54 notifications on fish and fish products from Italy since 1 January 2020. That is 4% of all EU notifications on products from Italy and 3% of all notifications on fish and fish products from any origin; Italy ranks 8 of 89 origins for this category. 12 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 7 in the 365 days before, up 71%.
Most reported: mercury (16), histamine (14) and Listeria monocytogenes (7). 2% were border rejections (26% for fish and fish products from all origins) and 87% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were swordfish (13), tuna (13) and anchovies (9).
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 fish and fish products from Italy
The newest 25 of 54, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Staphylococcus enterotoxins in salmon from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8872, validated 7 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Ecuador and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7440, validated 23 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7199, validated 13 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6262, validated 14 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: phosphates and labelling faults in surimi from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5495, validated 22 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4508, validated 21 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from Italy and Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3182, validated 15 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in tuna from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1251, validated 16 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: mercury in swordfish from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0048, validated 6 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0002, validated 2 January 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9786, validated 8 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Austria: histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9519, validated 28 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in swordfish from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8313, validated 27 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6465, validated 25 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5876, validated 1 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4848, validated 27 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1991, validated 19 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury and heavy metals (not named) in swordfish from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0964, validated 11 February 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in salmon from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9521, validated 23 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: Salmonella in salmon from Italy and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5208, validated 8 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Romania: pesticide residues and histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0883, validated 8 February 2024.
- Alert notified by Austria: mercury in tuna from Italy and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0594, validated 26 January 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in anchovies from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5946, validated 1 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: mercury in fish from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5827, validated 28 August 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: histamine in sardines from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4531, validated 5 July 2023.
More: all notifications on products from Italy and fish and fish products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 10 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 2% |
| Alert | 32 | 59% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 19 | 35% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 47 | 87% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 2% |
| Not serious | 2 | 4% |
| Undecided | 3 | 6% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 16 | 30% |
| Histamine | 14 | 26% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 7 | 13% |
| An unauthorised additive | 3 | 6% |
| Cadmium | 2 | 4% |
| Foreign bodies | 2 | 4% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 2 | 4% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 2 | 4% |
| Anisakis and other parasites | 1 | 2% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Swordfish | 13 |
| Tuna | 13 |
| Anchovies | 9 |
| Salmon | 6 |
| Fish | 2 |
| Cod | 1 |
| Herring | 1 |
| Sardines | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 43 | 80% |
| Austria | 2 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 4% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 2% |
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