285 notifications on milk and milk products from France since 1 January 2020. That is 16% of all EU notifications on products from France and 35% of all notifications on milk and milk products from any origin; France ranks 1 of 47 origins for this category. 43 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 40 in the 365 days before, up 8%.
Most reported: Listeria monocytogenes (127), Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) (71) and foreign bodies (19). 0% were border rejections (2% for milk and milk products from all origins) and 77% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were cheese (230), milk (16) and yoghurt (11).
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 milk and milk products from France
The newest 25 of 285, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by France: spoilage or decomposition in milk from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9286, validated 19 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8718, validated 1 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8677, validated 30 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: aflatoxins and poor temperature control or heat treatment in milk from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8666, validated 30 September 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8065, validated 11 September 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7643, validated 28 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6721, validated 28 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6405, validated 17 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6065, validated 8 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: labelling faults for cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5974, validated 6 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Ireland: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, Italy and Switzerland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5553, validated 23 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: foreign bodies and a risk of choking or injury in cheese from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5468, validated 19 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5391, validated 18 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: labelling faults for butter from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5180, validated 11 June 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5147, validated 10 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Croatia: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5136, validated 10 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: an undeclared allergen in milk from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5006, validated 8 June 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4818, validated 1 June 2026.
- Alert notified by France: poor temperature control or heat treatment for infant formula from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4718, validated 28 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4621, validated 27 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4559, validated 22 May 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4480, validated 20 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: fraud or adulteration for cheese from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4170, validated 12 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in cheese from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4066, validated 8 May 2026.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in yoghurt from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3978, validated 6 May 2026.
More: all notifications on products from France and milk and milk products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 36 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 218 | 76% |
| Information for follow up | 25 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 41 | 14% |
| Non compliance | 1 | under 1% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 219 | 77% |
| Potentially serious | 24 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 12 | 4% |
| Not serious | 16 | 6% |
| Undecided | 11 | 4% |
| No risk | 3 | 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Listeria monocytogenes | 127 | 45% |
| Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) | 71 | 25% |
| Foreign bodies | 19 | 7% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 14 | 5% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 10 | 4% |
| Salmonella | 9 | 3% |
| Staphylococcus enterotoxins | 7 | 2% |
| Other finding | 6 | 2% |
| Moulds | 5 | 2% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 5 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cheese | 230 |
| Milk | 16 |
| Yoghurt | 11 |
| Cream | 5 |
| Butter | 3 |
| Milk powder or whey | 2 |
| Infant formula | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 176 | 62% |
| Germany | 31 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 24 | 8% |
| Belgium | 17 | 6% |
| Italy | 15 | 5% |
| Denmark | 6 | 2% |
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