179 notifications on fruit and vegetables from Italy since 1 January 2020. That is 14% of all EU notifications on products from Italy and 3% of all notifications on fruit and vegetables from any origin; Italy ranks 5 of 117 origins for this category. 40 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 46 in the 365 days before, down 13%.
Most reported: Salmonella (27), acetamiprid (19) and nitrate (16). under 1% were border rejections (52% for fruit and vegetables from all origins) and 54% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were salad leaves (32), spinach (24) and grapes (18).
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 fruit and vegetables from Italy
The newest 25 of 179, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Austria: acetamiprid in grapes from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9642, validated 29 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: abamectin in grapes from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9490, validated 24 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared sulphites in vegetables from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9423, validated 22 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Malta: pesticide residues in pears from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9438, validated 22 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Salmonella in cherries from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9004, validated 9 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: Salmonella in salad leaves from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8752, validated 2 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies and insects or pest damage in chickpeas from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8533, validated 25 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: aflatoxins in fruit from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7892, validated 7 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: acetamiprid in grapes from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7473, validated 24 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Finland: acetamiprid in salad leaves from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7388, validated 20 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: nitrate in spinach from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6592, validated 24 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: dimethoate or omethoate in cherries from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5945, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: linuron in carrots from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5815, validated 1 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: acetamiprid in fruit or vegetables from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5761, validated 30 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: Salmonella in fruit or vegetables from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5554, validated 23 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Austria: pesticide residues in melons from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5179, validated 12 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: acetamiprid in spinach from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4986, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in fruit or vegetables from Italy and Myanmar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4735, validated 29 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: oxamyl in carrots from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4722, validated 28 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: nitrate in salad leaves from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4174, validated 12 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovakia: nitrate in salad leaves from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4122, validated 11 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: Listeria monocytogenes in peas from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3514, validated 23 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: Listeria monocytogenes in beans from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3512, validated 23 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: acetamiprid in tomatoes from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3424, validated 21 April 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in apricots from Italy and Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2535, validated 24 March 2026.
More: all notifications on products from Italy and fruit and vegetables from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2025 | 46 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 32 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | under 1% |
| Alert | 50 | 28% |
| Information for follow up | 28 | 16% |
| Information for attention | 100 | 56% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 96 | 54% |
| Potentially serious | 30 | 17% |
| Potential risk | 19 | 11% |
| Not serious | 19 | 11% |
| Undecided | 14 | 8% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Salmonella | 27 | 15% |
| Acetamiprid | 19 | 11% |
| Nitrate | 16 | 9% |
| Pesticide residues | 14 | 8% |
| Foreign bodies | 11 | 6% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 9 | 5% |
| Dimethoate or omethoate | 5 | 3% |
| Ochratoxin A | 5 | 3% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 4 | 2% |
| Insects or pest damage | 4 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Salad leaves | 32 |
| Spinach | 24 |
| Grapes | 18 |
| Tomatoes | 10 |
| Cherries | 8 |
| Chickpeas | 6 |
| Fruit | 6 |
| Oranges | 6 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 36 | 20% |
| Germany | 26 | 15% |
| France | 14 | 8% |
| Belgium | 12 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 6% |
| Austria | 8 | 4% |
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