444 notifications on herbs and spices from India since 1 January 2020. That is 20% of all EU notifications on products from India and 22% of all notifications on herbs and spices from any origin; India ranks 1 of 90 origins for this category. 59 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 74 in the 365 days before, down 20%.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (100), chlorpyrifos (95) and pesticide residues (71). 61% were border rejections (44% for herbs and spices from all origins) and 48% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were cumin (120), turmeric (41) and spice mixes (39).
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 herbs and spices from India
The newest 25 of 444, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: chlorpyrifos in coriander from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9859, validated 5 November 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in cumin from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9839, validated 5 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: pesticide residues in ginger from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9823, validated 5 November 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in herbs or spices from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9693, validated 30 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: ethylene oxide in herbs or spices from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9692, validated 30 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: aflatoxins in chillies from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9408, validated 22 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in herbs or spices from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9328, validated 20 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for cardamom from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9160, validated 15 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Malta: a substance not authorised in the EU in chillies from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9165, validated 15 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Malta: pesticide residues in chilli powder from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9169, validated 15 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for ginger from India, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.9024, validated 12 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid, hexaconazole and 1 more findings in coriander from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8949, validated 8 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: unauthorised novel food in spice mixes from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8766, validated 5 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in spice mixes from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8681, validated 1 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Malta: pesticide residues in spice mixes from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8422, validated 23 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: chlorpyrifos in spice mixes from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8385, validated 22 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: chlorpyrifos in fennel from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7772, validated 2 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: pesticide residues in cumin from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7709, validated 1 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: thiamethoxam in fenugreek from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7087, validated 10 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Czechia: chlorpyrifos in black or white pepper from India, Spain and Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7068, validated 10 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: pesticide residues in cumin from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6933, validated 5 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: chlorpyrifos in herbs or spices from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6813, validated 30 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: pesticide residues in cumin from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6623, validated 24 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: chlorpyrifos in turmeric from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6388, validated 17 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: Salmonella and thiamethoxam in chillies from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6178, validated 10 July 2026.
More: all notifications on products from India and herbs and spices from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2023 | 68 |
| 2024 | 106 |
| 2025 | 71 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 50 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 273 | 61% |
| Alert | 99 | 22% |
| Information for follow up | 28 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 44 | 10% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 211 | 48% |
| Potentially serious | 96 | 22% |
| Potential risk | 42 | 9% |
| Not serious | 45 | 10% |
| Undecided | 36 | 8% |
| No risk | 14 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 100 | 23% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 95 | 21% |
| Pesticide residues | 71 | 16% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 50 | 11% |
| Aflatoxins | 26 | 6% |
| Salmonella | 23 | 5% |
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 18 | 4% |
| Other finding | 17 | 4% |
| Thiamethoxam | 12 | 3% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 9 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cumin | 120 |
| Turmeric | 41 |
| Spice mixes | 39 |
| Fenugreek | 25 |
| Curry powder | 24 |
| Chillies | 23 |
| Chilli powder | 22 |
| Ginger | 22 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 58 | 13% |
| Netherlands | 53 | 12% |
| France | 43 | 10% |
| Italy | 34 | 8% |
| Spain | 28 | 6% |
| Latvia | 23 | 5% |
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