16 notifications on food additives and flavourings from the Netherlands since 1 January 2020. That is under 1% of all EU notifications on products from the Netherlands and 8% of all notifications on food additives and flavourings from any origin; The Netherlands ranks 8 of 37 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year.
Most reported: ethylene oxide (11), an unauthorised additive (3) and sulphites above the permitted level (1). 0% were border rejections (14% for food additives and flavourings from all origins) and 75% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were thickeners (4), flavourings (2) and food additives (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 food additives and flavourings from the Netherlands
The newest 16 of 16, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Germany: an unauthorised additive and foreign bodies in food additives from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7812, validated 3 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: a finding outside our word list in a food additive or flavouring from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2692, validated 27 March 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mercury in a food additive or flavouring from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8968, validated 28 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: sulphites above the permitted level in a food additive or flavouring from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.4382, validated 29 June 2023.
- Alert notified by Denmark: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1544, validated 16 March 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: lead and an unauthorised additive in a food additive or flavouring from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0694, validated 4 February 2022.
- Alert notified by France: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from Germany, India, the Netherlands and 2 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2022.0606, validated 1 February 2022.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in flavourings from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2021.7124, validated 23 December 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from India and the Netherlands, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.6384, validated 24 November 2021.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in a food additive or flavouring from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4797, validated 8 September 2021.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Germany and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4694, validated 2 September 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: ethylene oxide in flavourings from Belgium, India and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4568, validated 26 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in a food additive or flavouring from Austria, Belgium, Denmark and 10 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4288, validated 11 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and 2 more countries, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3720, validated 13 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide and an unauthorised additive in thickeners from Belgium, Denmark, Finland and 7 more countries, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.3681, validated 12 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in thickeners from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3641, validated 9 July 2021.
More: all notifications on products from the Netherlands and food additives and flavourings from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 13 | 81% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 12 | 75% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 6% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 6% |
| Undecided | 2 | 12% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 11 | 69% |
| An unauthorised additive | 3 | 19% |
| Sulphites above the permitted level | 1 | 6% |
| Foreign bodies | 1 | 6% |
| Lead | 1 | 6% |
| Mercury | 1 | 6% |
| Other finding | 1 | 6% |
| Vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels | 1 | 6% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Thickeners | 4 |
| Flavourings | 2 |
| Food additives | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 38% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 31% |
| Belgium | 3 | 19% |
| Denmark | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
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