48 notifications on fruit and vegetables from France since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from France and under 1% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; France ranks 26 of 117 origins for this category. 7 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 12 in the 365 days before, down 42%.
Most reported: Listeria monocytogenes (12), foreign bodies (7) and cadmium (2). 0% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 69% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were salad leaves (11), mushrooms (4) and spinach (4).
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 France
The newest 25 of 48, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by France: a finding outside our word list in vegetables from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8743, validated 2 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in peas from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.7034, validated 7 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: a finding outside our word list in vegetables from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5703, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in onions from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4499, validated 21 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: cadmium in spinach from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4464, validated 20 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: tetramethrin in mushrooms from Chile, China, France and 1 more countries, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4339, validated 18 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: aflatoxins in figs from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0709, validated 28 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: chlorpyrifos in mushrooms from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7580, validated 3 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7535, validated 2 October 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: flonicamid in melons from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7177, validated 19 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli above the hygiene limit in salad leaves from France, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.7107, validated 16 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in spinach from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6053, validated 8 August 2025.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in spinach from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5759, validated 29 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4481, validated 13 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: labelling faults for salad leaves from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4149, validated 3 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: spoilage or decomposition in sweetcorn from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3339, validated 5 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1269, validated 21 February 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: heptachlor in fruit or vegetables from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0276, validated 15 January 2025.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in fruit or vegetables from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.9433, validated 19 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: foreign bodies in beans from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8061, validated 31 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6635, validated 3 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4879, validated 26 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4855, validated 25 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: Salmonella in salad leaves from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4776, validated 21 June 2024.
- Alert notified by France: pesticide residues in melons from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4600, validated 14 June 2024.
More: all notifications on products from France and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 7 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 21 | 44% |
| Information for follow up | 6 | 12% |
| Information for attention | 21 | 44% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 33 | 69% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 10% |
| Not serious | 2 | 4% |
| Undecided | 3 | 6% |
| No risk | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Listeria monocytogenes | 12 | 25% |
| Foreign bodies | 7 | 15% |
| Cadmium | 2 | 4% |
| Heptachlor | 2 | 4% |
| Imazalil | 2 | 4% |
| Other finding | 2 | 4% |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 4% |
| Salmonella | 2 | 4% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 2 | 4% |
| Aflatoxins | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Salad leaves | 11 |
| Mushrooms | 4 |
| Spinach | 4 |
| Potatoes | 3 |
| Vegetables | 3 |
| Melons | 2 |
| Onions | 2 |
| Beans | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 32 | 67% |
| Belgium | 6 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 8% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
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