16 notifications on herbs and spices from Madagascar since 1 January 2020. That is 25% of all EU notifications on products from Madagascar and under 1% of all notifications on herbs and spices from any origin; Madagascar ranks 23 of 90 origins for this category. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 2 in the 365 days before, up 50%.
Most reported: lead (4), anthraquinone (3) and chlorpyrifos (3). 19% were border rejections (44% for herbs and spices from all origins) and 62% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were cloves (5), cinnamon (4) and black or white pepper (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 herbs and spices from Madagascar
The newest 16 of 16, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: anthraquinone in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6274, validated 14 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: anthraquinone in herbs or spices from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4892, validated 3 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A and lead in vanilla from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1001, validated 6 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: lead in cinnamon from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2823, validated 15 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in black or white pepper from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2305, validated 28 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: chlorpyrifos in cinnamon from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6343, validated 21 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by France: pesticide residues in herbs or spices from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.6022, validated 6 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in vanilla from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0755, validated 2 February 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: lead in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8661, validated 14 December 2023.
- Alert notified by France: anthraquinone in black or white pepper from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7291, validated 25 October 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: foreign bodies in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2771, validated 26 April 2023.
- Alert notified by France: chlorpyrifos in cinnamon from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2592, validated 18 April 2023.
- Alert notified by Belgium: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.1328, validated 23 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: lead in turmeric from Madagascar, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4248, validated 20 July 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: carboxin in cinnamon from Madagascar, risk decision no risk, reference 2022.1611, validated 18 March 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos in cloves from Madagascar, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3903, validated 23 July 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Madagascar and herbs and spices from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 19% |
| Alert | 7 | 44% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 5 | 31% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 10 | 62% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 25% |
| Undecided | 1 | 6% |
| No risk | 1 | 6% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 4 | 25% |
| Anthraquinone | 3 | 19% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 3 | 19% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 2 | 12% |
| Pesticide residues | 2 | 12% |
| Carboxin | 1 | 6% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 6% |
| Ochratoxin A | 1 | 6% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cloves | 5 |
| Cinnamon | 4 |
| Black or white pepper | 2 |
| Vanilla | 2 |
| Turmeric | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 25% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 25% |
| Germany | 3 | 19% |
| Belgium | 2 | 12% |
| Austria | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
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