62 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Japan as a country of origin, rank 69 of 163 origins. 18 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 12 in the 365 days before, up 50%. 44% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
The finding reported most often was missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (13 notifications, 21%), then pesticide residues (9). The product category with most notifications was cocoa, coffee and tea (9). 27% carried a serious risk decision, against 52% for all origins.
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 products from Japan
The newest 25 of 62, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in a prepared dish or snack from Japan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9646, validated 29 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: dinotefuran in cocoa, coffee or tea from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8640, validated 30 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: pesticide residues in green tea from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7410, validated 21 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: tebuconazole and lufenuron in tea from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6998, validated 6 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: an unauthorised additive and unauthorised novel food in a sauce or condiment from Japan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6947, validated 5 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: mercury and cadmium in fish from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6898, validated 4 August 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Clostridium in herbs or spices from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6283, validated 14 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: thiamethoxam in dried herbs from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5911, validated 3 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in dried herbs from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4957, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: cobalt and migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Japan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4196, validated 12 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for soups and stock from Japan, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3609, validated 24 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chromium and migration from a food contact material in kitchen utensils from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2921, validated 7 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in herbs or spices from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2258, validated 18 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for green tea from Japan and Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1732, validated 3 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: pesticide residues in a non alcoholic drink from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1673, validated 27 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: a risk of choking or injury in jelly sweets from Japan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1424, validated 19 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: migration from a food contact material and missing or incorrect health certificates and documents in a food contact material from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9815, validated 9 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in tea from Japan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9479, validated 27 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for food supplements from Japan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8733, validated 8 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6461, validated 25 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: unauthorised colours in sweets from Japan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5960, validated 5 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: unauthorised colours in soft drinks from Japan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5961, validated 5 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in dried herbs from Japan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5725, validated 28 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in dried herbs from Japan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5718, validated 28 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pesticide residues in dried herbs from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5521, validated 21 July 2025.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 16 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 27 | 44% |
| Alert | 8 | 13% |
| Information for follow up | 17 | 27% |
| Information for attention | 10 | 16% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 17 | 27% |
| Potentially serious | 7 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 16 | 26% |
| Not serious | 14 | 23% |
| Undecided | 8 | 13% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 13 | 21% |
| Pesticide residues | 9 | 15% |
| Migration from a food contact material | 3 | 5% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 3 | 5% |
| An unauthorised additive | 3 | 5% |
| Unauthorised colours | 3 | 5% |
| Cobalt | 2 | 3% |
| Dinotefuran | 2 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 3% |
| Mercury | 2 | 3% |
| Phoxim | 2 | 3% |
| Sweeteners | 2 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 9 | 15% |
| Herbs and spices | 8 | 13% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 8 | 13% |
| Confectionery | 7 | 11% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 5 | 8% |
| Food contact materials | 4 | 6% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 4 | 6% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 4 | 6% |
| Fish and fish products | 3 | 5% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 2 | 3% |
| Fats and oils | 2 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 12 | 19% |
| Italy | 9 | 15% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 13% |
| Germany | 7 | 11% |
| Spain | 5 | 8% |
| Denmark | 4 | 6% |
| Belgium | 3 | 5% |
| Portugal | 3 | 5% |
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