103 notifications on bivalve molluscs from Italy since 1 January 2020. That is 8% of all EU notifications on products from Italy and 16% of all notifications on bivalve molluscs from any origin; Italy ranks 2 of 30 origins for this category. 16 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 18 in the 365 days before, down 11%.
Most reported: E. coli above the hygiene limit (59), norovirus (17) and Salmonella (16). 0% were border rejections (3% for bivalve molluscs from all origins) and 83% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were clams (54), mussels (34) and oysters (8).
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 bivalve molluscs from Italy
The newest 25 of 103, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: norovirus in clams from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9882, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9900, validated 6 November 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9553, validated 27 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in mussels from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9362, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8962, validated 8 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in mussels from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7203, validated 13 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7031, validated 7 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in oysters from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6633, validated 24 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: marine biotoxins in mussels from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6206, validated 13 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5673, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in mussels from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3717, validated 28 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in mussels from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2512, validated 24 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: norovirus in oysters from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2030, validated 11 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in mussels from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1237, validated 13 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1067, validated 10 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in mussels from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0206, validated 12 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: undeclared gluten in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6926, validated 9 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4617, validated 20 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: norovirus in oysters from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4552, validated 18 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4504, validated 16 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4396, validated 11 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4326, validated 10 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4075, validated 30 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: norovirus in oysters from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3384, validated 7 May 2025.
- Alert notified by France: norovirus in oysters from France and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1712, validated 10 March 2025.
More: all notifications on products from Italy and bivalve molluscs from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 16 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 28 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 75 | 73% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 86 | 83% |
| Potentially serious | 11 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 2% |
| Undecided | 4 | 4% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 59 | 57% |
| Norovirus | 17 | 17% |
| Salmonella | 16 | 16% |
| Marine biotoxins | 7 | 7% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 3 | 3% |
| Hepatitis A virus | 2 | 2% |
| Other finding | 2 | 2% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | under 1% |
| Undeclared gluten | 1 | under 1% |
| Vibrio | 1 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Clams | 54 |
| Mussels | 34 |
| Oysters | 8 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 63 | 61% |
| Spain | 35 | 34% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Croatia | 1 | under 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | under 1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | under 1% |
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