22 notifications on fats and oils from Spain since 1 January 2020. That is 2% of all EU notifications on products from Spain and 7% of all notifications on fats and oils from any origin; Spain ranks 4 of 57 origins for this category. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 9 in the 365 days before, down 44%.
Most reported: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) (11), 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters (4) and cannabidiol (CBD) (2). 0% were border rejections (28% for fats and oils from all origins) and 45% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were vegetable oil (13), olive oil (8) and palm oil (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 fats and oils from Spain
The newest 22 of 22, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8595, validated 29 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3706, validated 28 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Czechia: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0033, validated 5 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: cannabidiol (CBD) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10497, validated 31 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: illegal import or unapproved establishment for olive oil from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10281, validated 19 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7711, validated 9 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in olive oil from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7740, validated 9 October 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in olive oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7476, validated 30 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: cannabidiol (CBD) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5829, validated 31 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5791, validated 30 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5340, validated 14 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4389, validated 11 June 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in olive oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2831, validated 15 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: chlorpyrifos in olive oil from Italy and Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2638, validated 9 April 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6757, validated 9 September 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2843, validated 10 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: dioxins and PCBs in palm oil from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1312, validated 12 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: pesticide residues and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in vegetable oil from Italy and Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.7668, validated 8 November 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in olive oil from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.5785, validated 25 August 2023.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in vegetable oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5740, validated 24 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in olive oil from Spain, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.2085, validated 7 April 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in olive oil from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6676, validated 17 December 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Spain and fats and oils from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 13 | 59% |
| Information for follow up | 6 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 3 | 14% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 10 | 45% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 27% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 18% |
| Not serious | 1 | 5% |
| Undecided | 1 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 11 | 50% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 4 | 18% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 2 | 9% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1 | 5% |
| Dioxins and PCBs | 1 | 5% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 1 | 5% |
| Other finding | 1 | 5% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 1 | 5% |
| Pesticide residues | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Vegetable oil | 13 |
| Olive oil | 8 |
| Palm oil | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10 | 45% |
| Germany | 4 | 18% |
| Spain | 3 | 14% |
| Poland | 2 | 9% |
| Czechia | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
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