19 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from Ghana since 1 January 2020. That is 19% of all EU notifications on products from Ghana and under 1% of all notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from any origin; Ghana ranks 29 of 96 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, down 67%.
Most reported: illegal import or unapproved establishment (6), Salmonella (6) and aflatoxins (5). 68% were border rejections (57% for nuts, nut products and seeds from all origins) and 79% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were melon seeds (6), groundnuts (2) and nuts or seeds (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 nuts, nut products and seeds from Ghana
The newest 19 of 19, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in nuts or seeds from Germany, Ghana, Hungary and 1 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3214, validated 15 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: aflatoxins in nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4235, validated 5 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella, Bacillus cereus and unauthorised novel food in melon seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1273, validated 21 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in melon seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0443, validated 22 January 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: Salmonella in melon seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5287, validated 10 July 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in melon seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7390, validated 30 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: aflatoxins and Salmonella in melon seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0758, validated 1 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in peanut butter from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3638, validated 21 June 2022.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: a finding outside our word list in nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.6013, validated 23 December 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: illegal import or unapproved establishment for nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.6008, validated 23 December 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: a finding outside our word list in nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.3659, validated 9 September 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: illegal import or unapproved establishment for nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.3220, validated 11 August 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for groundnuts from Ghana, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.1972, validated 11 May 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: aflatoxins in nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1218, validated 16 March 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: Salmonella in melon seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0738, validated 13 February 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: illegal import or unapproved establishment for nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0611, validated 7 February 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: illegal import or unapproved establishment for nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.0624, validated 7 February 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: illegal import or unapproved establishment for nuts or seeds from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0616, validated 7 February 2020.
- Border rejection notified by the United Kingdom: illegal import or unapproved establishment for groundnuts from Ghana, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0619, validated 7 February 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Ghana and nuts, nut products and seeds from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 13 | 68% |
| Alert | 6 | 32% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 15 | 79% |
| Not serious | 4 | 21% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 6 | 32% |
| Salmonella | 6 | 32% |
| Aflatoxins | 5 | 26% |
| Other finding | 2 | 11% |
| Bacillus cereus | 1 | 5% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 5% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Melon seeds | 6 |
| Groundnuts | 2 |
| Nuts or seeds | 2 |
| Peanut butter | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 | 58% |
| Germany | 5 | 26% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
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