65 notifications on milk and milk products from the Netherlands since 1 January 2020. That is 4% of all EU notifications on products from the Netherlands and 8% of all notifications on milk and milk products from any origin; The Netherlands ranks 3 of 47 origins for this category. 10 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 9 in the 365 days before, up 11%.
Most reported: Listeria monocytogenes (18), foreign bodies (9) and moulds (6). 0% were border rejections (2% for milk and milk products from all origins) and 63% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were cheese (39), milk (8) and yoghurt (6).
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 milk and milk products from the Netherlands
The newest 25 of 65, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: moulds in yoghurt from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9573, validated 27 October 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9482, validated 23 October 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in yoghurt from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8004, validated 10 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: spoilage or decomposition in yoghurt from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7732, validated 1 September 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6742, validated 29 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6132, validated 9 July 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Listeria monocytogenes in a dairy product from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5656, validated 26 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared celery in butter from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1789, validated 4 March 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Bacillus cereus in infant formula from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1018, validated 6 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Cronobacter in infant formula from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9368, validated 25 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: spoilage or decomposition in milk from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6781, validated 4 September 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: microbial contamination or high bacterial counts in a dairy product from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5900, validated 1 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: moulds in a dairy product from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5803, validated 30 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: foreign bodies in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.4195, validated 4 June 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Salmonella in cheese from Belgium and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3432, validated 8 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: Listeria monocytogenes in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2012, validated 19 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: foreign bodies in a dairy product from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9631, validated 30 December 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in cream from Italy and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9336, validated 18 December 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: preservatives (benzoic or sorbic acid) in yoghurt from the Netherlands, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9349, validated 18 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: spoilage or decomposition in yoghurt from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7262, validated 2 October 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared tree nuts in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5755, validated 26 July 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Ireland: moulds in cheese from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5540, validated 19 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Austria: Listeria monocytogenes in butter from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4388, validated 6 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: Listeria monocytogenes in milk from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3665, validated 7 May 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: Salmonella in milk from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3446, validated 30 April 2024.
More: all notifications on products from the Netherlands and milk and milk products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 9 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 41 | 63% |
| Information for follow up | 16 | 25% |
| Information for attention | 8 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 41 | 63% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 5% |
| Not serious | 11 | 17% |
| Undecided | 2 | 3% |
| No risk | 2 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Listeria monocytogenes | 18 | 28% |
| Foreign bodies | 9 | 14% |
| Moulds | 6 | 9% |
| Salmonella | 5 | 8% |
| Other finding | 4 | 6% |
| Spoilage or decomposition | 4 | 6% |
| Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) | 3 | 5% |
| Undeclared egg | 3 | 5% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 3% |
| Microbial contamination or high bacterial counts | 2 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cheese | 39 |
| Milk | 8 |
| Yoghurt | 6 |
| Infant formula | 3 |
| Butter | 2 |
| Cream | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 38 | 58% |
| Germany | 9 | 14% |
| Belgium | 5 | 8% |
| Ireland | 3 | 5% |
| Austria | 2 | 3% |
| Denmark | 2 | 3% |
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