25 notifications on poultry meat from the United Kingdom since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from the United Kingdom and under 1% of all notifications on poultry meat from any origin; The United Kingdom ranks 15 of 39 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 9 in the 365 days before, down 67%.
Most reported: Salmonella (7), poor temperature control or heat treatment (4) and E. coli above the hygiene limit (2). 44% were border rejections (12% for poultry meat from all origins) and 44% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were chicken meat (15), poultry meat (5) and duck meat (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 poultry meat from the United Kingdom
The newest 25 of 25, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by France: Salmonella in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8601, validated 29 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7793, validated 3 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in turkey meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3259, validated 16 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8312, validated 27 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8311, validated 27 October 2025.
- Alert notified by France: pesticide residues and dioxins and PCBs in duck meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5995, validated 6 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the European Commission: poor temperature control or heat treatment for chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5441, validated 17 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.2523, validated 4 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9359, validated 18 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella and E. coli above the hygiene limit in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.8468, validated 15 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella and E. coli above the hygiene limit in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.8445, validated 15 November 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8317, validated 11 November 2024.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3381, validated 26 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6401, validated 21 September 2023.
- Alert notified by France: veterinary medicine residues in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0703, validated 31 January 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: undeclared mustard in chicken meat from Ireland and the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0161, validated 9 January 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by France: pesticide residues in poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.6639, validated 14 November 2022.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: spoilage or decomposition and illegal import or unapproved establishment in poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1326, validated 7 March 2022.
- Alert notified by Austria: lead in poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6353, validated 24 November 2021.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5608, validated 18 October 2021.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4402, validated 18 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3250, validated 21 June 2021.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: Salmonella in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.4857, validated 9 November 2020.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: Salmonella in poultry meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.3968, validated 28 September 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: undeclared egg in chicken meat from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0994, validated 2 March 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the United Kingdom and poultry meat from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 11 | 44% |
| Alert | 5 | 20% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 8 | 32% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 11 | 44% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 16% |
| Not serious | 6 | 24% |
| Undecided | 1 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 7 | 28% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 4 | 16% |
| Other finding | 3 | 12% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 2 | 8% |
| Microbial contamination or high bacterial counts | 2 | 8% |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 8% |
| Dioxins and PCBs | 1 | 4% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 4% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 1 | 4% |
| Lead | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Chicken meat | 15 |
| Poultry meat | 5 |
| Duck meat | 1 |
| Turkey meat | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 10 | 40% |
| France | 5 | 20% |
| Spain | 4 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 12% |
| Austria | 1 | 4% |
| European Commission | 1 | 4% |
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