39 notifications on food supplements and dietetic foods from Italy since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from Italy and 2% of all notifications on food supplements and dietetic foods from any origin; Italy ranks 15 of 77 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 10 in the 365 days before, down 60%.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (5), other plant or algal toxins (4) and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels (4). 0% were border rejections (12% for food supplements and dietetic foods from all origins) and 54% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were food supplements (26).
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 food supplements and dietetic foods from Italy
The newest 25 of 39, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Italy: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9623, validated 29 October 2026.
- Alert notified by France: lead in food supplements from India and Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3220, validated 15 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Bacillus cereus in a food supplement from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0407, validated 19 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.10187, validated 18 December 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5496, validated 25 July 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: undeclared egg in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5564, validated 22 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a food supplement from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4377, validated 11 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a food supplement from Belgium and Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4206, validated 4 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Malta: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4201, validated 4 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from Belgium, Germany, Italy and 1 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3371, validated 6 May 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: plant ingredients not allowed or found unsafe in food supplements from France, Italy, the Netherlands and 3 more countries, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3220, validated 29 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Spain: illness reported after eating it in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2863, validated 16 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0425, validated 22 January 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: a finding outside our word list in a food supplement from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8985, validated 4 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7125, validated 26 September 2024.
- Alert notified by Lithuania: other plant or algal toxins in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0862, validated 7 February 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: a substance not authorised in the EU in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.0592, validated 26 January 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: a substance not authorised in the EU in a food supplement from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.0140, validated 9 January 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared fish in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8167, validated 24 November 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: cannabidiol (CBD) in a food supplement from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.7866, validated 14 November 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared sulphites in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7800, validated 13 November 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7743, validated 9 November 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5893, validated 30 August 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: unauthorised colours and spoilage or decomposition in a food supplement from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.1075, validated 14 February 2023.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: a finding outside our word list in food supplements from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7010, validated 1 December 2022.
More: all notifications on products from Italy and food supplements and dietetic foods from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 23 | 59% |
| Information for follow up | 12 | 31% |
| Information for attention | 4 | 10% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 54% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 15% |
| Potential risk | 10 | 26% |
| Not serious | 1 | 3% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 5 | 13% |
| Other finding | 5 | 13% |
| Other plant or algal toxins | 4 | 10% |
| Vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels | 4 | 10% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 3 | 8% |
| Cannabidiol (CBD) | 2 | 5% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 2 | 5% |
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) | 2 | 5% |
| Bamboo or other plant fibre in plastic | 2 | 5% |
| A substance not authorised in the EU | 2 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 26 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 12 | 31% |
| Germany | 5 | 13% |
| Belgium | 4 | 10% |
| Spain | 4 | 10% |
| Austria | 2 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
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