49 notifications on fish and fish products from Sri Lanka since 1 January 2020. That is 25% of all EU notifications on products from Sri Lanka and 3% of all notifications on fish and fish products from any origin; Sri Lanka ranks 9 of 89 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, down 50%.
Most reported: histamine (32), mercury (11) and cadmium (3). 6% were border rejections (26% for fish and fish products from all origins) and 86% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were tuna (35), swordfish (9) and fish fillets (2).
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 fish and fish products from Sri Lanka
The newest 25 of 49, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5262, validated 15 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3938, validated 5 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9567, validated 1 December 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 Cyprus: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.5200, validated 9 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3789, validated 21 May 2025.
- Alert notified by France: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2174, validated 24 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: mercury in swordfish from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0602, validated 29 January 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9118, validated 10 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8082, validated 31 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6771, validated 9 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6713, validated 6 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.6705, validated 6 September 2024.
- Alert notified by France: a finding outside our word list in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.5465, validated 17 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: mercury in swordfish from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5297, validated 11 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4999, validated 28 June 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2397, validated 26 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2153, validated 21 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1871, validated 13 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8464, validated 8 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7067, validated 17 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6271, validated 15 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3926, validated 12 June 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: mercury in swordfish from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1982, validated 23 March 2023.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: histamine in tuna from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1200, validated 20 February 2023.
More: all notifications on products from Sri Lanka and fish and fish products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 6% |
| Alert | 2 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 44 | 90% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 42 | 86% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 4% |
| Not serious | 1 | 2% |
| Undecided | 2 | 4% |
| No risk | 1 | 2% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Histamine | 32 | 65% |
| Mercury | 11 | 22% |
| Cadmium | 3 | 6% |
| Anisakis and other parasites | 1 | 2% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 2% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 1 | 2% |
| Other finding | 1 | 2% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 1 | 2% |
| Veterinary medicine residues | 1 | 2% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Tuna | 35 |
| Swordfish | 9 |
| Fish fillets | 2 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 19 | 39% |
| France | 10 | 20% |
| Italy | 8 | 16% |
| Belgium | 5 | 10% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Ireland | 2 | 4% |
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