38 notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from Italy since 1 January 2020. That is 3% of all EU notifications on products from Italy and 5% of all notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from any origin; Italy ranks 7 of 68 origins for this category. 5 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, up 25%.
Most reported: foreign bodies (9), Listeria monocytogenes (5) and moulds (5). 0% were border rejections (9% for prepared dishes and snacks from all origins) and 61% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were ready meals (6), pizza (5) and sandwiches and wraps (5).
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 prepared dishes and snacks from Italy
The newest 25 of 38, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9479, validated 23 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: labelling faults for sandwiches and wraps from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9134, validated 14 October 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes and undeclared egg in sandwiches and wraps from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6424, validated 20 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2672, validated 27 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0980, validated 5 February 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared gluten in ready meals from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6330, validated 20 August 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: Clostridium in sandwiches and wraps from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4494, validated 16 June 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: moulds in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.0852, validated 7 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.0265, validated 15 January 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Salmonella in ready meals from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7763, validated 22 October 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: moulds in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7625, validated 17 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: undeclared gluten in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7352, validated 4 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7247, validated 1 October 2024.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: spoilage or decomposition in soups from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7102, validated 25 September 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: moulds in snacks from Germany and Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5561, validated 19 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in sandwiches and wraps from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5092, validated 3 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: Listeria monocytogenes in a prepared dish or snack from Italy and Norway, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3104, validated 17 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Sweden: an undeclared allergen in pizza from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1652, validated 7 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: Listeria monocytogenes in a prepared dish or snack from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8477, validated 8 December 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by France: foreign bodies in ready meals from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8296, validated 1 December 2023.
- Alert notified by Ireland: undeclared egg in pizza from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6578, validated 28 September 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: moulds in snacks from Italy, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.5892, validated 30 August 2023.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared tree nuts in prepared salads from Belgium and Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4728, validated 13 July 2023.
- Alert notified by France: a finding outside our word list in ready meals from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3192, validated 12 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in pizza from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.0981, validated 10 February 2023.
More: all notifications on products from Italy and prepared dishes and snacks from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 20 | 53% |
| Information for follow up | 7 | 18% |
| Information for attention | 11 | 29% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 23 | 61% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 11% |
| Not serious | 3 | 8% |
| Undecided | 4 | 11% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign bodies | 9 | 24% |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 5 | 13% |
| Moulds | 5 | 13% |
| Undeclared egg | 4 | 11% |
| Undeclared gluten | 3 | 8% |
| Bacillus cereus | 2 | 5% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 2 | 5% |
| An undeclared allergen | 2 | 5% |
| Clostridium | 1 | 3% |
| Histamine | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Ready meals | 6 |
| Pizza | 5 |
| Sandwiches and wraps | 5 |
| Prepared salads | 3 |
| Snacks | 2 |
| Soups | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 14 | 37% |
| France | 6 | 16% |
| Germany | 4 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 8% |
| Sweden | 3 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
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