64 notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from France since 1 January 2020. That is 4% of all EU notifications on products from France and 9% of all notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from any origin; France ranks 4 of 68 origins for this category. 11 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 12 in the 365 days before, down 8%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (13), Listeria monocytogenes (13) and ethylene oxide (6). 0% were border rejections (9% for prepared dishes and snacks from all origins) and 62% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were ready meals (9), snacks (5) and prepared salads (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 prepared dishes and snacks from France
The newest 25 of 64, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in sandwiches and wraps from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8221, validated 16 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by France: spoilage or decomposition in snacks from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7255, validated 17 August 2026.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared milk in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7129, validated 11 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in ready meals from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6861, validated 31 July 2026.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in snacks from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6300, validated 15 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: undeclared soy in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6021, validated 7 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5775, validated 30 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: an undeclared allergen and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in snacks from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5473, validated 19 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2978, validated 8 April 2026.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared sesame in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2169, validated 16 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0812, validated 30 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: poor temperature control or heat treatment for a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7157, validated 18 September 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Bacillus cereus in ready meals from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6468, validated 25 August 2025.
- Alert notified by France: a finding outside our word list in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5927, validated 5 August 2025.
- Alert notified by France: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5793, validated 30 July 2025.
- Alert notified by France: moulds in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5657, validated 24 July 2025.
- Alert notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in prepared salads from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3736, validated 20 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in sandwiches and wraps from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3153, validated 28 April 2025.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared egg in ready meals from France, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0690, validated 31 January 2025.
- Alert notified by France: an undeclared allergen in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9331, validated 17 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9153, validated 11 December 2024.
- Alert notified by France: aflatoxins in ready meals from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8977, validated 4 December 2024.
- Alert notified by France: a finding outside our word list in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8533, validated 19 November 2024.
- Alert notified by France: an undeclared allergen in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4752, validated 20 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: moulds in a prepared dish or snack from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.4157, validated 29 May 2024.
More: all notifications on products from France and prepared dishes and snacks from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 11 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 45 | 70% |
| Information for follow up | 4 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 15 | 23% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 40 | 62% |
| Potentially serious | 12 | 19% |
| Potential risk | 8 | 12% |
| Not serious | 1 | 2% |
| Undecided | 3 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 13 | 20% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 13 | 20% |
| Ethylene oxide | 6 | 9% |
| Other finding | 5 | 8% |
| An undeclared allergen | 3 | 5% |
| Bacillus cereus | 2 | 3% |
| Moulds | 2 | 3% |
| Salmonella | 2 | 3% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 2 | 3% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 2 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Ready meals | 9 |
| Snacks | 5 |
| Prepared salads | 4 |
| Sandwiches and wraps | 4 |
| Pizza | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 49 | 77% |
| Germany | 4 | 6% |
| Belgium | 3 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
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