30 notifications on fish and fish products from the United Kingdom since 1 January 2020. That is 4% of all EU notifications on products from the United Kingdom and 2% of all notifications on fish and fish products from any origin; The United Kingdom ranks 13 of 89 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, down 60%.
Most reported: Listeria monocytogenes (5), missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (4) and Anisakis and other parasites (3). 13% were border rejections (26% for fish and fish products from all origins) and 43% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were salmon (9), fish (4) and fish oil (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 fish and fish products from the United Kingdom
The newest 25 of 30, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by France: mercury in fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7705, validated 1 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: a finding outside our word list in fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0928, validated 4 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: arsenic in fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8010, validated 17 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: veterinary medicine residues in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5929, validated 18 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: lead in fish oil from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2296, validated 28 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in cod from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9112, validated 10 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for fish oil from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.8452, validated 15 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8102, validated 31 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: veterinary medicine residues and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.6772, validated 9 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: veterinary medicine residues in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6761, validated 9 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1974, validated 15 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: mercury in mackerel from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1110, validated 16 February 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the European Commission: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for cod from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7551, validated 3 November 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: sulphites above the permitted level in fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7356, validated 27 October 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.6801, validated 6 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5284, validated 3 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Anisakis and other parasites and insects or pest damage in mackerel from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.5099, validated 27 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by France: histamine in sardines from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5523, validated 23 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: a finding outside our word list in fish oil from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.5121, validated 5 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: illegal import or unapproved establishment for monkfish from the United Kingdom, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.0217, validated 12 January 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.7177, validated 10 January 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Iceland: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6475, validated 29 November 2021.
- Information for attention notified by France: histamine in sardines from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6111, validated 10 November 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: spoilage or decomposition in salmon from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4256, validated 10 August 2021.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in fish from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4112, validated 3 August 2021.
More: all notifications on products from the United Kingdom and fish and fish products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 4 | 13% |
| Alert | 6 | 20% |
| Information for follow up | 6 | 20% |
| Information for attention | 14 | 47% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 13 | 43% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 7% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 13% |
| Not serious | 9 | 30% |
| Undecided | 2 | 7% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Listeria monocytogenes | 5 | 17% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 4 | 13% |
| Anisakis and other parasites | 3 | 10% |
| Histamine | 3 | 10% |
| Insects or pest damage | 3 | 10% |
| Veterinary medicine residues | 3 | 10% |
| Mercury | 2 | 7% |
| Other finding | 2 | 7% |
| Arsenic | 1 | 3% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Salmon | 9 |
| Fish | 4 |
| Fish oil | 3 |
| Cod | 2 |
| Mackerel | 2 |
| Sardines | 2 |
| Fish fillets | 1 |
| Herring | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 6 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 17% |
| Italy | 4 | 13% |
| Spain | 3 | 10% |
| European Commission | 3 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 7% |
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