30 notifications on bivalve molluscs from Portugal since 1 January 2020. That is 19% of all EU notifications on products from Portugal and 5% of all notifications on bivalve molluscs from any origin; Portugal ranks 6 of 30 origins for this category. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, down 75%.
Most reported: marine biotoxins (12), norovirus (7) and E. coli above the hygiene limit (6). 0% were border rejections (3% for bivalve molluscs from all origins) and 70% had a serious risk decision. The products named most often were clams (16) and cockles (5).
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 bivalve molluscs from Portugal
The newest 25 of 30, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3321, validated 17 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: a finding outside our word list in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8028, validated 17 October 2025.
- Alert notified by France: norovirus in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1917, validated 17 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: E. coli above the hygiene limit and Vibrio in clams from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.0989, validated 12 February 2025.
- Alert notified by Czechia: cadmium in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9596, validated 27 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in cockles from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7297, validated 3 October 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: norovirus in clams from Italy and Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6407, validated 23 August 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: norovirus in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3721, validated 10 May 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3384, validated 26 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8294, validated 1 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7443, validated 31 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2023.6975, validated 13 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4809, validated 17 July 2023.
- Alert notified by Spain: Salmonella and E. coli above the hygiene limit in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3347, validated 19 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: norovirus in clams from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.3340, validated 19 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: norovirus in clams from Portugal, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.3212, validated 15 May 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: missing or incorrect health certificates and documents for clams from Portugal, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.1467, validated 1 March 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: a finding outside our word list in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.7047, validated 2 December 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: norovirus in clams from Portugal, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.6557, validated 9 November 2022.
- Alert notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5882, validated 10 October 2022.
- Alert notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in cockles from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5704, validated 3 October 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3488, validated 14 June 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: labelling faults for bivalve molluscs from Portugal, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.7075, validated 22 December 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in cockles from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3908, validated 23 July 2021.
- Alert notified by Spain: marine biotoxins in clams from Portugal, risk decision serious, reference 2021.3895, validated 23 July 2021.
More: all notifications on products from Portugal and bivalve molluscs from every origin.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | 10 | 33% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 10% |
| Information for attention | 17 | 57% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 70% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 13% |
| Not serious | 1 | 3% |
| Undecided | 4 | 13% |
| Finding | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marine biotoxins | 12 | 40% |
| Norovirus | 7 | 23% |
| E. coli above the hygiene limit | 6 | 20% |
| Other finding | 2 | 7% |
| Cadmium | 1 | 3% |
| Missing or incorrect health certificates and documents | 1 | 3% |
| Illness reported after eating it | 1 | 3% |
| Labelling faults | 1 | 3% |
| Salmonella | 1 | 3% |
| Vibrio | 1 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Clams | 16 |
| Cockles | 5 |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21 | 70% |
| Italy | 4 | 13% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 7% |
| Czechia | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
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