24 notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from the United Kingdom since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from the United Kingdom and 3% of all notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from any origin; The United Kingdom ranks 8 of 68 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, down 67%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (5), undeclared milk (5) and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (2). 12% were border rejections (9% for prepared dishes and snacks from all origins) and 71% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were snacks (6), ready meals (3) and pizza (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 prepared dishes and snacks from the United Kingdom
The newest 24 of 24, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by France: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5208, validated 12 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: a finding outside our word list in snacks from the United Kingdom, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4152, validated 3 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for pizza from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.2247, validated 26 March 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2124, validated 21 March 2025.
- Alert notified by Ireland: undeclared peanut in a prepared dish or snack from the Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7065, validated 23 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: acrylamide in snacks from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.4907, validated 26 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: undeclared lupin in snacks from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2702, validated 28 April 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: undeclared gluten in snacks from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5717, validated 3 October 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: an unauthorised additive in snacks from the United Kingdom, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3784, validated 27 October 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: unauthorised colours in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision no risk, reference 2021.3705, validated 27 October 2021.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: undeclared milk in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5773, validated 15 December 2020.
- Alert notified by Sweden: undeclared milk in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.5036, validated 16 November 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: Listeria monocytogenes in ready meals from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.3824, validated 18 September 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: foreign bodies in ready meals from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.3054, validated 28 July 2020.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: an undeclared allergen in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2828, validated 10 July 2020.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.2355, validated 9 June 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: undeclared milk in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1819, validated 30 April 2020.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: foreign bodies in sandwiches and wraps from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1050, validated 4 March 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: undeclared milk in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0882, validated 21 February 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0818, validated 18 February 2020.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: a finding outside our word list in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0692, validated 12 February 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: undeclared milk in a prepared dish or snack from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0508, validated 31 January 2020.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared soy in snacks from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0460, validated 29 January 2020.
- Alert notified by the United Kingdom: an undeclared allergen in ready meals from the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0326, validated 22 January 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the United Kingdom and prepared dishes and snacks from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 12% |
| Alert | 13 | 54% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 7 | 29% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 17 | 71% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 4% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 12% |
| Not serious | 2 | 8% |
| No risk | 1 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 5 | 21% |
| Undeclared milk | 5 | 21% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 8% |
| Other finding | 2 | 8% |
| An undeclared allergen | 2 | 8% |
| Acrylamide | 1 | 4% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 1 | 4% |
| An unauthorised additive | 1 | 4% |
| Unauthorised colours | 1 | 4% |
| Undeclared gluten | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Snacks | 6 |
| Ready meals | 3 |
| Pizza | 1 |
| Sandwiches and wraps | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 12 | 50% |
| Spain | 4 | 17% |
| France | 3 | 12% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 4% |
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