18 notifications on ices and desserts from Italy since 1 January 2020. That is 1% of all EU notifications on products from Italy and 13% of all notifications on ices and desserts from any origin; Italy ranks 2 of 28 origins for this category. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 2 in the 365 days before, up 100%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (5), undeclared milk (3) and ethylene oxide (2). 0% were border rejections (8% for ices and desserts from all origins) and 50% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were ice cream (10) and desserts (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 ices and desserts from Italy
The newest 18 of 18, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared tree nuts in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7501, validated 25 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ochratoxin A in ice cream from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6503, validated 22 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared milk in an ice cream or dessert from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1090, validated 10 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: foreign bodies in ice cream from Hungary and Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10373, validated 23 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: foreign bodies in ice cream from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3904, validated 26 May 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: fraud or adulteration for ice cream from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3905, validated 26 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in ice cream from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.6128, validated 9 August 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: an undeclared allergen in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1462, validated 29 February 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by France: spoilage or decomposition in desserts from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1256, validated 22 February 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: labelling faults for ice cream from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5836, validated 29 August 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: undeclared milk in ice cream from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.3561, validated 26 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared milk in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0861, validated 6 February 2023.
- Alert notified by Italy: undeclared tree nuts in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5172, validated 6 September 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: foreign bodies in ice cream from Italy, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.4878, validated 24 August 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4742, validated 16 August 2022.
- Alert notified by Italy: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in an ice cream or dessert from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4209, validated 6 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Spain: ethylene oxide in ice cream from Czechia, France, Italy and 2 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.2966, validated 8 June 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: an undeclared allergen in ice cream from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0424, validated 28 January 2020.
More: all notifications on products from Italy and ices and desserts from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 10 | 56% |
| Information for follow up | 5 | 28% |
| Information for attention | 3 | 17% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 9 | 50% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 6% |
| Potential risk | 6 | 33% |
| Undecided | 2 | 11% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 5 | 28% |
| Undeclared milk | 3 | 17% |
| Ethylene oxide | 2 | 11% |
| An undeclared allergen | 2 | 11% |
| Undeclared tree nuts | 2 | 11% |
| Fraud or adulteration | 1 | 6% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 6% |
| Ochratoxin A | 1 | 6% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 1 | 6% |
| An unauthorised additive | 1 | 6% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Ice cream | 10 |
| Desserts | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8 | 44% |
| Germany | 3 | 17% |
| Belgium | 2 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
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