22 notifications on confectionery from France since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from France and 3% of all notifications on confectionery from any origin; France ranks 10 of 73 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, no change.
Most reported: cannabidiol (CBD) (8), foreign bodies (6) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) (2). 0% were border rejections (15% for confectionery from all origins) and 59% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were jelly sweets (5), sweets (4) and chocolate (3).
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 confectionery from France
The newest 22 of 22, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Spain: foreign bodies in confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6969, validated 5 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in sweets from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4240, validated 13 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Norway: foreign bodies in confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3874, validated 4 May 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in confectionery from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2746, validated 31 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4508, validated 16 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3813, validated 22 May 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Salmonella in confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3189, validated 29 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8331, validated 22 November 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared tree nuts in chocolate from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1291, validated 23 February 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: cannabidiol (CBD) in sweets from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1049, validated 14 February 2024.
- Alert notified by France: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from France, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7835, validated 13 November 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: cannabidiol (CBD) in sweets from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6570, validated 28 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: cannabidiol (CBD) in confectionery from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6564, validated 28 September 2023.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared milk in confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6925, validated 28 November 2022.
- Alert notified by France: a finding outside our word list in confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5659, validated 29 September 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: cannabidiol (CBD) in jelly sweets from France, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5289, validated 12 September 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: matrine in liquorice from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2022.3305, validated 3 June 2022.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared sulphites in confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3873, validated 22 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared gluten in sweets from France, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2106, validated 27 April 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: foreign bodies and a risk of choking or injury in chocolate from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.5707, validated 11 December 2020.
- Alert notified by France: labelling faults for confectionery from France, risk decision serious, reference 2020.3271, validated 14 August 2020.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: foreign bodies in chocolate from France, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1806, validated 29 April 2020.
More: all notifications on products from France and confectionery from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 14 | 64% |
| Information for follow up | 6 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 9% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 13 | 59% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 23% |
| Not serious | 1 | 5% |
| Undecided | 1 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 8 | 36% |
| Foreign bodies | 6 | 27% |
| THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) | 2 | 9% |
| A risk of choking or injury | 1 | 5% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 5% |
| Matrine | 1 | 5% |
| Other finding | 1 | 5% |
| Salmonella | 1 | 5% |
| Undeclared gluten | 1 | 5% |
| Undeclared milk | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Jelly sweets | 5 |
| Sweets | 4 |
| Chocolate | 3 |
| Liquorice | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 8 | 36% |
| Germany | 5 | 23% |
| Belgium | 3 | 14% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
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