166 notifications on fruit and vegetables from Spain since 1 January 2020. That is 12% of all EU notifications on products from Spain and 3% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; Spain ranks 6 of 117 origins for this category. 43 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 34 in the 365 days before, up 26%.
Most reported: pesticide residues (20), chlorpyrifos (15) and aflatoxins (14). 0% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 61% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were figs (25), cabbages (13) and oranges (10).
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 fruit and vegetables from Spain
The newest 25 of 166, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- 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 Belgium: nitrate in spinach from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8755, validated 2 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine) in tomatoes from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8592, validated 28 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in tomatoes from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8569, validated 28 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: aflatoxins in figs from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7938, validated 8 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: ochratoxin A in figs from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7633, validated 28 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: ochratoxin A in figs from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7384, validated 20 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: aflatoxins in figs from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7393, validated 20 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: pymetrozine in peppers from Spain, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7313, validated 18 August 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared fish in olives from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6874, validated 3 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: ochratoxin A in figs from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6704, validated 28 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: ochratoxin A in figs from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6068, validated 8 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: hepatitis A virus in berries from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6034, validated 7 July 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: formetanate in peaches from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5908, validated 3 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: aflatoxins in fruit or vegetables from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5465, validated 19 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: flonicamid in fruit or vegetables from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4964, validated 5 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: acetamiprid in cabbages from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4932, validated 4 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: flonicamid in cabbages from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4742, validated 29 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: acetamiprid in peppers from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4674, validated 28 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: flonicamid in cabbages from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4630, validated 27 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and fraud or adulteration in olives from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4385, validated 19 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Greece: acetamiprid in fruit or vegetables from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3928, validated 5 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: nickel in asparagus from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3616, validated 24 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: perchlorate in cabbages from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3551, validated 24 April 2026.
- Alert notified by France: lead in avocados from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3238, validated 16 April 2026.
More: all notifications on products from Spain and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 38 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 75 | 45% |
| Information for follow up | 19 | 11% |
| Information for attention | 72 | 43% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 101 | 61% |
| Potentially serious | 27 | 16% |
| Potential risk | 18 | 11% |
| Not serious | 12 | 7% |
| Undecided | 8 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pesticide residues | 20 | 12% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 15 | 9% |
| Aflatoxins | 14 | 8% |
| Ochratoxin A | 13 | 8% |
| Acetamiprid | 9 | 5% |
| Flonicamid | 9 | 5% |
| Lambda cyhalothrin | 7 | 4% |
| Foreign bodies | 6 | 4% |
| Other finding | 6 | 4% |
| Chlorate | 5 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Figs | 25 |
| Cabbages | 13 |
| Oranges | 10 |
| Peaches | 9 |
| Peppers | 9 |
| Melons | 6 |
| Olives | 6 |
| Salad leaves | 6 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 33 | 20% |
| Germany | 25 | 15% |
| Netherlands | 20 | 12% |
| Poland | 18 | 11% |
| Spain | 15 | 9% |
| Belgium | 14 | 8% |
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