15 notifications on cereals and bakery products from the Philippines since 1 January 2020. That is 19% of all EU notifications on products from the Philippines and under 1% of all notifications on cereals and bakery products from any origin; The Philippines ranks 26 of 95 origins for this category. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 1 in the 365 days before, up 100%.
Most reported: unauthorised colours (10), labelling faults (2) and 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters (1). 27% were border rejections (28% for cereals and bakery products from all origins) and 20% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were cereal snacks (6), maize (6) and noodles (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 cereals and bakery products from the Philippines
The newest 15 of 15, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in biscuits from the Philippines, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3576, validated 24 April 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: undeclared gluten in maize from the Philippines, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1206, validated 13 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters in maize from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4154, validated 3 June 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Switzerland: unauthorised colours in noodles from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7756, validated 22 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: unauthorised colours in maize from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5089, validated 3 July 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: unauthorised colours in cereal snacks from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.5122, validated 3 July 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in cereal snacks from the Philippines, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.4992, validated 28 June 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in cereal snacks from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2191, validated 21 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in maize from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2179, validated 21 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in maize from the Philippines, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2198, validated 21 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours and labelling faults in cereal snacks from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.0993, validated 1 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in maize from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.1472, validated 29 February 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Malta: unauthorised colours in cereal snacks from the Philippines, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.8972, validated 28 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: titanium dioxide (E 171) and labelling faults in cereal snacks from the Philippines, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3857, validated 9 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: a finding outside our word list in noodles from the Philippines, risk decision not serious, reference 2020.2101, validated 20 May 2020.
More: all notifications on products from the Philippines and cereals and bakery products from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 4 | 27% |
| Alert | 2 | 13% |
| Information for follow up | 7 | 47% |
| Information for attention | 2 | 13% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 3 | 20% |
| Potential risk | 9 | 60% |
| Not serious | 3 | 20% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised colours | 10 | 67% |
| Labelling faults | 2 | 13% |
| 3 MCPD and glycidyl esters | 1 | 7% |
| Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) | 1 | 7% |
| Other finding | 1 | 7% |
| Titanium dioxide (E 171) | 1 | 7% |
| Undeclared gluten | 1 | 7% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Cereal snacks | 6 |
| Maize | 6 |
| Noodles | 2 |
| Biscuits | 1 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 7 | 47% |
| Cyprus | 3 | 20% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |
| Italy | 1 | 7% |
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