31 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Mauritania as a country of origin, rank 94 of 163 origins. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 2 in the 365 days before, up 100%. 74% 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 poor temperature control or heat treatment (11 notifications, 35%), then Enterobacteriaceae (4). The product category with most notifications was fish and fish products (10). 13% 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 Mauritania
The newest 25 of 31, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Salmonella in fish meal from Mauritania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8376, validated 22 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Enterobacteriaceae in an animal by product from Mauritania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5982, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: Salmonella and Enterobacteriaceae in fish meal from Mauritania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4942, validated 5 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: mercury in fish from Mauritania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8975, validated 17 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: methomyl in watermelons from Mauritania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2458, validated 2 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: Enterobacteriaceae in fish meal from Mauritania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1950, validated 17 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for fish from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.6643, validated 2 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: mercury in fish from Mauritania, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5012, validated 25 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for fish from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.2631, validated 19 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.1024, validated 13 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: poor temperature control or heat treatment for squid from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.0347, validated 16 January 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.6036, validated 17 October 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for fish from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5333, validated 13 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for fish from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5337, validated 13 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for fish from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5224, validated 8 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.2336, validated 21 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents and labelling faults for fish from Mauritania, risk decision no risk, reference 2021.5771, validated 15 March 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for fish from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2022.0676, validated 23 February 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: illegal import or unapproved establishment for fish from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.7004, validated 20 December 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.6012, validated 5 November 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: a finding outside our word list in lobsters from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.3277, validated 27 October 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: poor temperature control or heat treatment for octopus from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.5609, validated 18 October 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: sulphites above the permitted level in crustaceans from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.4493, validated 23 August 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: Salmonella in fish meal from Mauritania, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.2284, validated 7 May 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: sulphites above the permitted level in crustaceans from Mauritania, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.1876, validated 15 April 2021.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 23 | 74% |
| Alert | 1 | 3% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 5 | 16% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 4 | 13% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 13% |
| Not serious | 13 | 42% |
| Undecided | 8 | 26% |
| No risk | 2 | 6% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poor temperature control or heat treatment | 11 | 35% |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 4 | 13% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 4 | 13% |
| Salmonella | 4 | 13% |
| Other finding | 3 | 10% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 2 | 6% |
| Mercury | 2 | 6% |
| Illegal import or unapproved establishment | 1 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 3% |
| Methomyl | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fish and fish products | 10 | 32% |
| Cephalopods | 7 | 23% |
| Crustaceans | 6 | 19% |
| Feed materials | 6 | 19% |
| Animal by products | 1 | 3% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 29 | 94% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Greece | 1 | 3% |
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