20 notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from South Korea since 1 January 2020. That is 20% of all EU notifications on products from South Korea and 3% of all notifications on prepared dishes and snacks from any origin; South Korea ranks 10 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: ethylene oxide (7), 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters (4) and foreign bodies (1). 25% were border rejections (9% for prepared dishes and snacks from all origins) and 45% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were noodle dishes (15) and ready meals (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 prepared dishes and snacks from South Korea
The newest 20 of 20, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- 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.
- 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 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 attention notified by Italy: foreign bodies in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6377, validated 21 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: a finding outside our word list in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4861, validated 27 June 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1777, validated 12 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: labelling faults for a prepared dish or snack from South Korea, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8903, validated 2 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Denmark: other plant or algal toxins in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.4896, validated 26 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Slovenia: iodine above the safe level in a prepared dish or snack from South Korea, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.2697, validated 5 April 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: iprodione in ready meals from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4010, validated 8 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3368, validated 8 June 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1935, validated 1 April 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0906, validated 16 February 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2021.7098, validated 23 December 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: an unauthorised additive in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision no risk, reference 2021.3491, validated 27 October 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4889, validated 13 September 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in noodle dishes from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4305, validated 12 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a prepared dish or snack from South Korea, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4204, validated 6 August 2021.
More: all notifications on products from South Korea and prepared dishes and snacks from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 5 | 25% |
| Alert | 10 | 50% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 10% |
| Information for attention | 3 | 15% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 9 | 45% |
| Potentially serious | 5 | 25% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 15% |
| Undecided | 2 | 10% |
| No risk | 1 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 7 | 35% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 4 | 20% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 5% |
| Iodine above the safe level | 1 | 5% |
| Iprodione | 1 | 5% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 5% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 1 | 5% |
| Moulds | 1 | 5% |
| Other finding | 1 | 5% |
| Other plant or algal toxins | 1 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Noodle dishes | 15 |
| Ready meals | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 50% |
| Latvia | 2 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 10% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Finland | 1 | 5% |
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