additive | 1 | 5% |
| Undeclared sulphites | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Squid | 16 |
| Octopus | 2 |
| Cuttlefish | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 15 | 75% |
| France | 2 | 10% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Portugal | 1 | 5% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 5% |
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