195 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Sri Lanka as a country of origin, rank 34 of 163 origins. 22 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 44 in the 365 days before, down 50%. 48% 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 histamine (32 notifications, 16%), then pesticide residues (18). The product category with most notifications was fruit and vegetables (62). 53% 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 Sri Lanka
The newest 25 of 195, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in black tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8433, validated 23 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: moulds and insects or pest damage in nutmeg from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7620, validated 28 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Sweden: moulds in nutmeg from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7598, validated 28 August 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in cloves from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7330, validated 18 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: pesticide residues in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.5997, validated 7 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in a mixed food product from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5750, validated 29 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised novel food in a mixed food product from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5387, validated 18 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: an unauthorised additive in instant noodles from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.5372, validated 18 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5262, validated 15 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in nutmeg from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4547, validated 22 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3938, validated 5 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: unauthorised novel food in fruit or vegetables from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3765, validated 29 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: PFAS in crustaceans from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3361, validated 20 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: pesticide residues in beans from India and Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2267, validated 18 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: ochratoxin A in chillies from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1925, validated 9 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: metalaxyl in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1699, validated 2 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: spinetoram in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1612, validated 26 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: pesticide residues in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0557, validated 23 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Poland: anthraquinone in tea from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0317, validated 15 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil and metalaxyl in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.10186, validated 18 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9567, validated 1 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: pesticide residues in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8751, validated 10 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: ethylene oxide in herbal infusions from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8437, validated 30 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8175, validated 23 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: metalaxyl in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8115, validated 21 October 2025.
Products from Sri Lanka with their own page: Fruit and vegetables (62), Fish and fish products (49), Herbs and spices (32), Cocoa, coffee and tea (20).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 19 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 94 | 48% |
| Alert | 17 | 9% |
| Information for follow up | 7 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 77 | 39% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 103 | 53% |
| Potentially serious | 15 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 26 | 13% |
| Not serious | 23 | 12% |
| Undecided | 18 | 9% |
| No risk | 10 | 5% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Histamine | 32 | 16% |
| Pesticide residues | 18 | 9% |
| Aflatoxins | 13 | 7% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 13 | 7% |
| Mercury | 11 | 6% |
| Other finding | 11 | 6% |
| Fipronil | 8 | 4% |
| Metalaxyl | 8 | 4% |
| Carbofuran | 7 | 4% |
| Anthraquinone | 6 | 3% |
| Chlorothalonil | 6 | 3% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 6 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 62 | 32% |
| Fish and fish products | 49 | 25% |
| Herbs and spices | 32 | 16% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 20 | 10% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 11 | 6% |
| Other and mixed food products | 6 | 3% |
| Fats and oils | 4 | 2% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 4 | 2% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 3 | 2% |
| Crustaceans | 1 | under 1% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 1 | under 1% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 1 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 37 | 19% |
| Italy | 28 | 14% |
| Germany | 26 | 13% |
| Netherlands | 25 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 22 | 11% |
| Poland | 10 | 5% |
| Belgium | 9 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 5% |
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