20 notifications on pet food from the United Kingdom since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from the United Kingdom and 7% of all notifications on pet food from any origin; The United Kingdom ranks 4 of 34 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 2 in the 365 days before, up 100%.
Most reported: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (6), Enterobacteriaceae (3) and Salmonella (3). 20% were border rejections (17% for pet food from all origins) and 15% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were dog food (5), dog chews (1) and pet treats (1).
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 pet food from the United Kingdom
The newest 20 of 20, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8038, validated 11 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Hungary: cannabidiol (CBD) in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7749, validated 2 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3370, validated 20 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Salmonella in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10057, validated 16 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for dog food from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.2303, validated 28 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: cannabidiol (CBD) in pet treats from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9079, validated 9 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.8094, validated 31 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: an unauthorised additive in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.5088, validated 3 July 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by France: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4706, validated 19 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: foreign bodies in dog food from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.1238, validated 22 February 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Enterobacteriaceae in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3730, validated 2 June 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: Enterobacteriaceae in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.2483, validated 13 April 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: lead in dog food from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6707, validated 17 November 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: a finding outside our word list in dog chews from the United Kingdom, risk decision no risk, reference 2022.3919, validated 6 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: a finding outside our word list in dog food from the United Kingdom, risk decision no risk, reference 2022.3920, validated 6 July 2022.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.2204, validated 13 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.4017, validated 30 September 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: Salmonella in dog food from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2858, validated 14 July 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Croatia: Salmonella in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.2777, validated 8 July 2020.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: Enterobacteriaceae in pet food from the United Kingdom, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.2580, validated 24 June 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the United Kingdom and pet food from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 4 | 20% |
| Alert | 3 | 15% |
| Information for follow up | 7 | 35% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 30% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 3 | 15% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 5% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 25% |
| Not serious | 7 | 35% |
| Undecided | 2 | 10% |
| No risk | 2 | 10% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 6 | 30% |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 3 | 15% |
| Salmonella | 3 | 15% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 2 | 10% |
| Other finding | 2 | 10% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 5% |
| Lead | 1 | 5% |
| Microbial contamination or high bacterial counts | 1 | 5% |
| An unauthorised additive | 1 | 5% |
| Vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Dog food | 5 |
| Dog chews | 1 |
| Pet treats | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 4 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 15% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 10% |
| France | 2 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 10% |
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