188 notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from Iran since 1 January 2020. That is 56% of all EU notifications on products from Iran and 5% of all notifications on nuts, nut products and seeds from any origin; Iran ranks 8 of 96 origins for this category. 19 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 35 in the 365 days before, down 46%.
Most reported: aflatoxins (179), Salmonella (4) and ochratoxin A (3). 89% were border rejections (57% for nuts, nut products and seeds from all origins) and 94% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were pistachios (177), melon seeds (3) and linseed (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 nuts, nut products and seeds from Iran
The newest 25 of 188, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8381, validated 22 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8347, validated 21 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Hungary: aflatoxins in pistachios from Hungary and Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8313, validated 18 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7560, validated 27 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: hydrocyanic acid and labelling faults in linseed from Iran, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5435, validated 26 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4438, validated 20 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4278, validated 15 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3287, validated 17 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3133, validated 14 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2823, validated 2 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1692, validated 2 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1028, validated 9 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0937, validated 4 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0717, validated 29 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10494, validated 31 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10300, validated 22 December 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9520, validated 28 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8776, validated 10 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8766, validated 10 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8690, validated 7 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8439, validated 30 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7341, validated 25 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7248, validated 23 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7086, validated 16 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in pistachios from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7075, validated 16 September 2025.
More: all notifications on products from Iran and nuts, nut products and seeds from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 14 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 168 | 89% |
| Alert | 15 | 8% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | under 1% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 2% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 177 | 94% |
| Potentially serious | 5 | 3% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 3% |
| Not serious | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxins | 179 | 95% |
| Salmonella | 4 | 2% |
| Ochratoxin A | 3 | 2% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 1% |
| Insects or pest damage | 2 | 1% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 1% |
| Hydrocyanic acid | 1 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Pistachios | 177 |
| Melon seeds | 3 |
| Linseed | 1 |
| Sesame seeds | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 72 | 38% |
| Italy | 53 | 28% |
| Spain | 14 | 7% |
| Greece | 10 | 5% |
| Belgium | 6 | 3% |
| France | 6 | 3% |
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