37 notifications on herbs and spices from Pakistan since 1 January 2020. That is 9% of all EU notifications on products from Pakistan and 2% of all notifications on herbs and spices from any origin; Pakistan ranks 12 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: aflatoxins (24), ethylene oxide (6) and pyrrolizidine alkaloids (2). 73% were border rejections (44% for herbs and spices from all origins) and 81% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were spice mixes (20), spices (8) and cumin (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 Pakistan
The newest 25 of 37, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in cumin from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7430, validated 21 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0041, validated 6 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: unauthorised novel food in nigella seeds from Pakistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9007, validated 17 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: lead in fenugreek from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5798, validated 30 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: aflatoxins in spices from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9378, validated 18 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: pyrrolizidine alkaloids in nigella seeds from Pakistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.8126, validated 4 November 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in spices from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7954, validated 29 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.7092, validated 24 September 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: aflatoxins in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4195, validated 30 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: aflatoxins in spices from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3548, validated 3 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: aflatoxins in spices from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3544, validated 3 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: aflatoxins in spices from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3539, validated 3 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: aflatoxins in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2160, validated 21 March 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0234, validated 11 January 2024.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: ochratoxin A in herbs or spices from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8185, validated 27 November 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4565, validated 7 July 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4399, validated 29 June 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos in fenugreek from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4180, validated 21 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: ethylene oxide in herbs or spices from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.3322, validated 17 May 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: ethylene oxide in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1737, validated 14 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: aflatoxins in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2022.7566, validated 26 December 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: tricyclazole and hexaconazole in cumin from Pakistan, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5770, validated 5 October 2022.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in herbs or spices from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5362, validated 14 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: aflatoxins in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2713, validated 9 May 2022.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in spice mixes from Pakistan, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1479, validated 14 March 2022.
More: all notifications on products from Pakistan and herbs and spices from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 27 | 73% |
| Alert | 4 | 11% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 3% |
| Information for attention | 5 | 14% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 30 | 81% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 5% |
| Not serious | 1 | 3% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aflatoxins | 24 | 65% |
| Ethylene oxide | 6 | 16% |
| Pyrrolizidine alkaloids | 2 | 5% |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1 | 3% |
| Hexaconazole | 1 | 3% |
| Lead | 1 | 3% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 1 | 3% |
| Ochratoxin A | 1 | 3% |
| Tricyclazole | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Spice mixes | 20 |
| Spices | 8 |
| Cumin | 2 |
| Fenugreek | 2 |
| Nigella seeds | 2 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 24% |
| Germany | 8 | 22% |
| Greece | 6 | 16% |
| France | 5 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 11% |
| Belgium | 2 | 5% |
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