156 notifications since 1 January 2020 named Portugal as a country of origin, rank 38 of 163 origins. 26 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 25 in the 365 days before, up 4%. 2% were border rejections, where the consignment was stopped at the EU's outer border, against 30% for all origins.
Portugal is an EU member state, so its products reach other member states without a border check; its notifications come from checks on the market, company checks and complaints rather than border rejections.
The finding reported most often was mercury (24 notifications, 15%), then marine biotoxins (12). The product category with most notifications was fish and fish products (31). 67% 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 Portugal
The newest 25 of 156, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Alert notified by Spain: ochratoxin A in cocoa from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9899, validated 6 November 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: phosmet in oranges from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9836, validated 5 November 2026.
- Alert notified by France: undeclared crustaceans in sardines from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8541, validated 25 September 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins in almonds from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8489, validated 24 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7918, validated 8 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Portugal: Salmonella in meat from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7890, validated 7 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: ethylene oxide in raspberries from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7580, validated 27 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements from Portugal, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7463, validated 24 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: unauthorised novel food in food supplements from Portugal, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7104, validated 11 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: mercury in swordfish from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7075, validated 10 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Portugal: Listeria monocytogenes in meat from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6950, validated 5 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: lead, arsenic and aluminium in plates and bowls from Portugal, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.6556, validated 23 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Portugal: Salmonella in turkey meat from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6245, validated 14 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5989, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: Salmonella in chicken meat from Portugal and Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5425, validated 19 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Portugal: foreign bodies in breakfast cereals from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4783, validated 1 June 2026.
- Alert notified by Sweden: an undeclared allergen in a prepared dish or snack from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4704, validated 28 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH, MOAH) in olive oil from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4542, validated 22 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3321, validated 17 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: cadmium in squid from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2642, validated 26 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in tuna from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2039, validated 11 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Ireland: Bacillus cereus in infant formula from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1017, validated 6 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Italy: foreign bodies in hake from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0405, validated 19 January 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Austria: migration from a food contact material in plates and bowls from Portugal, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10357, validated 23 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Luxembourg: fumonisins in flour from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.10361, validated 23 December 2025.
Products from Portugal with their own page: Fish and fish products (31), Bivalve molluscs (30).
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 23 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 3 | 2% |
| Alert | 92 | 59% |
| Information for follow up | 28 | 18% |
| Information for attention | 33 | 21% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 104 | 67% |
| Potentially serious | 20 | 13% |
| Potential risk | 13 | 8% |
| Not serious | 7 | 4% |
| Undecided | 12 | 8% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 24 | 15% |
| Marine biotoxins | 12 | 8% |
| Foreign bodies | 8 | 5% |
| Salmonella | 8 | 5% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 7 | 4% |
| Ethylene oxide | 7 | 4% |
| Norovirus | 7 | 4% |
| Unauthorised novel food | 7 | 4% |
| Medicinal substances (sildenafil, tadalafil and others) | 5 | 3% |
| Other finding | 5 | 3% |
| Arsenic | 4 | 3% |
| Cadmium | 4 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fish and fish products | 31 | 20% |
| Bivalve molluscs | 30 | 19% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 14 | 9% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 13 | 8% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 9 | 6% |
| Milk and milk products | 9 | 6% |
| Meat other than poultry | 7 | 4% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 5 | 3% |
| Food contact materials | 5 | 3% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 5 | 3% |
| Poultry meat | 5 | 3% |
| Feed materials | 4 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 39 | 25% |
| Italy | 28 | 18% |
| Portugal | 24 | 15% |
| France | 15 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 11 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 6% |
| Belgium | 7 | 4% |
| Germany | 5 | 3% |
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