31 notifications on fats and oils from Ghana since 1 January 2020. That is 31% of all EU notifications on products from Ghana and 9% of all notifications on fats and oils from any origin; Ghana ranks 2 of 57 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, down 33%.
Most reported: Sudan dyes (19), 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters (3) and illegal import or unapproved establishment (3). 74% were border rejections (28% for fats and oils from all origins) and 77% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were palm oil (24) and vegetable oil (2).
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 fats and oils from Ghana
The newest 25 of 31, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: unauthorised colours in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5185, validated 11 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for palm oil from Ghana, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2025, validated 11 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6752, validated 3 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6286, validated 18 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in vegetable oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4160, validated 3 June 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6658, validated 4 September 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8862, validated 22 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in vegetable oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8277, validated 1 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7232, validated 24 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0743, validated 1 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0398, validated 17 January 2023.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7602, validated 28 December 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.6640, validated 14 November 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in a fat or oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3076, validated 25 May 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2608, validated 4 May 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0971, validated 18 February 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0034, validated 4 January 2022.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6529, validated 1 December 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5560, validated 14 October 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.5203, validated 28 September 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4463, validated 20 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4205, validated 6 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4206, validated 6 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: Sudan dyes in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2690, validated 27 May 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in palm oil from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2219, validated 5 May 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Ghana and fats and oils from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 23 | 74% |
| Alert | 7 | 23% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 3% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 24 | 77% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 3% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 6% |
| Not serious | 1 | 3% |
| Undecided | 3 | 10% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sudan dyes | 19 | 61% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 3 | 10% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 3 | 10% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 2 | 6% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 3% |
| Other finding | 1 | 3% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 1 | 3% |
| Unauthorised colours | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Palm oil | 24 |
| Vegetable oil | 2 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 10 | 32% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 26% |
| Italy | 6 | 19% |
| Germany | 3 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 10% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |
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