50 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from France since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from France and 1% of all notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from any origin; France ranks 15 of 96 origins for this category. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, up 67%.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (30), aflatoxins (3) and Salmonella (3). 0% were border rejections (57% for nuts, nut products and seeds from all origins) and 88% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were sesame seeds (32), poppy seeds (3) and groundnuts (2).
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 nuts, nut products and seeds from France
The newest 25 of 50, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by France: Salmonella in pumpkin seeds from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7693, validated 1 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: aflatoxins in almonds from France and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6762, validated 29 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: aflatoxins in groundnuts from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5961, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: aflatoxins in hazelnuts from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5394, validated 18 June 2026.
- Alert notified by France: spoilage or decomposition in nuts or seeds from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9243, validated 21 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: nickel in sunflower seeds from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7678, validated 8 October 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Salmonella in tahini or halva from France and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4599, validated 20 June 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: cadmium in sunflower seeds from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1477, validated 3 March 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: mould toxins (not named) and Listeria monocytogenes in pistachios from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.1786, validated 11 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: insects or pest damage in walnuts from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.0119, validated 5 January 2024.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared peanut in groundnuts from France, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7370, validated 27 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Romania: opium alkaloids (morphine) in poppy seeds from France, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6701, validated 3 October 2023.
- Alert notified by France: hydrocyanic acid in linseed from France, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3229, validated 15 May 2023.
- Alert notified by France: chlorpyrifos in nuts or seeds from France and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2282, validated 4 April 2023.
- Information for attention notified by France: ochratoxin A in nuts or seeds from France, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.1154, validated 17 February 2023.
- Information for attention notified by France: Salmonella in linseed from France and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1580, validated 17 March 2022.
- Alert notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos in poppy seeds from Czechia, France and Luxembourg, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4592, validated 27 August 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: acetamiprid in poppy seeds from France, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4430, validated 19 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France and Uganda, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1899, validated 16 April 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France, Germany and India, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1498, validated 24 March 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France and India, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0431, validated 27 January 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0382, validated 25 January 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France and India, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0258, validated 18 January 2021.
- Alert notified by Spain: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France, India and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0177, validated 13 January 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide in sesame seeds from France, risk decision serious, reference 2021.0167, validated 13 January 2021.
More: all notifications on products from France and nuts, nut products and seeds from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 43 | 86% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 8% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 44 | 88% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 2% |
| Not serious | 2 | 4% |
| Undecided | 2 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 30 | 60% |
| Aflatoxins | 3 | 6% |
| Salmonella | 3 | 6% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 2 | 4% |
| Other finding | 2 | 4% |
| Acetamiprid | 1 | 2% |
| Cadmium | 1 | 2% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 1 | 2% |
| Insects or pest damage | 1 | 2% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Sesame seeds | 32 |
| Poppy seeds | 3 |
| Groundnuts | 2 |
| Linseed | 2 |
| Nuts or seeds | 2 |
| Sunflower seeds | 2 |
| Almonds | 1 |
| Hazelnuts | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 16 | 32% |
| France | 11 | 22% |
| Belgium | 7 | 14% |
| Germany | 5 | 10% |
| Spain | 3 | 6% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 6% |
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