342 notifications on fish and fish products from Spain since 1 January 2020. That is 25% of all EU notifications on products from Spain and 20% of all notifications on fish and fish products from any origin; Spain ranks 1 of 89 origins for this category. 43 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 45 in the 365 days before, down 4%.
Most reported: mercury (203), Anisakis and other parasites (35) and an unauthorised additive (32). 3% were border rejections (26% for fish and fish products from all origins) and 75% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were swordfish (135), tuna (94) and shark (21).
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 fish and fish products from Spain
The newest 25 of 342, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- 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 Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9748, validated 3 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in shark from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9571, validated 27 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 attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8998, validated 9 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8951, validated 8 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8759, validated 2 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8619, validated 29 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Croatia: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8348, validated 21 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in shark from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7419, validated 21 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Poland: pesticide residues and cadmium in fish from Poland and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7285, validated 17 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6881, validated 3 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in tuna from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6724, validated 28 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in monkfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6350, validated 16 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6262, validated 14 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: heavy metals (not named) in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6075, validated 8 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Listeria monocytogenes in smoked fish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5917, validated 3 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in tuna from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5354, validated 17 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Greece: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5142, validated 10 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Greece: mercury in shark from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5060, validated 9 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4953, validated 5 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for tuna from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4972, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4508, validated 21 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3394, validated 21 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in hake from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3297, validated 17 April 2026.
More: all notifications on products from Spain and fish and fish products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 |
| 2021 | 66 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 53 |
| 2025 | 42 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 40 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 10 | 3% |
| Alert | 153 | 45% |
| Information for follow up | 32 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 147 | 43% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 257 | 75% |
| Potentially serious | 7 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 16 | 5% |
| Not serious | 55 | 16% |
| Undecided | 7 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 203 | 59% |
| Anisakis and other parasites | 35 | 10% |
| An unauthorised additive | 32 | 9% |
| Histamine | 25 | 7% |
| Insects or pest damage | 24 | 7% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 14 | 4% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 11 | 3% |
| Cadmium | 6 | 2% |
| Foreign bodies | 5 | 1% |
| Other finding | 5 | 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Swordfish | 135 |
| Tuna | 94 |
| Shark | 21 |
| Mackerel | 19 |
| Hake | 13 |
| Anchovies | 9 |
| Salmon | 6 |
| Fish | 5 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 217 | 63% |
| Spain | 53 | 15% |
| France | 13 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 3% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
| Belgium | 6 | 2% |
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