101 notifications since 1 January 2020 named South Korea as a country of origin, rank 51 of 163 origins. 23 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 16 in the 365 days before, up 44%. 24% 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 iodine above the safe level (17 notifications, 17%), then missing or incorrect health certificates and documents (13). The product category with most notifications was other and mixed food products (25). 47% 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 South Korea
The newest 25 of 101, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Portugal: phosphates in beer from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7833, validated 4 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Sweden: an unauthorised additive in jelly sweets from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7167, validated 12 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6059, validated 8 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6058, validated 8 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: iodine above the safe level in snacks from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6006, validated 7 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: spoilage or decomposition in cakes and pastries from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5983, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in a mixed food product from South Korea, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5749, validated 29 June 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in sauces from South Korea, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4619, validated 12 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: norovirus in oysters from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5196, validated 11 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: an undeclared allergen in a mixed food product from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4574, validated 26 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for a mixed food product from South Korea, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4245, validated 13 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: norovirus in seaweed from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4123, validated 11 May 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: moulds in a prepared dish or snack from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3834, validated 30 April 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3759, validated 29 April 2026.
- Alert notified by France: pesticide residues in fruit or vegetables from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3668, validated 27 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3001, validated 17 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: cadmium in crabs from South Korea, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3120, validated 13 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: unauthorised novel food in tea from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1994, validated 10 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: unauthorised novel food in fruit or vegetables from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1997, validated 10 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: Bacillus cereus in a sauce or condiment from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0975, validated 5 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for tea from South Korea, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.0136, validated 8 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: titanium dioxide (E 171) in sweets from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9619, validated 8 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Finland: iodine above the safe level and labelling faults in a mixed food product from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8948, validated 14 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: undeclared milk, undeclared tree nuts and undeclared soy in soft drinks from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8485, validated 31 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: iodine above the safe level and labelling faults in a mixed food product from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8203, validated 23 October 2025.
Products from South Korea with their own page: Other and mixed food products (25), Prepared dishes and snacks (20).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 21 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 24 | 24% |
| Alert | 35 | 35% |
| Information for follow up | 24 | 24% |
| Information for attention | 18 | 18% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 47 | 47% |
| Potentially serious | 7 | 7% |
| Potential risk | 16 | 16% |
| Not serious | 20 | 20% |
| Undecided | 10 | 10% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Iodine above the safe level | 17 | 17% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 13 | 13% |
| Ethylene oxide | 13 | 13% |
| Labelling faults | 7 | 7% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 5 | 5% |
| Other finding | 5 | 5% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 4 | 4% |
| Mercury | 3 | 3% |
| Norovirus | 3 | 3% |
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 3 | 3% |
| An undeclared allergen | 3 | 3% |
| Histamine | 2 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other and mixed food products | 25 | 25% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 20 | 20% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 13 | 13% |
| Fish and fish products | 10 | 10% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 7 | 7% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 6 | 6% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 6 | 6% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 5 | 5% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 3 | 3% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 2 | 2% |
| Confectionery | 2 | 2% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 1 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27 | 27% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 17% |
| Spain | 8 | 8% |
| Austria | 6 | 6% |
| Italy | 6 | 6% |
| Slovenia | 6 | 6% |
| Sweden | 5 | 5% |
| Finland | 4 | 4% |
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